This article originally appeared in the Winter 2013 edition of the Catalyst.​
​​For 50 years, Citizens for Public Justice has given voice and legs to my hopes and prayers for a more just Canada. I see CPJ as a little blue engine pulling a long train of carefully-considered policy recommendations over a mountain, undeterred by barriers of unjust legislation or misguided government priorities.
September 2014
The federal government should reverse tax cuts that disproportionately benefit a select few in favour of tax credits that more effectively address the needs of low-income families.
From 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 Paris climate negotiations in December 2015. In it, he explains the technological solutions needed to meet our energy needs and reduce carbon emissions.
June 2017
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Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) joins the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) to call on the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, to increase legal aid funding for refugee claimants and migrants. In a letter addressed to the Minister, CPJ noted that recently proposed cuts to legal aid funding by the provinces will reduce refugee claimants’ access to legal counsel, especially when such claimants cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Â
April 2018
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CPJ along with our partners at the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue, Mennonite Central Committee, and World Renew, call on the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to fully waive travel loan repayment for all refugees.Â
An influx of refugee claimants from the U.S. has been making headlines for over a year now. Since the beginning of 2018, the RCMP has intercepted 12,378 irregular border crossers. These numbers, however, are actually down compared to the same period last year and are much lower than initial projections. So why have politicians drawn a connection between refugees and a housing crisis?
The Winter 2018 edition of the Catalyst includes updates on our fall Chew on This! campaign and the newly released national poverty reduction strategy as well as articles on the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, and the effects of public discourse on refugees in Canada.
Willard examines the Christian concept of Easter, focusing on the inseparable link between death and resurrection as central to understanding and experiencing true transformation.
Tomorrow is Canada Day. For many across the country, feelings of grief and lament are eclipsing those of celebration and national pride. The remains of over one thousand bodies have been uncovered in unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools in Kamloops, Marieval, Brandon, and other locations—and the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
