Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultations February 2022 Download the brief ( PDF) In the context of the Pre-Budget Consultations 2022, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) presents a series of recommendations to the Department of Finance that uphold the principles of climate justice, equity, inclusion, and human flourishing. Following a tradition of several […]
Justice Tour Visits Eight Cities in Canada by Joe Gunn Time for Churches to Speak as One by Glen Pearson Changing the Climate Debate by Karri Munn-Venn Churches Well-placed to Advocate for Refugees by Elizabeth Keith We Are More Than Taxpayers by Janelle Vandergrift Reflections from Justice Tour 2015 by Bishop Susan Johnson
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April 2018 Read the letter CPJ along with our partners at the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue, Mennonite Central Committee, and World Renew, call on the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to fully waive travel loan repayment for all refugees.
Two weeks ago, Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney stated that he believed immigrants should be required to speak English or French before being accepted into Canada, arguing that this would encourage newcomers to integrate more into Canadian society. His statement has since sparked a heated debate about immigration policy in Canada. How […]
By Thea deGroot This February, my husband, Art and I had the privilege of participating in a Tanzania tour with Farm Radio International, a Canadian charity supporting broadcasters in developing countries to strengthen small-scale farming and rural communities providing impact programming, broadcaster resources and training.
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Ottawa, ON: February 5, 2016 — Dignity for All: the campaign to end poverty in Canada, co-led by Canada Without Poverty (CWP) and Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), is pleased that social services ministers from across Canada are meeting to discuss critical social policy issues for the first time in ten years. Dignity […]
February 2016 Read the Letter CPJ is pleased to be signatory to a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for bold policy measures to address climate change, reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, and promote a just transition to a clean economy.
From The Catalyst, Summer 2016
It’s been just over a year since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) published its 94 calls to action. They appeal to all sectors of society to change, to improve, and to educate. The Commission calls on us to reconcile with this nations’ Indigenous Peoples so as […]
From The Catalyst, Summer 2016
Faith and Politics Matters
Edited by John Milloy
Novalis, 2015
Reviewed by Joe Gunn
Some Christians grew up believing (with Abraham Kuyper) that “not a square inch of human existence stands apart from the sovereign claims of Christ.” But in John Milloy’s Catholic upbringing, “almost everyone’s parents told them […]
