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 […]
People living in poverty in Canada face multiple barriers. As a country, we can do better to address these persistent challenges. We need a national anti–poverty plan that takes a comprehensive approach to the complex reality of poverty.
For God so loved the world. Throughout the creation story we hear of Godâs pleasure at what has been created. Light, water, living creatures, and human kind. God looked at it all and declared âit is good.â
Justice group urges Canadian Christians to pray and act for climate justice during UN Conference
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Ottawa, ON, November 3, 2015 â World leaders are working to forge a new international climate agreement at the UN Climate Conference (COP21) in Paris from November 30 to December 11, 2015. COP21 has the potential to be a […]
In the lead up to COP21, CPJ launched Prayers for COP21 in Paris, a suite of worship materials, advocacy tools, and a nation–wide prayer chain designed to help people of faith engage with climate justice. Here are five citizens across Canada that are joining CPJ in Prayers for COP21 in Paris.
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[…] U.S. doesnât appear to have been jeopardized by Mr. Trudeauâs tweet. Mr. Trump has notâso farâreplied to it on Twitter. Joe Gunn, executive director of the Ottawa faith -based social justice organization, Citizens for Public Justice, hopes it stays that way. âWhether itâs responding to the U.S. position on such issues as refugees or cross–border […]
Itâs sad that Christians quoting âthe poor you will always have with youâ rarely follow it with the intended injunction, âtherefore, you shall open wide your hand to the needy and to the poor.â By separating these phrases, we may prevent ourselves from hearing and acting on the best sense of the intended teaching […]
The Dignity for All campaign has written to Minister Jean -Yves Duclos, the Member of Parliament responsible for Canadaâs poverty reduction strategy, with recommendations to strengthen Bill C–87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty. Along with partners, we are calling on the government to align Canada with our obligations under international human rights law to ensure we […]
