Welcome to the summer edition of OLA!, CPJ’s online newsletter. Summer is coming to a close very soon and we at CPJ are getting ready for a busy and exciting fall in the nation’s capital! There are a number of specific events coming up soon and we invite all of our supporters to join in! Read more »
It’s hard to believe that my year at CPJ is coming to an end! It has been a busy year at CPJ with many events, meetings, paper launches, conferences and much more. I want to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, especially some of the highlights. Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Monday, August 23rd, 2010 - 9:30AM
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Last week CPJ submitted our pre-budget recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for Budget 2011. Every year this committee invites Canadians to raise concerns and offer suggestions for the drafting of the next federal budget.
Our recommendations come at a time of economic recovery after the recent recession, when the government is facing challenges concerning how to invest Canadian revenues for the best possible outcome. CPJ recognizes that these decisions are not always easy. But in order to promote the well-being of all Canadians, the budget must be made up of responsible and caring investments.
CPJ's pre-budget brief to the Standing Committee on Finance highlights the need for responsible and caring investment in this time of recovery. Such responsible spending includes tackling Canada's economic and social deficit in order to promote the well-being of all Canadians. Read more »
In June 2009, the Government of Canada rejected a recommendation from the UN Human Rights Council that Ottawa establish a poverty elimination strategy. Why? The Government of Canada argued that addressing poverty was a provincial responsibility. Much of the current debate centers on the issue of jurisdictional responsibility. Many advocates for the elimination of poverty argue that any sustainable plan to address poverty on a national level must come from the federal government. However, the federal government argues that programs to address poverty are the responsibility of the provinces as laid out The Constitution Act, 1867.Read more »
By Rebekah Sears | Thursday, August 5th, 2010 - 12:00PM
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Last week we prepared two brochures for a group of Canadian high school students who were interested in contacting and writing letters to their Members of Parliament about supporting various justice initiatives. Based on legislation currently before the House of Commons, we decided to send them information on poverty elimination and housing.
By Rebekah Sears | Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 - 12:00PM
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New Brunswick became the sixth province to adopt a poverty reduction strategy, Overcoming Poverty Together: The New Brunswick economic and social inclusion plan, at the end of 2009. The plan was finalized after a series of meetings with representatives from all over the province and from various sectors, including government, business and the social justice community. The plan was aimed at addressing the circumstances of specific communities, working at the grassroots level, but with overall support from the provincial government.
Now, several months after the plan was introduced by the provincial government and approved in the legislature, groups like the Common Front for Social Justice (CFSJ) are weighing in on the plan, the evidence of action so far, and the needs that are still very evident across the province. Read more »
Welcome to the summer edition of OLA!, CPJ’s online newsletter. Summer is coming to a close very soon and we at CPJ are getting ready for a busy and exciting fall in the nation’s capital! There are a number of specific events coming up soon and we invite all of our supporters to join in! 
It’s hard to believe that my year at CPJ is coming to an end! It has been a busy year at CPJ with many events, meetings, paper launches, conferences and much more. I want to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, especially some of the highlights. 
