Read Ian Van Haren’s review of the book “Valley of the Birdtail,” which examines the historical disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in the Birdtail River valley in Manitoba.
[…] who has served CPJ since 2008. Joeâs passion for public justice has propelled CPJ to where it is today, establishing the organization as a leader on faith and public policy in Canada. Joe will be finishing his tenure of service on February 1, 2019. He sat down with CPJâs Communications Coordinator to reflect on […]
At CPJ, we believe that we are called to follow Christâs example by loving our neighbours, practicing justice and compassion, and being stewards of creation. We also believe that all people, as Godâs image bearers, are created to live in dignity.
Sister Maureen Wild, SC, asks how we can honour what God creates in Birthing a New Ethic for Ecological Justice. Sister Maureen highlights how our survival depends on choosing life for all creation.
[…] active everywhere, including in all of those engagementsâwho are we to limit the work and activity of the Spirit of God? He had a broad, wide, constantly opening vision of the kingdom of God. Yet in this he always also remained true to his earliest inspirations. In fact, the last conversation we had was […]
From The Catalyst Summer 2014
Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever
By Maude Barlow
House of Anansi Press, 2013
Reviewed by Sheila McKinley osu
âMaude Barlowâs Blue Future is global in scope, incisive in analysis, and challenging at every turn. The third book in her series on water (preceded by Blue Gold and Blue Covenant) stands […]
[…] cent in favour of launching a regional Canadian airline that could launch as early as 2013.â The executives of Caterpillar and other corporations will not base the opening and closing of plants solely on the skills of workers. These decisions are driven by the dictates of the company shareholders. Too often, where the company […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government should take note of the fundamental role that foreign workers, including refugees, play in our food and health care systems.
Environmental degradation has coincided with the dispossession and disempowerment of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and elsewhere. We canât turn back the clock, but we can make a better future.
The book isnât merely a rallying call for basic income, but also one against the hyper-partisan politics that impede change.
