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| Healing Poverty: A Reflection from the Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches | Poverty has been a focus of the Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches for decades. As the Government of Canada consulted on a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Commission engaged in its own conversations over several meetings. We now offer this reflection as one way for communities of faith to engage in dialogue and action for a faithful response to overcoming the poverty that is all too widespread in Canada. … | 1 April 2019 | poverty, theological reflection | Commission on Justice and Peace | english-french poverty language theme | poverty theological-reflection | |
| Statement: For the Love of God…Therefore Be Generous and Open-Handed | Any one of us might be struggling to make ends meet: overdue on rent payments with eviction notices arriving, overdue bills and credit card payments piling up, struggling to find employment and earned income, held back by health difficulties, not having access to good food choices and having to skip meals. They can all so easily feed a downward spiral and weigh heavy on your spirit. Recent immigrants, lone parent families, aboriginal peoples in Canada, … | 25 November 2014 | child poverty, federal poverty reduction plan, Indigenous reconciliation, poverty | Deputy General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches (Peter Noteboom) | english poverty language theme | child-poverty federal-poverty-reduction-plan indigenous-reconciliation poverty | |
| Interfaith Declaration: A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action | Together as people of faith, informed by our respective traditions, and compelled by our sincerely held beliefs to care for those in need within our communities and across this nation, we recognize this time to be a unique moment and opportunity in Canada for cooperative action to eradicate persistent poverty in our wealthy and wonderful … | 8 March 2011 | federal poverty reduction plan, poverty | Canadian Interfaith Delegation - World Religions Summit 2010, Dignity for All, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, The Canadian Council of Churches | english poverty language theme | federal-poverty-reduction-plan poverty | |
| Communiqué de presse: La Chambre des communes rate d’une décennie l’échéance de la fin de la pauvreté infantile : les Églises passent aux actes | Le mardi 24 novembre marquera le 20e anniversaire de la résolution, adoptée à l’unanimité par le Parlement en 1989, d’éradiquer la pauvreté infantile avant l’année 2000. Une décennie plus tard et au 20e anniversaire de la Convention de l’ONU relative aux droits de l’enfant, le Conseil canadien des Églises accorde son appui formel à la campagne Dignité pour tous pour l’éradication de la pauvreté au Canada. Pour signifier votre appui, signez à www.dignityforall.ca. View English … | 1 January 2011 | child poverty, Dignity for All, poverty | General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches (Karen Hamilton) | french poverty language theme | child-poverty dignity-for-all poverty | |
| Press Release: House of Commons Misses Child Poverty Deadline by a Decade— Churches Act | On Tuesday, November 24, the House of Commons will mark the 20th anniversary of a unanimous 1989 resolution by Parliament to eradicate child poverty by the year 2000. Now, a decade later and on the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, The Canadian Council of Churches formally endorses the Dignity for All campaign for a poverty free Canada. To indicate your support, sign on at … | 1 January 2011 | child poverty, Dignity for All, poverty | General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches (Karen Hamilton) | english poverty language theme | child-poverty dignity-for-all poverty | |
| Note d’information: Contribution fédérale à la réduction de la pauvreté au Canada | Contribution fédérale à la réduction de la pauvreté au Canada Le Comité permanent des ressources humaines, du développement des compétences, du développement social et de la condition des personnes handicapées 11 h 00 – 12 h 30, le premier juin 2009 Hôtel Radisson Admiral, salle de bal Admiral (3eétage), 249 Queen’s Quay Ouest, … | 1 June 2009 | child poverty, housing, Indigenous reconciliation, poverty | Associate Secretary of the Commission on Justice and Peace (Peter Noteboom), Eco-Justice Network Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Canada (Maylanne Maybee) | french poverty language theme | child-poverty housing indigenous-reconciliation poverty | |
| Brief: The Federal Contribution to Reducing Poverty in Canada | The Federal Contribution to Reducing Poverty in Canada The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons Disabilities 11:00 – 12:30 on June 1, 2009 Radisson Admiral Hotel, Admiral Ballroom (3rd Floor), 249 Queen’s Quay West, … | 1 June 2009 | child poverty, housing, Indigenous reconciliation, poverty | Associate Secretary of the Commission on Justice and Peace (Peter Noteboom), Eco-Justice Network Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Canada (Maylanne Maybee) | english poverty language theme | child-poverty housing indigenous-reconciliation poverty | |
| Lettre au premier ministre Stephen Harper: Élimination de la pauvreté au Canada | En tant que dirigeants nationaux d’Églises canadiennes et membres du Conseil canadien des Églises, nous venons demander à notre gouvernement de prendre sans tarder les mesures nécessaires pour élaborer et mettre en oeuvre une stratégie … | 26 November 2007 | federal poverty reduction plan, poverty | Canadian church leaders | french poverty language theme | federal-poverty-reduction-plan poverty | |
| Letter to the Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Ending Poverty in Canada | As nations leaders of Canadian churches and members of the Canadian Council of Churches, we call on our government to take immediate steps to develop and implement a national poverty reduction … | 26 November 2007 | federal poverty reduction plan, poverty | Canadian church leaders | english poverty language theme | federal-poverty-reduction-plan poverty | |
| Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Vision to Action— A Faith-Based Movement for a Canada Without Poverty | As faith-based organizations cooperating in working to reduce poverty in Canada, we are writing to request a meeting with you to encourage the Conservative Party to commit to the development and implementation of a poverty reduction strategy in your platform for the next federal … | 30 May 2007 | child poverty, federal poverty reduction plan, poverty | Campaign Against Child Poverty, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), Commission on Justice and Peace, Faith and the Common Good, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Street Level: National Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness | english poverty language theme | child-poverty federal-poverty-reduction-plan poverty | |
| Letter to the Prime Minister Paul Martin: End Child Poverty in Canada | I write to you today on an important anniversary. Fifteen years ago the House of Commons unanimously voted to end child poverty in Canada, and to do so by the year 2000. Today however more than one million children, or one in every six children in our country, live in a low-income family. This failure to adequately address child poverty weighs heavily upon many Canadians: for the sake of our children, we can and must … | 24 November 2004 | child poverty, poverty | Chairperson of the Commission on Justice and Peace (Stephen Allen) | english poverty language theme | child-poverty poverty |
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