From The Catalyst, Summer 2016
The Right to Be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet
By Sheila Watt- Cloutier
Penguin Random House, 2015
Reviewed by Christine Boyle
For decades, environmentalists have worked to rouse people into compassionate action with images of suffering animals and denigrated […]
From The Catalyst, Summer 2016
Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada’s Lost Promise and One Girl’s Dream
By Charlie Angus
University of Regina Press, 2015
Reviewed by Will Postma
Children of the Broken Treaty is a highly readable account of the indigenous young people of James Bay. Angus outlines their struggle for an education […]
From the Catalyst, Winter 2016 A similar version of this article was published by ChristianWeek. Canadians are eager to see changes to our electoral system – and soon. That was the promise made by the Liberals during the last campaign. But what does our Christian faith have to say about the way we vote in Canada?
Citizens for Public Justice hopes to see similar measures on oil and gas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: November 21, 2016 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is encouraged by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement today that Canada will phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. “The commitment of transitioning electricity production […]
CPJ calls for clear timelines and collaboration with Indigenous Canadians FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: November 22, 2016 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) looks forward to strong commitments out of today’s housing consultation report. Today, on National Housing Day. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, reported on the public consultations […]
[…] voting more accessible for those who lack a permanent address or photo identification,” said Brad Wassink, CPJ’s Communications Coordinator. “This may include strengthening Canada’s system of vouching and making sure polling stations are in areas accessible to typically excluded populations.” The committee suggested greater “awareness among voters of existing options to vote prior to […]
[…] still insufficient FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: December 9, 2016 — Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is encouraged by the range of emissions-reduction measures contained in Canada’s national climate plan. And, we are committed to working to bring Canada’s plan in line with the spirit and the letter of the Paris Agreement. In a historic move, our […]
Newcomers to Canada, including refugees, experience poverty at a troubling rate. While the level of poverty among refugees remains unclear, our 2016 report on poverty in Canada reveals that 34 per cent of new immigrants and refugees live in poverty.
[…] March 23, 2017
From the Catalyst, Spring 2017
As the federal government prepares to spend half a billion dollars to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, First Nations in northern Ontario are mourning the loss of three young girls to suicide. These tragedies could have been prevented if Canada provided equitable mental health and other children’s services on reserve.
From the Catalyst, Summer 2017
The Vimy Trap, or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Great War
By Ian McKay and Jamie Swift
Between the Lines, 2016
Reviewed by Debbie Grisdale
April 9, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge where 3,598 Canadians died and 7,000 were wounded, with an estimated 20,000 […]
