Climate change and poverty go hand–in–hand for Canada’s Inuit, demonstrated in global warming’s impact on already challenging issues like housing and food security. Addressing these impacts requires strategies that take into account both climate change and poverty under the direction of the Inuit.
Closing the International Accountability GapJune 2016Read the Statement CPJ calls on the Government of Canada to ensure that people harmed by the overseas operations of Canadian mining, oil and gas companies are able to access justice in Canada.
A National Housing Strategy for Canada Submission to the National Housing Strategy Team October 2016 Read the Brief The urgent need for a long–term, well funded National Housing Strategy is clear. 235,000 people in Canada experience homelessness each year.
CPJ Pre–budget Brief to the federal Finance Committee on the theme “Climate Emergency: The Required Transition to a Low Carbon Economy.”
A faith perspective places human dignity, the common good, and the integrity of creation at the centre of economic life. Faith communities are calling for public justice. We want to see Canada’s public policy decisions reflect this understanding of what living together as a beloved community means.
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Spring 2017
At CPJ, we’ve decided that the best way to participate in Canada’s 150th anniversary is to renew our resolve to work for public justice and the flourishing of God’s shalom in the land. 2017 is an historic moment, worthy of our every effort to show what love looks like in public.
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There is no doubt that the level of environmental awareness has risen immensely over the last generation. And, there is real power in being part of a community, a larger movement based in common concern and purpose.
But the celebratory sounds of […]
The most successful consultations are based on an understanding that lived–experience perspectives are critical to include.
Call on your MP to #waiverepayment for all resettled refugees in Canada!
Early in 2008, the House of Commons St anding Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and Status of People with Disabilities (HUMA) initiated a study on the federal role in reducing poverty. Since then, there has been a federal election and Parliament has been prorogued twice. There were times when we wondered […]
