Public Justice Internship 2021-2022
By February 26, 2021
CPJ is now accepting applications for our 2021-2022 Public Justice Internship Program.
Brad Wassink
Brad Wassink is CPJ's communications coordinator.
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Canada needs to step up for refugees during the pandemic
The Hill Times February 22, 2021
By Stephen Kaduuli
The flow of refugee arrivals to Canada has slowed to a trickle. Yet, it is possible for Canada to both contain the virus and to continue resettling refugees.
Faith Groups Unite for Canadian Climate Advocacy Campaign
By February 17, 2021
A coalition of 35 Canadian churches and faith-based organizations have come together for an unprecedented, months-long campaign of personal environmental action coupled with federal climate advocacy.
CPJ Expresses Support for Bill C-15
By February 2, 2021
CPJ joined colleagues from a number of national churches and faith organizations in writing to Minister Lametti to express our support for Bill C-15, the “UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.”
Migrant workers and other essential travellers won’t have to pay to quarantine
iPolitics February 1, 2021
Migrant workers and other essential travellers arriving in Canada won’t be required to pay out of pocket to quarantine at hotels under new travel rules announced Friday.
New Border Measures Ignore Refugees: CPJ
By January 29, 2021
The requirement that all arrivals to Canadian airports pay out of pocket to quarantine in a hotel clearly means that travel for resettled refugees has been brought to halt for now.
CPJ Calls on PM Trudeau to Cancel TMX Pipeline
By January 28, 2021
In the wake of US President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, CPJ has joined our partners in calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to cancel the Trans Mountain Pipeline and follow-through on commitments to bring forward a just transition act.
Ont. teenager’s death sign of pandemic ‘human rights catastrophe,’ newcomer advocates say
CTV News January 28, 2021
Stephen Kaduuli, CPJ’s refugee rights policy analyst, spoke to CTV News about how newcomers and migrants take on a disproportionate amount of essential work in Canada.
Letter: CPJ supports Land Defenders at 1492 Land Back Lane
By January 14, 2021
CPJ has joined ecumenical leaders in signing on to a letter, organized by Christian Peacemaker Teams, expressing our support for the Haudenosaunee Land Defenders at 1492 Land Back Lane
Open Letter from Faith Communities on Bill C-12, The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
By December 23, 2020
In collaboration with our colleague organizations in For the Love of Creation, CPJ submitted an open letter to Minister Jonathan Wilkinson urging him to strengthen the climate accountability legislation without delay.
It’s Christmas and everyone deserves peace, joy and good health
Ottawa Citizen December 22, 2020
By Natalie Appleyard
The burdens and barriers facing millions experiencing poverty and adversity in Canada are not merely matters of charity. They are a matter of justice.
Hope and Love and Climate Justice
By December 21, 2020
After the year that has been, perhaps the most poignant element of the Christmas message is hope.