When hope is considered to be foolish, it opens the door for apathy and despair. Yet hope and confidence are partners. They are dual ingredients for an atmosphere of optimism and assurance. It is when skepticism seeps in that the feeling of hope begins to wane. Soon, doubt grows and overwhelms the ability to anticipate…
Across the country, we are faced daily with the converging crises of global heating and widespread unaffordability. Sometimes, these crises are put at odds with one another. Many “environmentally friendly” products and choices are expensive and out of reach for those hit hardest by rising unaffordability. Similarly, policies intended to curb pollution and greenhouse gas…
Title Spring 2022 (Volume 45, Number 1) Download Spring 2022 Catalyst (PDF) Reflections of a Retiring Social Justice Activist: Public Trust and Engagement By David Pollock | April 3, 2022 Citizens for Public Justice has long been concerned with public trust. On March 11, 1976, Chief Justice Boris Laskin of the Supreme Court reversed a…
Summer 2021 – Vol. 44, No. 2 Download (PDF) Stephen’s Enduring Legacy By Willard Metzger For our staff, CPJ is more than a place of employment. People who work at CPJ are drawn by the faith-based platform promoting and advocating for policies that will help develop a just society for Canada. This personal investment by…
As a small child, I attended a church where members greeted each other as family. I had many “aunts” and “uncles” who I sat with during services while my mom would provide ASL interpretation. One perspective would be that this group of Deaf members, sitting at the front right edge of the church, was on…
The Spring 2021 edition the Catalyst includes an update on CPJ’s approach to basic income, invites faith communities to join For the Love of Creation’s faith-in-action campaign, and highlights the work of Migrant Students United and Operation Black Vote Canada.
The Winter 2020 edition the Catalyst continues CPJ’s analysis of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and includes articles looking at the Safe Third Country Agreement and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
The Summer 2020 edition the Catalyst includes a series of articles outlining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and migrants, women, and racialized communities as well as Canada’s work towards climate justice. It also features our annual series of summer book reviews.
The Spring 2020 edition of the Catalyst includes analysis on climate migrants, an inclusive just transition, and discipleship in the midst of the climate crisis.
The Winter 2019 edition of the Catalyst includes a series of articles from CPJ with a more in-depth look at the results of the 2019 federal election and where we go from here.