The massive oil sands developments currently unfolding in northeast Alberta are yielding complicated energy and economic paybacks as well as presenting many social, economic, political and environmental risks and costs. How should society analyze, interact and respond to these enormous developments? How can we discern whether the implicated actors are being responsible, or determine whether governments have historically, and are currently, playing appropriate public justice roles? In other words, how can we develop stewardly, equitable, and just policy responses and action-plans in response to the oil sands boom? Read more »
While immigration is crucial to Canada’s population and economic growth, immigrants arriving in Canada today increasingly face structures of inequality and barriers to full participation in the economy and society. The effects of deepening poverty and the lack of access to decent and affordable housing pose enormous challenges to successful immigrant settlement and integration. Public justice calls the government to invest in affordable housing and provide the necessary funding and support for immigrant services to help newcomers find and maintain housing. Read more »
While immigration is crucial to Canada’s population and economic growth, immigrants arriving in Canada today increasingly face structures of inequality and barriers to full participation in the economy and society. The effects of deepening poverty and the lack of access to decent and affordable housing pose enormous challenges to successful immigrant settlement and integration. Public justice calls the government to invest in affordable housing and provide the necessary funding and support for immigrant services to help newcomers find and maintain housing. 
