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Winter 2019 – Vol. 42, No. 3Download (PDF) A Growing Need for Unity By Willard Metzger The recent federal election shows that Canada needs a rejuvenated sense of community, and people of faith are called to be a positive influence in encouraging a society that strengthens community. In Review This fall, CPJ has participated in…

Shaping a just Canada 2019 Election Bulletin Shaping a just Canada 2019 Election Bulletin The 2019 federal election will present a fresh opportunity for people across Canada to shape the kind of country we want to be. As we prepare to cast our votes, it’s essential we consider the collective interests of fellow citizens and…

Summer 2019 – Vol. 42, No. 1Download (PDF) Christians are Called to Advocate for “The Most Vulnerable” By Serisha Iyar The Church has long been a defender of those who we consider to be the most vulnerable members of society. We take from scripture that these are the oppressed and persecuted, the poor and the…

• ChewOnThis! Bigger and more important than ever By Darlene O’Leary
• Irregular vs Illegal – Why Language Matters By Serisha Iyar
• Health, Dignity and Dollars – Poverty Costs Canada By Alex Paterson
• Hopeful Citizenship in a Time of Crisis By Karri Munn-Venn
• A Decade of Justice By Deborah Mebude
• The Vulnerable Voices By Sylvia Keesmaat

• Invest in a Just Transition, Not Pipelines By Karri Munn-Venn
• Setting a Course to End Poverty By Natalie Appleyard
• Let’s Stop Asking Refugees to Pay for Travel By Danielle Steenwyk-Rowaan​
• The Language of Love in Activism By Amy Brierley
• A Carbon Price that Reduces Poverty By Sarah DelVillano
• ​​Groundings: Three Simple Promises for Working Together By David Burrows

• Our Journeys to Justice by Joe Gunn
• Canada Must End Fossil Fuel Subsidies by Karri Munn-Venn
• ​Mobilizing Young Adults for Social Action by Monique Verhoef
• ​Living in the Gap by Natalie Appleyard
• ​Disenchantment for Refugees in Canada by Justine Nkurunziza
• Groundings: ​The Living Relationship Between the People and the Land by Mark MacDonald

• Canada’s Not So Safe Agreement By Deborah Mebude
• CPJ at the UN Climate Conference By Karri Munn-Venn
• Tax Reform Can Serve the Common Good By Sarah DelVillano
• Give it up for the Earth: Lent in a Catholic High School By Leah Daly
• Faith Groups Join Chew On This! By Brad Wassink 
• The Poverty of Loneliness By Courtney Reeve and Becca Sawyer 
• Groundings: We Need Refugees By Danielle Steenwyk-Rowaan

• On Canada’s 150th, What’s Next for Alberta’s Oil Sands? By Kerry Oxford
• Reconciliation Needs Problem Solvers By Bolu Coker
• Meeting the Needs of the Dear Neighbour By Leah Watkiss
• A Half Welcome for Refugees By Rose Dekker
• Energy Poverty Requires Creative Solutions By Darlene O’Leary
• How Taxes Can Reduce Inequality By Dennis Howlett
• Groundings: Moving Beyond Greening and Stewardship By Rev. Dr. Mishka Lysack

• On Canada’s 150th, What Are First Nations Kids Losing Out To? By Jennifer King & Cindy Blackstock
• ​Is This Not the Fast I Choose? By Karri Munn-Venn
• Because It’s 2017…It’s Time to End Poverty in Canada By Joe Gunn
• An Ice Road to Reconciliation By Asha Kerr-Wilson
• A Made in Canada Housing Strategy By Jeff Morrison
• Refugees Are a Blessing to Canada By Martha Wiebe
• St. Patrick’s Anticipatory Interruption By Shawn Sanford Beck

• Breaking the Barriers By Darlene O’Leary
• Faith and the Way We Vote By Brad Wassink
• Climate Action Through the Arts By Monica Lambton
• Poverty Isn’t a Problem to Be Fixed By Derek Cook
• Let’s Do More to Help All Refugees By Bolu Coker
• Meaningful Measures of Progress By Kathy Vandergrift
• Fishing for Solutions to the Climate Crisis By Lois Mitchell