From the Catalyst, Spring 2017
Fasting is not my strong suit.
I have done it occasionally, but not at all gracefully. I really enjoy good food and I’ve been known, on occasion, to get a little “hangry” (you know, hungry-angry) if I haven’t properly fueled my body. For many years, however, I have given something up for Lent.
As we approached Lent this year, I found myself reflecting on the purpose of it all.
National anti-poverty campaign hopes for a comprehensive plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: February 13, 2017 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is encouraged by the announcement today from Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, Jean-Yves Duclos to move ahead with Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Today, Duclos announced two initiatives that will inform the development … Read more
Newcomers to Canada, including refugees, experience poverty at a troubling rate.
While the level of poverty among refugees remains unclear, our 2016 report on poverty in Canada reveals that 34 per cent of new immigrants and refugees live in poverty.
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Ottawa, ON: February 1, 2017 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is dismayed to learn today that the Trudeau government has abandoned its promise to enact proportional representation in Canada.
