“Private Sponsorship and Public Policy” is a survey of church connected sponsorship agreements holders, those two assist refugees in their resettlement. It outlines their top concerns with government policy including wait times, health cuts, and consultation.
This report examines the main policy challenges Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs) face today. Drawing on the responses SAH representatives provided through interviews and a survey, this report highlights four main areas of concern: long wait times, wait times for non–Syrian applications, allocation limits, and travel loans.
An Innu elder goes to the land and tells her story on the way.
Much of the inspiration for CPJâs formation came from Alberta, where a small group of Christians had launched the Christian Action Foundation in 1962. It pushed for Christian action in politics, labour and education, energized by the vision of a radically different society based on Gospel values.
Aboriginals in Canada have long awaited the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian residential schools in Canada. The TRC, heralded by leaders from Aboriginal groups and by church leaders, will be a rare collective space to talk, listen and heal. Ali Symons explores how people are getting more and more eager to begin […]
âHuman dignity is a right to be protected and promoted.â People of many persuasions and perspectives in society would likely agree with this statement; and Christians in particular would nearly unanimously affirm that this is among the first principles of their faith.
While we might readily agree on the priority of human dignity in […]
This article originally appeared in the -2013-vol-36-no-1″>Spring 2013 edition of the Catalyst.ââ
By Lee Hollaar
Last month our church dedicated a Sunday offering to the local food bank. It was a pleasure to think and act locally, without losing a perspective of what needs to change globally. The very next day the same food bankâs […]
Have you ever wondered what the federal budget would look like if Citizens for Public Justice and other anti -poverty, environmental, and civil society organizations had the chance to write it? Itâs all contained in this yearâs Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), a collaborative project CPJ and several of our partner organizations contribute to annually. […]
October 2014 Read the letter CPJ’s Board Chair, Will Postma, and Executive Director, Joe Gunn, respond to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. In this second letter, we again request Canada step up and commit to resettle 10,000 Syria refugees.
From The Catalyst, Summer 2015 By Janelle Vandergrift These days Canadians are more likely to hear ourselves referred to as âtaxpayersâ than âcitizens.â But what if we viewed ourselves as citizens first? We might stop asking âwhatâs in it for me?â and begin to ask âwhatâs in it for everyone?â
