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CPJ’s Response to the Federal Budget "Look at someone’s budget, and you’ll see their values," Paul Dewar told CPJ in February, when we were meeting with MPs to talk about poverty reduction strategies . "People s ...

Story - Chandra - 04/15/2009 - 15:28 - 0 comments

Julia is a single mother who is a paycheck away from being homeless. She has a low income job and spends more than 30 per cent of her income on rent, and is on a long waiting list for social housing. She cannot afford child care for her two children and ...

Story - Trixie - 01/16/2009 - 16:33 - 0 comments

Each year, November 22 is set aside to commemorate National Housing Day, recognizing that housing is needed for well-being and for participation in the economy and society. Today, with more than 1.5 million Canadians desperately needing housing, this ...

Story - Trixie - 11/17/2008 - 19:15 - 0 comments

On November 27th, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty rose in the House to deliver the government’s Economic and Fiscal Statement…but then didn’t. Rather than granting reprieve to Canadians struggling with the uncertainty of a gloomy ec ...

Page - Karri - 12/04/2008 - 16:38 - 0 comments

As mentioned in Chandra’s blog yesterday, the Ontario government has released “Breaking the Cycle: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.” Ontario’s strategy places significant emphasis on the province’s ch ...

Blog entry - Karri - 12/05/2008 - 17:10 - 0 comments

The federal government recently launched a National Consultation on Budget Actions to Protect Canada’s Economy . In the coming weeks, Canadians are invited to share their views and priorities on an economic stimulus plan for the 2009 Federal Bu ...

Page - CPJ - 12/12/2008 - 17:04 - 0 comments

In a letter to Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, CPJ calls on the government to present a "visionary stimulus package" as part of the Federal Budget anticipated for January 27, 2009. The stimulus package should include a fed ...

Page - Karri - 12/18/2008 - 12:05 - 0 comments

Budget 2009 finally offers a minority government budget. It dramatically shifts away from the partisan tone of November’s Economic and Fiscal Statement towards more conciliatory measures that focus on addressing the current economic crisis. CP ...

Page - CPJ - 04/15/2009 - 15:23 - 0 comments

While our full response to the federal budget can be found on our main website , over the next week we will be posting more detailed analysis of our response to specific investments and policies outlined in the budget. Please check back over our webs ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 01/28/2009 - 22:47 - 0 comments

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 pover ...

Story - Trixie - 01/30/2009 - 16:10 - 0 comments