[…] with how we exercise our citizenship? When we go to Scriptures for guidance, at a broad level it is easy. We are to love our neighbor – and that takes many forms, including caring for basic needs and providing help when needed. Scripture is also clear in calling us to help care for the […]
Please join faith leaders and community members across Canada in calling for the Government to end the human rights violations in immigration detentions. Read the Interfaith Statement and download the Invitation for Interfaith Immigration Event banner. Please contact Asvini Uthayakumaran (ac.jpcobfsctd@inivsa) with any questions. Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Location(Required) City AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest […]
Poverty is an unnecessary injustice, for God created a world with abundant resources to use for sustaining healthy and dignified lives. The cause of poverty does not lie in the availability of resources and capital, but in the scarcity of practices such as stewardship and neighbourly love.
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“Peace, no less than politics, is the art of the possible,” writes Ernie Regehr (O.C.). Regehr is widely respected as a peace researcher, security and disarmament specialist, and co-founder of Project Ploughshares. In this book, he unravels our deeply-entrenched assumptions about both the inevitability and efficacy of military force in resolving conflict.
One of CPJ’s founders and a recognized name in religious and political circles, Gerald Vandezande’s life has been one of faithfulness, commitment and passion. Starting with his humble beginnings, the article outlines some life lessons from this Christian social activist.
October 2016Read the Letter Along with 27 other environmental and faith organizations, and community leaders from across Canada, CPJ has called on Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna to include the voices of Canadians in the federal government’s Climate Action Plan.
[…] Dignity. Everyone living in Canada should have confidence that their human rights are respected and that they can live their life with dignity. Children must have the freedom to enjoy all the opportunities of a safe, healthy childhood with access to culturally appropriate education, health care, and homes. No child should have to wonder […]
[…] central pillar of Canada’s climate action plan, but laments that the established pricing levels will do little to meaningfully reduce Canadian GHG emissions. As Prime Minister Trudeau opened debate on Canadian ratification of the Paris Agreement today, he spoke eloquently about the need for Canada to play a role in global efforts to address […]
[…] issue. International leaders gathered to negotiate the Paris Agreement at the COP21 climate negotiations. The Pope delivered his encyclical, Laudato si’: On Care for Our Common Home, and the Canadian Council of Churches released a statement, On Promoting Climate Justice and Ending Poverty in Canada. Faith leaders have declared that climate change is a […]
July 2016 Read the Letter CPJ wrote to John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, asking that the federal government uncap the number of refugees from Israel that can be privately sponsored to Canada.
