An Act to Establish the Department of Peace:

Bill C-373

Bill C-447 was introduced in the House of Commons on September 30, 2009.

It was re-introduced to the new government as Bill C-373 on November 30, 2011.

The mission of this proposed Department of Peace:

hold peace as an organizing principle in society, coordinating service to every level of Canadian society;
endeavour to promote justice and democratic principles in order to expand human rights;
strengthen non-military means of peacemaking;
promote the development of human potential;
work to create peace, prevent violence, divert from armed conflict, use field-tested programs and develop new structures for nonviolent dispute resolution;
take a proactive, strategic approach to the development of policies and programs that promote national and international conflict prevention, non-violent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution and structured mediation of conflict;
address matters both domestic and international in scope;
encourage the development of initiatives from local communities, religious groups and non-governmental organizations; and
assume a leadership role among federal departments in addressing matters of peace, order and good government, and in carrying out the responsibility to protect Canadians from harm.