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CPJ's uniqueness is characterized by its ability to play a vital role in the debate around the fundamental direction of our society. Our contribution includes not simply developing and promoting policy alternatives, but more specifically doing so in the ...

Page - CPJ - 10/08/2008 - 16:50 - 0 comments

In 1991, the Ontario government began to permit the use of faith-based courts by members of religious groups to resolve civil disputes. While they initially did not create any public controversy, faith-based arbitration came under scrutiny in 2004 when ...

Story - Mariel - 11/03/2008 - 11:23 - 1 comment

While we’re finishing up our response to the Fiscal and Economic Statement yesterday, and wondering who our government will be next week, an announcement was made with little fanfare of the new immigration criteria. New legislation was ado ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 12/07/2008 - 01:01 - 2 comments

Last Friday, June 20, people across the globe celebrated World Refugee Day under the theme Protecting Refugees: Rebuilding Lives in Safety and Dignity . Just two days earlier, Canada’s Parliament passed legislation that may enhance Canada&rsquo ...

Story - Maria - 12/04/2008 - 16:46 - 0 comments

At the beginning of April, Statistics Canada released data from the 2006 Census. In this release, one particular finding created much media buzz: Canada’s visible minority population is now over 5 million, comprising 16.2 per cent of the populatio ...

Story - Karen - 02/03/2009 - 12:52 - 0 comments

On May 6, the Maytree Foundation held their 2008 Annual Leadership Conference, with the theme of belonging and its impact on individual and community wellbeing. Citizens for Public Justice joined with leaders from various sectors to discuss issues of id ...

Story - Trixie - 02/03/2009 - 14:53 - 0 comments

Almost three months ago, the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) was found in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Yet despite this ruling by Justice Phelan of the Federal Court of Canada, the Canada-US border remains closed to ma ...

Story - Karen - 02/04/2009 - 12:01 - 0 comments

On September 26th 2007, American Janet Hinshaw-Thomas was arrested and charged by the Canadian Border Security Agency with "aiding and abetting" twelve Haitian refugees approach the Canadian border. All this 60 year old grandmother did ...

Story - Chris - 02/04/2009 - 11:54 - 0 comments

Last week brought great news for refugee advocates and activists in Canada. The Federal Court of Canada declared that the operation of the Safe Third Country Agreement ("the agreement") between Canada and the United States was unconstitution ...

Story - Chris - 02/04/2009 - 12:00 - 1 comment

Singh to Suresh: Non-Citizens, the Canadian Courts and Human Rights Obligations by Tom Clark. Victoria BC: Trafford Publishing, 2006. reviewed by Jack Costello This book is not an easy “romp,” and no reader who knows Tom C ...

Story - Guest - 06/22/2009 - 14:30 - 0 comments