From the Catalyst, Winter 2016 On the Hill On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Dignity for All, co -led by CPJ and Canada Without Poverty, held our fourth annual ChewOnThis! event. Over 60 groups participated, holding events in every province and territory. On Parliament Hill, we were joined by NDP […]
[…] a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy. In January, CPJ’s Darlene O’Leary presented at a United Church webinar organized by EDGE. Darlene and Joe Gunn have also led day -long discussions in Toronto and Ottawa for church leaders. Contact CPJ to get engaged in this process. In February, CPJ sponsored Grounded, a two–day conference in Calgary […]
[…] up for the Earth! campaign. Across Canada, 91 events were held in 56 communities. Joe Gunn and Darlene O’Leary participated in a small roundtable meeting with Jean -Yves Duclos (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development) along with other major stakeholders in the anti–poverty movement. They discussed the federal government’s consultations on Canada’s first […]
From the Catalyst, Winter 2017 On the Hill CPJ staff attended the National Poverty Conference organized by Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean -Yves Duclos. It was an opportunity to share updates on the recent consultations for the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy. Natalie Appleyard, our new policy analyst, and Sarah DelVillano, one […]
CPJ on the Hill CPJ’s socio -economic policy analyst Natalie Appleyard, public justice intern Sarah DelVillano, and executive director Joe Gunn attended a meeting of the All–Party Anti–Poverty Caucus on Parliament Hill. Peter Milczyn, the Ontario Minister of Housing, reported on the province’s basic income pilot program. Deborah Mebude, CPJ’s public justice intern, and […]
From the Catalyst, Winter 2018 CPJ On the Hill In July, a CPJ delegation including Karri Munn -Venn, grade six student Taya Lavictoire, CPJ board member Martha Wiebe, and the Minister of Glebe–St. James United Church Rev. Teresa Burnett–Cole, delivered over 2,500 Give it up for the Earth! postcards to an enthusiastic Catherine McKenna, […]
[…] refugees across this country. A review of the perspectives of Sponsorship Agreement Holders, or SAHs, was carried out by Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) and released in mid -April. (SAHs are groups that have a signed agreement with the federal government to receive and resettle refugees. Eighteen of these groups are Roman Catholic dioceses.) CPJ obtained […]
On the Hill In March, CPJ’s senior policy analyst Karri Munn -Venn and public justice intern Keira Kang joined Climate Action Network Canada’s Day on the Hill. They met with Conservative MP Kerry–Lynne Findlay, NDP MPs Peter Julian and Laurel Collins, and Green MP Elizabeth May to talk about the actions Canada needs to […]
Seeking Justice Together In May, CPJ hosted Seeking Justice Together, a four -day virtual conference. Keynote speakers included Melina Laboucan–Massimo, Harsha Walia, Chief Dana Tizya Tramm, Paul Taylor, and Romeo Saganash (below). More than 300 people registered for the conference, taking part in workshops and small group discussions. Twenty–five speakers and facilitators addressed issues […]
Seth Klein’s A Good War, is a book about solutions. Big, broad, whole -of–society, our–house–is–on–fire-and-we–must–act–like–it pathways to a better future. He asks, “If climate change is truly an emergency (and it is), how must we respond?” and “What lessons can be drawn from the ways that Canada has responded to emergencies in the past?” […]
