Letter from the Secretary-General, Tanguy Lacroix

Dear Delegates, Faculty Advisors, Staffers, and Partners,

On behalf of the entire secretariat and wider McMUN team, it is with great honor that I invite you to the 38th iteration of McMUN, occurring from January 28th to 31st at Le Centre Sheraton in Montréal. I am beyond excited to carry the flame of McMUN’s legacy into its 38th year, and I trust that it will be as memorable as those that came before, while innovating to improve the experience of every participant.

Each year, the conference brings together delegates from all across the world to debate on a wide variety of topics within our committees. Our core mission is to create a platform where individuals feel empowered to speak on complex global issues while shaping and inspiring the next generation of leaders. 

Beyond our committees, we strive to ground the conference in the realities of modern diplomacy. We are proud to continue our longstanding partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), headquartered here in Montréal. We are also reshaping our Global Leadership Forum to engage professionals from a variety of industries, offering delegates a window into the career pathways available to them, while connecting them with our conference theme, our charity, and our network of experts.

Our two beloved after-hours social events, McPub and McParté, will also be making a comeback with a fresh revamp, as a way to celebrate and thank every participant for the dedication they bring to this weekend.

To our delegates, faculty advisors, and partners: thank you for choosing to be part of McMUN. Your passion, preparation, and presence are what bring this conference to life year after year, and it is a privilege to host you. I am beyond excited to see what we will achieve together in this year's edition, and I look forward to welcoming you all to Montréal in January.

Land Acknowledgement

McGill University is located in Tiohti:áke, Montreal on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, notably the Anishinabeg and Kanien’keha:ka nations, the latter of which is one of the six nations composing the Haudenosaunee confederacy. We acknowledge our position as settlers on this unceded land and acknowledge the perpetual damage and deprivation of colonialism on Indigenous peoples. Indeed, beyond territorial dispossession, colonialism has led to the erasure of Indigenous culture, the exclusion of Indigenous voices in politics, and varying forms of intergenerational trauma. Together, we must examine and dismantle the individual biases and structural barriers that continue to shape and diminish Indigenous lives today. Our intention is to actively engage and reflect upon the impact of our presence on the heritage of the many communities that call the Tiohtiá:ke region home. 

We recognize that a land acknowledgement alone is not sufficient to address the ongoing effects of Canadian colonialism across Tiohti:áke and Turtle Island, North America. Rather, it serves as an opportunity of reflection and education. We acknowledge this reality as a first step towards interrogating the diverse effects of Canada’s colonial repression. We encourage every participant in McMUN 2027 to reflect on their position and privilege, both within Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, and the larger world. 

To learn more about whose unceded lands you reside on, please take a moment and visit native-land.ca. Should you have any further questions about the land acknowledgement or additional resources please feel free to approach a staff member at McMUN or reach out to equity@mcmun.org.