Month: August 2024

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations: Seeing inequity, climate change, and systemic barriers through a public justice lens

Pre Budget Submission 2024 V2

CPJ has presented its pre-budget submission with recommendations for Budget 2025, which will be the final budget that will be set before the next federal election. In our submission, we urge the federal government to: Read the Summary Recommendations below or the full document. Summary of Recommendations

CPJ joins ENGOs in demanding climate action in response to wildfires

The Chetamon wildfire spread quickly through Jasper National Park leaving a trail of destruction. This photo is a close up of the fire as it blazed through the forest in the Alberta Rocky Mountains.

When your house is burning, you act. Our hearts ache for Jasper and all communities across Canada experiencing extreme weather events and raging forest fires as a direct impact of the climate crisis. Citizens for Public Justice joins eighty other organizations calling for immediate government action to regulate fossil fuel emissions through an open letter. … Read more