The Canadian Landmine Foundation (French: ''La Fondation des Mines Terrestres du Canada'') is a Canadian charity that seeks to "raise awareness and funds to end the human and economic suffering caused by anti-personnel landmines".
The organisation was launched in 1999 with backing from
Queen Noor of Jordan
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, the then-
Governor General of Canada
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Adrienne Clarkson
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Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 19 ...
, the then-
Prime Minister
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Jean Chrétien, and the
United States Senator
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Patrick Leahy
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.
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, quoting the Jordan Times of 5 December 1999 It has worked in
Afghanistan
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,
Nicaragua
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,
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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,
Croatia
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Mozambique
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, and
Cambodia
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, and has partnered with the Canadian International Demining Corps.
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Profile: The Canadian Landmine Foundation
'' Journal of Mine Action'', Issue 7.2, August 2003
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", August 9, was established by the
with the support of the Foundation
[McSheffrey ]
Elliot Lake celebrates first National Peacekeepers' Day
The Standard and
Bernard Lord
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, then-
Premier of New Brunswick
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.
Honorary directors of the Foundation are
Norman Jewison
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He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best D ...
, Patrick Leahy and
Maurice Strong
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,
whilst the board of directors includes the former ambassador for Mine Action
Daniel Livermore
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Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1946, Livermore was educated in public sch ...
, former
Canadian Senator Sheila Finestone
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Early life
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and statesman
Lloyd Axworthy
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.
The Foundation runs the Canadian arm of ''
Adopt-A-Minefield'', a global
mine action Mine action is a combination of humanitarian aid and development studies that aims to remove landmines and reduce the social, economic and environmental impact of them and the explosive remnants of war (ERW).
Description
Mine action is commonly ...
campaign that has raised over C$22 million for mine clearance and survivor assistance.
References
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Further reading
Archival holdings
Canadian Landmine Foundation - Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups- Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
Charities based in Canada
Mine action organizations
Organizations established in 1999
1999 establishments in Canada