Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) condemns the new changes to Canada’s refugee determination system outlined in Bill C–97, the Budget Implementation Act. CPJ stands alongside the Canadian Council for Refugees and other advocates who have expressed concern on these amendments.
From The Catalyst Winter 2014 Facing the Challenge “Lent is for searching,” said Father Wesley in one of his homilies. What is better than a book study? But which book?
Mike Hogeterp reviews Good Government? Good Citizens? Courts, Politics and Markets in a Changing Canada by W.A. Bogart.
What does is mean when you say “thank you”? Kathy Vandergrift reviews Margaret Visser’s exploration of this oft–stated social ritual.
[…] an important one. The world is encountering multiple crises every day and there is a growing awareness that if we as a society wish to avoid the destruction these crises seem to be leading us towards we need to choose a new path. David Korten’s book The Great Turning is an examination of this choice.
Submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
October 2016
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Canada is one of the world’s wealthiest countries, yet 4.9 million people live in poverty. That is 14.4% of us, or 1 in 7 people. The […]
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Ottawa, ON: June 1, 2017 — The HUMA Parliamentary Committee has released a report on its recent study on poverty reduction strategies. The report, -7″>Breaking the Cycle: A Study on Poverty Reduction, summarizes what the committee heard its six–month study from the testimony of 162 witnesses and 74 submitted briefs. It […]
Most refugees arrive in Canada already indebted to the government by $3,000 to $10,000 for the costs incurred in bringing them to this land, including medical exams, travel documents, and plane tickets. They must begin repaying this loan within one year, when they have barely begun to regain their footing.
Here’s our proposal: waive the loan […]
[…] to the Alberta oil sands debate, in this review. Looking at Stupid to the Last Drop, Tar Sands Showdown and Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, Joe traces their shared themes and how the books build on each other, making a case for examining our current response to the oil sands.
Sister Maureen Wild, SC, asks how we can honour what God creates in Birthing a New Ethic for Ecological Justice. Sister Maureen highlights how our survival depends on choosing life for all creation.
