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Published books by CPJ staff and partners related to justice, faith, and Canadian public policy.
Published books by CPJ staff and partners related to justice, faith, and Canadian public policy.
By Danielle Steenwyk–Rowaan We are called to welcome the stranger, because we need them. I need them, in a deep and sometimes mysterious way. This subversive biblical teaching, along with the call to welcome because we have been welcomed, breaks down the charity mindset and the delusion of self–sufficiency.
Joe Gunn suggests that Hope in an Age of Despair is one of those books that you want to keep close by forever.
With reports from NASA detailing the increased presence and intensity of climate -related catastrophes across the globe, our absolute need to address the climate phenomena has become more imperative than ever. In light of this, I picked up David Wallace–Wellsâ The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming to garner a clearer understanding of what the […]
By Kathy Vandergrift on November 16th, 2016
From -2016″>the Catalyst, Winter 2016
Sunny ways are clouded these days.
With the approvals of the Site C Dam and the Petronas liquefied natural gas project in B.C., there are fears that environmental goals are being sacrificed. First Nationsâ high hopes for a new relationship are turning into protests and lawsuits as decisions […]
[…] in heated debates concerning refugee claimants. It is a catchphrase used by some Members of Parliament to describe the changes they wish to see in the Canada -U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). Its usage has become increasingly popular in the House and has yielded headlines across the country. Yet, it remains unclear what […]
Federal budgets should inspire our deepest commitments as citizens; commitments to live out the values of compassion and solidarity. We share as a matter of public justice a responsibility to look out for, not just our own needs, but also for the needs of our neighbours. From this perspective, Budget 2007 leaves a lot […]
March 2, 2016 marked a turning point for federal–provincial cooperation on climate policy in Canada. Federal and provincial leaders, First Nations, Inuit, and MĂ©tis representatives, and a wide range of civil society organizations are gathering in Vancouver to discuss the future of climate change policy in Canada.
by Danielle Rowaan âWhen you hear about all the assimilation policies one after the other, you sit back and think âwhoa,ââ says Shannon Perez. Shannon has experienced and led the Blanket Exercise, an interactive workshop developed by KAIROS that walks participants through the history of Canada from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, dozens of times.
Despite our small population, Canada has had an outsized impact on the climate crisis. Now we have a moral imperative to welcome those displaced by climate change.