Being well–informed is an essential part of advocacy. Find out as much as you can about the issue you are passionate about, what is currently being done about it, and the alternatives that have been proposed.
A major priority for Canadian action on climate change needs to focus on cities. Successful international examples offer Canada a road map for moving towards carbon neutrality and resource efficiency. We can look to Copenhagen as they rapidly approach their target of becoming the first carbon–neutral city in the world by 2025.
In response to the announced federal financing for economic recovery, and the oil and gas sector in particular, CPJ joined university and non–profit sector researchers in calling on the federal government to instead invest in a transition that includes retraining fossil fuel workers.
[…] why we see persistent trends in who is most likely to be impacted by poverty. Please note that the provincial food insecurity rates in this report were updated in December 2022 to ensure consistency with territorial estimates, which consider the number of people living in food insecure households, as opposed to the number of […]
ADVOCACY TOOLKIT GETTING STARTED DEVELOPING ADVOCACY STRATEGY ADVOCACY HOW –TO’S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ADVOCACY TOOLKIT Public Justice and Advocacy GETTING STARTED Glossary of Terms The Legislative Process and Advocacy 6 Tips for Effective Advocacy DEVELOPING ADVOCACY STRATEGY Doing research Formulating Objectives Choosing Tactics Working with Others ADVOCACY HOW-TO’S Forming Relationships with Policy–Makers Calling Your MP […]
[…] Recent data show that between 8 to 10 precent of the population of Canada lives in poverty in 2021, data that was significantly altered by the COVID -19 Pandemic. More than 30 years after 1989 Parliament unanimously supported a Parliamentary motion to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000 child poverty remains […]
The new updated version of a 1992 edition. It includes 18 new articles and updates to 10 first–edition articles. Nearly 3,000 copies sold!
On Earth Day 2019, Christians leaders from across Canada have come together to issue an urgent call to climate action.
[…] adopted its Socially Responsible Investment Policy. It resolved to avoid investing funds in corporations involved in nuclear power, military weapons, tobacco, gambling, human rights violations, or non -sustainable environmental practices. The Board of Trustees was asked to appoint an Investment Committee to learn more, attend shareholder meetings, advise the board, and communicate to members. […]
Citizens for Public Justice is excited to host Tony Campolo at Hope Community Church on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
