Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Federalist Movement-Canada


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The result was   keep. j⚛e deckertalk 00:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

World Federalist Movement-Canada

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Local branch of an organisation with doubtful notability (less than 39k Google hits over all branches and things) The Banner talk 13:32, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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Keep Initially I had trouble finding much info about this group, but it seems that it as more significant in the 60s and 70s under the name "World Federalists of Canada." I'm finding a lot of news coverage from this era. You can browse some of the past coverage here. Here are just a few of the articles I found covering this group: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. This should be more than enough to meet WP:GNG given that notability is not temporary (WP:NOTTEMPORARY). Tchaliburton (talk) 18:28, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Keep This is one of the largest and most active member organizations of the larger World Federalist Movement. It has a Facebook presence and is active in social Media; it publishes its own Journal; and has chapters throughout Canada. Meclee (talk) 14:41, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Keep I did have some initial trouble finding contemporary news articles about them, but they are referenced in the most mainstream Canadian papers. This author pops up a lot as having received their organization's award in many publications. Here's another one from last year, where Walter Dorn, a reputable international relations professor is giving a statement on behalf of the organization. They also have a few former MPs and cabinet ministers. It's definitely active with a lengthy history tied closely to the Canadian political climate, even if their contemporary web presence isn't abundant.

Nicbaird (talk) 15:19, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - Passes GNG per evidence of multiple instances of substantial published coverage presented by TCHaliburton above. World Federalists is an important international pacifist organization, by the way, and national organizations from many countries are apt to be notable in their own right. Carrite (talk) 17:43, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
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