When hope is considered to be foolish, it opens the door for apathy and despair. Yet hope and confidence are partners. They are dual ingredients for an atmosphere of optimism and assurance. It is when skepticism seeps in that the feeling of hope begins to wane. Soon, doubt grows and overwhelms the ability to […]
On June 20, international World Refugee Day, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) joins this yearâs theme to #StepWithRefugees. Alongside the UNHCR initiative to encourage people globally to walk, run or cycle one billion miles in recognition of the one billion miles refugees cover annually to reach safety, CPJ acknowledges that Canada has taken a […]
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Ottawa, ON: Nov. 2, 2017 ââŻYesterday, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released details of the 2018 -2020 Immigration Levels Plan. CPJ was pleased that our recommendation to set multi–year levels was adoptedâthe first such plan in nearly two decades. The plan outlines, among […]
October 2016Read the Statement Joe Gunn, CPJ’s executive director, has signed on to the Faith Leaders’ Statement for fairness and decent work. He joins 22 Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jewish faith leaders from across Ontario. Read their call for an increased minimum wage and improved working conditions.
[…] Syrian family. Imagine further that the family you sponsored was not among the first 25,000 to come to Canada after the Liberal government won a majority m andate, and that family ended up waiting four or six months to arrive in Canada rather than the mere days or weeks of the earlier families.
It doesnât […]
The nationâs churches and church members have been active on social justice issues over many decades, a Lethbridge audience was reminded Thursday. But Joe Gunn outlined how theyâve been quietly working across denominational lines â though a younger generation of Canadians knows little about their positive impact. Gunn, executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, said […]
Aside from palliative care, the federal budget received tepid reviews from a couple of think tanks dedicated to Christian social teaching. âWith Budget 2017, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has made tentative financial commitments to key priorities identified in their consultations on housing and climate change, though not on international development,â said Citizens for Public Justiceâs executive […]
[…] tank. âOn the issues that we are concerned with, we would have hoped for a little more movement forward.â Gunn pointed out much of the infrastructure spending is âintentionalâ and not coming into effect until after the next election and beyond. Though there was a âgreat announcement of $11 billion for affordable housing, itâs not clear […]
The Liberal government, which tabled Canadaâs first gender -based budget Feb. 27, received mixed reviews from think tanks devoted to Christian social teaching. While Citizens for Public Justice applauded the budgetâs female focus as a âstep forward,â CPJâs executive director Joe Gunn said the âambition wasnât huge in this case.â âThere are many more things […]
Canadaâs faith communities have a proud record of activism. A recent collection of essays, Journeys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism, tells the story well.
