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Senate Report Offers Valuable Contribution

In from the Margins - coverIn From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness, a comprehensive report by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Cities, was released in December 2009. The proposals it contains could influence the lives of Canadians for generations.

Many of the Report’s 74 recommendations respond directly to proposals from CPJ and calls from people living in poverty, service providers, and other social justice organizations. It also aligns closely with the Dignity for All campaign but lacks strong and explicit support for a poverty eradication strategy. Read more »

Building an economy of care

CPJ's pre-budget brief to the Standing Committe on Finance highlights the need for an economy of care. Read more »

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Thoughts on CPJ

Today presents a new and crucial opportunity in our country for non-partisan, principled advocacy based on politically-relevant biblical faith. Read more »

Gerald Vandezande