Crisis could bring spike in refugee backlog
The Catholic Register |
COVID-19 has almost completely choked off the flow of refugees to Canada, which has refugee sponsors worried about the backlog building up.
Refugee advocates say blocking asylum seekers from crossing border puts lives at risk
Catholic Saskatoon News |
Sending irregular border-crossers back into the U.S. risks putting them into the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and endangers their lives,” said Stephen Kaduuli, CPJ’s refugee rights policy analyst.
Faith groups want a new ‘just’ society in post-pandemic world
The BC Catholic |
COVID-19 has laid bare what we already knew about the precarity and inequity of our existing systems: millions were already living in poverty; climate change was already affecting northern communities’ access to food; a lack of affordable housing stock was already barring newcomers to Canada from successful economic integration; and inadequate funding and disputes between levels of government left many Indigenous communities without the healthcare they need.
The Climate Context of a Global Virus
Mennonite Creation Care Network |
We are all bound together in our well-being as people and as a planet. COVID-19 has reminded us that we cannot wash our hands of the shared responsibility of caring for our neighbor or creation.
Faith Organizations Join Forces for Earth’s Sake
The Catholic Register |
The campaign, called “For the Love of Creation,” launched April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It sets out several ways they hope to harness the “long history of work in ecological conservation, environmental activism and advocacy for climate justice.”
Munn-Venn: Pandemic Reminds us ‘We Are All Relatives’
The Energy Mix |
Karri Munn-Venn has been watching the changes in practice wrought by the pandemic and the shifts in perspective it might produce.
Canada’s ‘Immigration Holding Centres’ Could Be a Dangerous Hot Spot During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Press Progress |
Stephen Kaduuli, a refugee rights analyst with CPJ, said that detainees “feel like sitting ducks.”
Trudeau Urged Not to ‘Prop Up Rich Corporations’ in Upcoming Federal Budget
National Observer |
Speaking on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, representatives from Indigenous, labour, social justice and other organizations said now was not the time for Canada to shy away from tackling the climate emergency. Instead, Ottawa should move forward with ending fossil fuel subsidies, strengthening carbon pricing, raising taxes on top earners and directing the windfall into retraining…
Statistics Don’t Tell Whole Poverty Story
The Catholic Register |
CPJ says more changes are needed in the way poverty is measured in Canada for a better snapshot of what is actually happening.
Canada has a moral obligation to accept climate migrants
Policy Options |
Despite our small population, Canada has had an outsized impact on the climate crisis. Now we have a moral imperative to welcome those displaced by climate change.