[…] mining has been in effect since 2008, mostly over concern for the tiny nation’s water supply. Nevertheless, foreign corporations are suing the government under the terms of free trade agreements that (companies allege) disallow such protective decisions. And in northern British Columbia, the August tailings spill at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper and gold […]
For the past decade, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) and the Dignity for All campaign have called for a national anti-poverty strategy for Canada that is comprehensive, rights-based, legislated and fully funded.
As Christmas approaches and we mull over its holy significance, it is important to remember that there are 71 million displaced persons of whom 26 million are refugees.
For CPJ, our faith calls out beyond apathy or powerlessness. It calls us to a faith that opens us to our common humanity, our calling to love God by loving our neighbour also in our political life together.
[…] Laboucan-Massimo & Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm Watch the recording Tuesday, May 18 Daytime Workshops Racism in Canada – Heather Picart Watch the recording Download the Participant Handout ( PDF) with recommended resources. Seeking Justice with LGBTQ2S Christians – Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai Watch the recording Churches & Reconciliation – Jodi Spargur Watch the recording Disability, Faith, […]
The Summer 2018 edition of the Catalyst features articles on a just transition to a low-carbon economy, recommendations for Canada’s forthcoming national anti-poverty plan, and a look at how carbon pricing can serve to reduce poverty. It also features our annual series of summer book reviews!
CPJ is excited to welcome four new Board members. As our Board, staff, and supporters gathered in Toronto, CPJ elected Rene Adams, Harold Roscher, Cherilyn Spraakman, and Tiffany Talen. We are excited about the contributions they will bring to our work! Read on to learn more about these new additions to CPJ’s Board of Directors.
[…] long been concerned with public trust. On March 11, 1976, Chief Justice Bora Laskin of the Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal and validated the intervention claim by The Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation (CJL, the forerunner to CPJ). He declared that there was a “reasonable apprehension of […]
August 2014
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One month ahead of the 2014 Climate Summit, CPJ wrote to Prime Minster Stephen Harper asking him to attend the summit and present new ideas that will effectively tackle climate change, such as promised regulations on the oil and gas sector or Canada’s contribution of $400 million annually to the UN’s […]
From The Catalyst, Summer 2015
Blessed are the Consumers: Climate Change and the Practice of Restraint
By Sallie McFague
Fortress Press, 2013
Reviewed by Sheila McKinley osu
Sallie McFague, Distinguished Theologian in Residence at Vancouver School of Theology, takes an uncompromising stand in Blessed are the Consumers as she challenges us to live simply. She attributes […]
