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.
StatsCan looking to redefine poverty line
Global News |
CPJ’s Natalie Appleyard spoke to Global News about StatsCan’s forthcoming updates to Canada’s measure of poverty.
The story behind the world’s first private refugee sponsorship program
The Conversation |
Canadian churches have played important roles in the successive refugee crises of the post-war period.
Are there opportunities for more dialogue after Canada’s divisive election?
America Magazine |
Minority governments bring uncertainty. But, they also provide an opportunity for citizens to have our voices heard. This minority government will need to cooperate in order to legislate. And this cooperation has the potential to make for better policy that brings us together.
Subject Matters: Journeys to Justice
Salt + Light TV |
Joe Gunn, CPJ’s former executive director, sat down with Sebastian Gomes at Salt + Light Media to discuss the impact of churches on social justice movements in Canada and CPJ’s latest book Journeys to Justice.
Activists want poverty at top of agenda
The Catholic Register |
A group of people gathered at Parliament Hill on Oct. 17 to deliver a message to all political leaders in Canada that they must take the level of poverty in Canada seriously.
Custodians of Creation
Christian Courier |
CPJ staff and their families joined the Ottawa march, while CPJ members turned out at events in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Waterloo and Halifax.