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In May, when CPJ was in Edmonton for our Envisioning Canada Without Poverty workshops, an interesting discussion arose. As we encouraged the group to contact their elected representatives to request a poverty reduction strategy, someone protested strong ...

Story - Chandra - 10/03/2008 - 15:07 - 0 comments

Taxation has loomed large in recent discussions about economic management and the future of the Canadian economy. In August, a poll reported that Canadians ranked ‘worry about the economy’ second on their list of concerns. Small wonder, give ...

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Imagine you had to leave your home in a hurry, taking with you only the belongings that you could carry. Imagine not knowing when you would be able to return. Reaching safety, you would feel overwhelmed and disoriented, a stranger in a new place. Man ...

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For over twenty years now, consecutive governments have promised action on poverty, yet poverty rates remain substantially unchanged. What seems to be lacking is visionary leadership : a vision of how things could be different, and a significant comm ...

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Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell once famously remarked that elections are no time at all for the discussion of serious issues. So how will serious environmental issues be presented in this campaign? Some political parties are already insisting that e ...

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Here is a list of all the Canadian political parties hoping to run at least 50 candidates in the federal election. To find out more about the parties and their positions, check out their websites below. CPJ does not endorse and is not responsible for ...

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Looking beyond the mistakes and disappointing personal attacks that obscured policy debate during the first week of the campaign, it’s clear that the environment and the economy were the two big issues. They were the focus of the first policy anno ...

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In a letter to the national chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and to the president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, CPJ expressed disappointment with the exclusion of Green Party Leader Elizabeth May from the televised leader ...

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Canadians prefer to see themselves as global citizens. We have a diverse population originating from many parts of the globe, and our expansive land reaches out to three seas. Canada enjoys many varied human and natural resources, and our economy is rea ...

Story - Joe - 10/03/2008 - 16:46 - 0 comments

In 2006, the United Nations called the issue of housing and homelessness in Canada a “national emergency” . In Canada, housing is the responsibility of all levels of government. With an estimated four million Canadians in need of afford ...

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