[…] & Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism, offers a timely categorical takedown of the artificial and increasingly indefensible notion of the settler nation -state. Contemporary forces like the climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic have irreversibly disrupted the free-market economy and socio–political status quo. Walia speaks to these phenomena and […]

[…] Chew on This! campaign, Dignity for All partners met with staffers for Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef in November and for Minister of Crown -Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett in February to share recommendations from our open letter. In January, Natalie Appleyard, CPJ’s socio–economic policy analyst, attended a meeting of the All […]

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Ottawa, ON: -height: 1.6em;”>June 16, 2010 -height: 1.6em;”>– Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ-height: 1.6em;”>) praised a new private member’s bill tabled in the House of Commons today calling for a federal poverty elimination strategy. The bill was tabled by Tony Martin of the New Democratic Party and […]

[…] 2010 research report, Bearing the Brunt, however, the real number is substantially higher. Earlier this year, the Senate unanimously approved a groundbreaking report by the Senate sub -committee on Cities. In from the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness contains a series of 74 recommendations “designed to lift Canadians out […]

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From -2016″>The Catalyst, Summer 2016

Atmosphere of Hope: The Search for Solutions to the Climate Crisis
By Tim Flannery
HarperCollins, 2015

Reviewed by Miriam Mahaffy

Atmosphere of Hope gives us a clear and concise overview of the current climate crisis. Tim Flannery, the Chief Councillor of the Australian Climate Council, wrote this book before the […]

 From -2018″>the Catalyst, Summer 2018

Turning Parliament Inside Out: Practical Ideas for Reforming Canada’s Democracy

Edited by Michael Chong, Scott Simms, and Kennedy Stewart

Douglas & McIntyre, 2017

Reviewed by John Milloy 

Turning Parliament Inside Out is an attempt by a multi–party group of backbench Members of Parliament to identify ways to reform Parliament. In a series of […]

From -2015-vol-38-no-2″>The Catalyst, Summer 2015

Tragedy in the Commons: Former Members of Parliament Speak Out About Canada’s Failing Democracy 
By Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan
Vintage Canada, 2015

Reviewed by Dennis Gruending

Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan run a think tank called Samara, dedicated to increasing the level of political participation in Canada. That’s a steep hill to climb. Turnout […]

It’s hard to believe, but 2019 marks the 10–year anniversary of Dignity for All, the campaign for a poverty-free Canada, a campaign co–led by CPJ and Canada Without Poverty (CWP).

May 2018 Read the letter CPJ joined with friends and colleagues from community groups, environmental organizations, coastal businesses, and Indigenous networks to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step away from the contentious Kinder Morgan pipeline project. The letter was signed by over 70 civil society organizations from across Canada.