RCMP action on Wet’suwet’en territory violates Indigenous rights and is incompatible with climate justice. CPJ continues to stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people. We join ecumenical colleagues and friends in issuing an ecumenical letter of solidarity. Read the letter (PDF). “Moricetown” by Sam Beebe is licensed under CC BY
[…] 2017 edition of the Catalyst highlights key pieces of CPJ’s work including our Lenten Give it up for the Earth! campaign, the government consultations on national housing and poverty plans, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. It also features opinion pieces from a few of our friends on Canada’s 150th anniversary, the blessing of refugees […]
CPJ’s 2019 federal election bulletin features analysis and questions for candidates on four major policy areas: democratic reform, poverty in Canada, climate justice, and refugee rights.
The Winter 2019 edition of the Catalyst includes a series of articles from CPJ with a more in-depth look at the results of the 2019 federal election and where we go from here.
The Spring 2020 edition of the Catalyst includes analysis on climate migrants, an inclusive just transition, and discipleship in the midst of the climate crisis.
The Winter 2020 edition the Catalyst continues CPJ’s analysis of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and includes articles looking at the Safe Third Country Agreement and the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Summer 2021 – Vol. 44, No. 2 Download ( PDF) Stephen’s Enduring Legacy By Willard Metzger For our staff, CPJ is more than a place of employment. People who work at CPJ are drawn by the faith-based platform promoting and advocating for policies that will help develop a just society for Canada. This personal […]
Title Spring 2022 (Volume 45, Number 1) Download Spring 2022 Catalyst ( PDF) Reflections of a Retiring Social Justice Activist: Public Trust and Engagement By David Pollock | April 3, 2022 Citizens for Public Justice has long been concerned with public trust. On March 11, 1976, Chief Justice Boris Laskin of the Supreme Court […]
CPJ released Poverty Trends 2018, our annual report on poverty in Canada, a day ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It reports that a staggering 5.8 million people in Canada (or 16.8%) live in poverty.
October 2017 Download the Report ( PDF) CPJ released Poverty Trends 2017, our annual report on poverty in Canada, a week ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It reports that a staggering 4.8 million people in Canada (or 13.9%) live in poverty. The report uses the Low-Income Measure (LIM), which […]
