This is the third in a three-part series highlighting CPJâs recommendations for the 2014 federal budget as contained in Fulfilling our Collective Responsibility. This week, we discuss the injustice facing privately sponsored refugees in Canada.
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Ottawa, ON: July 22, 2013 – A group of over 50 organizations from across Canada has signed a joint letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging her to place housing at the top of the agenda as she hosts the provincial and territorial premiers for the July 22â24 meeting of the Council of the Federation in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
This is the fifth online reflection posted in honour of CPJ’s 50th anniversary.
Cultivating a mindful relationship with our food has never been more challenging or more important. Unlike preceding generations, the majority of us no longer live among those who grow our food. Much of the food sold in Canadian grocery stores has travelled long distances. And most eaters know remarkably little about their daily meals: Where was the food grown? By whom? Under what conditions?
CPJ’s backgrounder on pricing carbon emissions, Carbon and the Common Good, looks at the environmental crisis from a public justice perspective. After summarizing some of the biblical principles that guide our reflection, this paper addresses one specific and complex area of debate, carbon taxes. It also lays out some positioning for the organization on this issue.
This is the fourth online reflection posted in honour of CPJ’s 50th anniversary.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 edition of the Catalyst.ââ
By Lee Hollaar
Last month our church dedicated a Sunday offering to the local food bank. It was a pleasure to think and act locally, without losing a perspective of what needs to change globally. The very next day the same food bankâs director was on radio explaining the challenges the organization is facing. Clientsâ needs for services have gone up substantially. Complicated by other demands of âcompetingâ organizations in the community, donations of both cash and food were down. The commitment to serving people had to come first, he said. If funds didnât arrive shortly, services would need to be cut further. They were doing everything possible to meet the needs of the voiceless poor.Â
