While people across the globe celebrated World Refugee Day last Friday, refugee advocates in Canada also celebrated the passage of Bill C-280, which calls for the implementation of a Refugee Appeal Division. The creation of this new appeal mechanism will enhance the integrity of Canada’s refugee determination system. Read more »
Emily Hutten reviews sub-merge: Living deep in a shallow world: Service, justice and contemplation among the world’s poor by John B. Hayes. Read more »
In this 45th anniversary year, we look back with thankfulness to the many different people who helped lay the foundations for CPJ and public justice in Canada. From the founding members to our new supporters, CPJ has been blessed with many dedicated, strong voices for justice. Read more »
CPJ has long used public justice to analyze critical policy questions. How can this approach help us make sense of the explosive, global issues growing out of the oil sands? Dr. John Hiemstra examines if it is time to explore new approaches, and begins to develop what the public justice approach can do to help us figure out what we and our governments ought to do about this expanding issue. Read more »
In this June 2008 sermon presented by CPJ policy analyst Chandra Pasma at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Whitby, Ontario, Chandra explores the biblical calling to public justice and shares what that looks like in practice by looking at the issue of poverty in Canada. She challenges us to become involved in the fight against poverty and in a lifelong journey of public justice, beginning with just one step. Read more »
At the beginning of April 2008, Statistics Canada released data from the 2006 census. One important finding was particularly highlighted: Canada’s visible minority population is now at 16.2% of the population. While this number speaks to our pride as a diverse country, our history of welcoming newcomers has been marred by times we have not been loving neighbours. Read more »
Aboriginals in Canada have long awaited the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian residential schools in Canada. The TRC, heralded by leaders from Aboriginal groups and by church leaders, will be a rare collective space to talk, listen and heal. Ali Symons explores how people are getting more and more eager to begin this process, and describes the deep possibilities for healing and forgiveness to occur. Read more »
May was an exciting month for CPJ as we travelled across Canada engaging people in a dialogue about poverty in Canada and suggesting ways to fight against poverty. In coordination with the recent launch of our Envisioning Canada Without Poverty (www.canadawithoutpoverty.ca) campaign, CPJ held workshops in five different cities, Ottawa, Halifax, London, Winnipeg and Edmonton, to explore a national poverty reduction strategy and empower citizens to engage in advocacy. Advocacy is an ongoing process; change does not come in a day. We must keep persisting because we have a duty to work toward a just society in which all people can live in dignity and have access to basic needs. Read more »
The Bouchard-Taylor Commission, set up to examine accommodation and integration in Québec, released their report on May 22. Outlining ideas centered on the concept of interculturalism, the report’s recommendations have been met with mixed reviews. Ultimately, it seems to create more questions than it answers. Read more »
While people across the globe celebrated World Refugee Day last Friday, refugee advocates in Canada also celebrated the passage of Bill C-280, which calls for the implementation of a Refugee Appeal Division. The creation of this new appeal mechanism will enhance the integrity of Canada’s refugee determination system. 
CPJ has long used public justice to analyze critical policy questions. How can this approach help us make sense of the explosive, global issues growing out of the oil sands? Dr. John Hiemstra examines if it is time to explore new approaches, and begins to develop what the public justice approach can do to help us figure out what we and our governments ought to do about this expanding issue. 
The Bouchard-Taylor Commission, set up to examine accommodation and integration in Québec, released their report on May 22. Outlining ideas centered on the concept of interculturalism, the report’s recommendations have been met with mixed reviews. Ultimately, it seems to create more questions than it answers. 
