Vision and Mission

For nearly 50 years now, CPJ has been bearing witness to God's call for love, justice and stewardship in the Canadian public sphere. Together, we have diligently worked for public justice and the common good. In this feature, we look back and celebrate what we accomplished in 2011. Read more »

Interfaith Leaders and representatives of their respective faith communities gathered in Ottawa this week for the “Interfaith Forum on Faith and Poverty” which CPJ helped to organize. The leaders of various Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Baha’i and Jewish traditions showed a tremendous sense of timing. Their meeting took place on Parliament Hill immediately on the heels of the disheartening government response to the Parliamentary Committee report, Federal Poverty Reduction Plan (see CPJ’s reaction) and just weeks before a likely federal election call. Read more »

In his New Year’s address, Anglican Archbishop Fred Hiltz, referenced “Vision 2019,” the strategic plan of the Anglican Church of Canada. This vision, he says, “calls us to be attentive to our needs as a Church but also attentive to the needs of the world, to be a Church not turned in upon itself but turned out toward the world. We become bread for the hungry, haven for the homeless, light for the city and salt for the earth. In word and action we are bringing forth the kingdom of mercy and justice.” We believe that this vision speaks to the wider Church, Christians of all denominations, and most certainly to the CPJ community. Read more »

"For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life"
(Ephesians 2:10).

These are the words with which we greeted 2010. And, these are the words that we came back to again and again throughout the year as we were blessed by strong supporters, rich relationships, new ideas, critical openings, and profound faith. As we look back, we praise God for the many blessing we have received, and we extend our thanks to you, our faithful readers and supporters for that that you have done – and continue to do – to enable us to be successful agents of change. Blessings for 2011! Read more »

The Prime Minister sent our MPs home to recalibrate the government agenda. The break was 20 workdays, he said.

If you could set the agenda for 2010 during this pause, what would your list of the 20 most important policy concerns include?

CPJ has come up with a list of 20 key policy questions, one for each day. We believe these issues should be debated by MPs, the voice of the people, to set directions for Canada. Read more »

The beginning of a new year brings many questions. Still, we are energized by the potential of what lies ahead, spurred on by the focus of a new strategic plan, and strengthened by the support of longstanding and new members alike.

God has called us, redeemed us, and transformed us to be agents of change. “For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life” (Ephesians 2:10). We will therefore offer a faithful response to God’s call for love, justice and stewardship. Read more »

"I see CPJ’s role as bringing a very strong justice perspective to policy discussion, engaging seriously with government debates, and presenting doable policy alternatives." Read more »