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Finance/Governance

CPJ is funded through the donations of members, church communities, religious congregations, and other supporters. Our elected 12-member board of directors represents all regions of Canada. Board members can sit a maximum of two 3-year terms.

Each spring, CPJ holds an Annual General Meeting for members to come together to discuss CPJ’s work and vote in new board members. Join this dialogue – become a member and strengthen CPJ’s voice.

Annual General Meeting

Each year, CPJ holds an Annual General Meeting, at which members gather to discuss CPJ’s work over the past year, vote in new board members, and fellowship together. This chance to meet with staff, board and members is always an encouraging event. Each AGM also features a guest speaker exploring themes of public justice. Read about our past AGMs below.

Bob Goudzwaard: Living Faithfully in a Rapidly Changing World

Where is our world heading? What is a Christian response to this direction? Is hope possible in these seemingly dark times?

These are all questions that Bob Goudzwaard, a long-time friend of CPJ explored on Thursday, May 12 following CPJ’s Annual General Meeting in Toronto. We give you the highlights of his talk and those of the response by Toronto City Councillor Joe Mihevc. Read more »

Annual reports

ChartLate in 2003, Canada Revenue Agency published guidelines that clarified rules for registered charities. This allowed the folding together of the work of the registered charity, CJL Foundation, operating as Public Justice Resource Centre and the work of the non-profit, Citizens for Public Justice. As of January 2006, the charitable organization going forward is officially CJL Foundation, operating as Citizens for Public Justice. Read more »

Fighting poverty with the help of statistics and stories

Our work at CPJ is to bring change through government policies. The personal stories inspire and speak strongly to the Biblical foundations of the call to promote justice. But so do the statistics, because they highlight potential policy options for promoting dignity for all Canadians. At CPJ's Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2010,  Richard Shillington, from Informetrica and CPJ's Karri Munn-Venn looked at the statistics and stories that motivate us to continue our work to end poverty in Canada and promote dignity for everyone. Read more »

CPJ AGM - May 27, 2010

CPJ's AGM begins at 6:00pm with refreshments and music, followed by our business meeting at 6:30pm.

All are welcome to join us at 7:30pm for a talk from Richard Shillington, well-known social policy analyst at Informetrica Inc, entitled Recession, Recovery and Poverty: Is the End Near? CPJ's Karri Munn-Venn will provide a Christian reflection on the challenges Richard presents to us. Read more »

Public Justice in a Time of Recession: what has hopeful citizenship to offer?

Executive director Joe Gunn's address to the 2009 Annual General Meeting of Citizens for Public Justice, May 7, 2009. Read more »

CPJ AGM - May 7, 2009

CPJ's AGM begins at 6:00pm with refreshments and music, followed by our business meeting at 6:30pm.

All are welcome to join us at 7:30pm for a talk from CPJ's Executive Director, Joe Gunn, entitled Public Justice in a time of recession: What does hopeful citizenship have to offer? Read more »

Privacy policy

Citizens for Public Justice is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. To comply with privacy legislation, we have developed this Privacy Policy. Any personally identifiable information about you will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Read more »

CPJ celebrates 45 years and heralds next chapter

Giving thanks for 45 years of God’s faithfulness and looking ahead to CPJ’s new presence in Ottawa characterized CPJ’s 2008 Annual General Meeting. Read more »

AGM explores tar sands and public justice

CPJ’s 2008 Annual General Meeting featured guest speaker John Hiemstra discussing the oil sands and public justice. This article briefly outlines his talk. Read more »

Key values at stake in health care

Nuala Kenny highlights CPJ's 2003 annual meeting. Read more »

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