Policy Statements: Climate Justice

CPJ’s climate justice positions are rooted in an understanding that our economy, ecology, and society are interdependent. As Canadians of faith we have a responsibility to protect the earth and care for and all of creation. For CPJ's latest budget recommendations, check out the Federal Budgets section of our website.

Making Real Change for the Common Good

By Citizens for Public Justice | February 22, 2016

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations

February 2016
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CPJ believes that the federal government has a moral commitment to develop policy that is grounded in the common good, giving priority to addressing the needs of the most vulnerable in Canadian society and for ensuring that Canada contributes to the well-being of people and the planet.

Budget 2013: Fulfilling our Collective Responsibility

By Citizens for Public Justice | August 22, 2013

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations

August 2013

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While CPJ has publicly raised questions about the integrity of the pre-budget consultation process, we believe that now, more than ever, the voice of public justice needs to be heard in Ottawa, and that continued engagement with our elected officials is a far better choice than disengagement or apathy.

Promoting the Common Good: 2012 pre-budget submission

By Citizens for Public Justice | August 15, 2012

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations

August 2012
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Economic recovery is important, but it needs to include all Canadians. Three years after the 2008-09 recession, many people, including youth, new immigrants, Aboriginal people, single-parent families, and people with disabilities are being left behind.

Budget 2012: Building a Sustainable Recovery for All

By Citizens for Public Justice | September 12, 2011

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations

August 2011
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Too many Canadians are still waiting to experience recovery and risk being permanently left behind. CPJ believes that the best way of achieving a sustainable economic recovery is to ensure that all Canadians are able to participate in the economy.

Implementing the UN DRIP

By Jenny Prosser | August 28, 2011

In November 2010, the Canadian government finally gave its formal endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. And while Aboriginal groups and civil society greeted this move with enthusiasm, all were careful to say that the endorsement was not an end in and of itself, but rather a starting point. For the endorsement to have any meaning at all it must be implemented.

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