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CPJ in Ottawa: Making Public Justice Front and Centre

“I see CPJ’s role as bringing a very strong justice perspective to policy discussion, engaging seriously with government debates, and presenting doable policy alternatives.”

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Beyond stillness to the richness of shalom

Writing about his work with people who are homeless at Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto, Greg Paul reveals that a deep need for peace can be found throughout our society. He calls for us to live out shalom of Jesus: “justice for those who are oppressed; health and wholeness for those who are sick in body, mind or soul; prosperity for those who are poor. Take it; make it work. Announce this peace and grow it in others.”

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Citizenship as Ministry

Thinking about our role as citizens in terms of ministry makes a big difference in how we approach the challenge of shaping the way our society works. Whether we have legal citizenship or not, we exercise citizenship through the variety of ways in which we engage in the public square.

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Contributing to the Common Good: 2007 pre-budget submission

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has asked what criteria should guide changes to Canada’s tax system. CPJ has submitted a brief underscoring that paying taxes is an important way that citizens contribute to the common good – funding the public infrastructure and services that create a shared and sustainable prosperity.

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Unlikely but valuable guide to Aboriginal worldview

Jase Cowan’s review of Dancing With A Ghost: Exploring Aboriginal Reality by Rupert Ross.

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Stories of Exile and Asylum

Tim Wichert’s review of Refugee Sandwich: Stories of Exile and Asylum by Peter Showler.

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Singh to Suresh: Non-Citizens, the Canadian Courts and Human Rights Obligations

Jack Costello’s review of Singh to Suresh: Non-Citizens, the Canadian Courts and Human Rights Obligations by Tom Clark.

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How to Make Sick Societies Healthier

Mike Bulthuis’s review of The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Healthier by Richard Wilkinson.

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Living as an Ordinary Radical

Jennifer deGroot’s review of The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne.

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Pray always and do not lose heart

Esther Epp-Tiessen challenges us to remember that seeking justice must be rooted in relationships with real people who are hurting and in the knowledge that it is God’s own persistent patient way of redemption.

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