Month: May 2024

Fair? Not quite. The 2024 Federal Budget through a public justice lens.

CPJ's staff and supporters at the Climate Strike in Ottawa.

Did the 2024 Federal Budget pass CPJ’s “public justice test”? The answer is no: important steps were taken, but not at a sufficient level of ambition to change the status quo – and certainly not enough to fulfill the budget’s stated promise of “fairness for every generation.” In this brief analysis, we elaborate on key highlights related to CPJ’s priority areas.

CPJ, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International Organize Press Conference Regarding Immigration Detention

A steel net against the background of a blue sky and a flagpole with the flag of Canada

On Wednesday, May 1st, CPJ helped organize a press conference at Parliament Hill to address recent developments regarding immigration detention – specifically, the proposal in the Federal Budget to use federal prisons to detain immigrants solely for administrative reasons.