12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Citizens for Public Justice/Citoyens pour une politique juste / Willard Metzger, Executive Director

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Active - Last Updated: 2023-07-24

Who is lobbying?

Citizens for Public Justice/Citoyens pour une politique juste (Address, activities & membership)

Willard Metzger, Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Housing
Immigration
Religion
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Advocating legislation with more stringent targets for greenhouse gas reductions
Federal Budget: review of Throne Speech and Budget bill for initiatives assisting persons living in poverty and for environmental responsibility
Possible legislation to be presented to the House: "An Act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada with respect to a poverty reduction strategy."

Policies or Program

Immigration Policy with respect to treatment of Temporary Foreign Workers and refugees
Social and economic policy relating to poverty, advocate for a poverty elimination strategy in Canada, in line with current agenda of the HUMA Committee (House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of People with Disabilities)

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Senate of Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Natalie Appleyard, Socioeconomic policy analyst | No public offices held
Willard Metzger, Executive Director | No public offices held
Emilio Rodriguez, Refugee & Migrant Rights Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Maryo Wahba, Communications Co-ordinator | No public offices held

Registration number: 942527-196
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-02-27	Sean Casey, Member of Parliament House of Commons Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament House of Commons Kim Pate, Senator Senate of Canada Bonita Zarrillo, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Housing, Budget, Health
2024-02-13	Gwen Boniface, Senator Senate of Canada Helena Jaczek, MP House of Commons Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament House of Commons Tony Van Bynen, MP Newmarket-Aurora House of Commons Salma Zahid, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration, Housing, Health
2024-02-13	Andrew Cardozo, Progressive Senate Group Senate of Canada Brian Masse, MP for Windsor West, ON House of Commons Jenna Sudds, MP Kanata-Carlton House of Commons	Housing, Health
2023-10-19	Charlie Angus, Member of Parliament House of Commons John McKay, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment, Climate
2023-10-18	Michael D. Chong, Member of Parliament House of Commons Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment, Climate
2023-08-29	Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration
2023-07-10	Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children & social Development House of Commons	Housing, Budget
2023-05-15	Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth House of Commons Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Housing

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Citizens for Public Justice / Citoyens pour une politique juste - Address, activities & membership

Address:

200-334 MacLaren St
Ottawa, ON K2P 0M6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-0275 Ext. 224

Fax number: 613-232-1275

Contact information in previous versions
- 309 Cooper Street, Suite 501
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-0275 Ext. 224
  
  Fax number: 613-232-1275
- 309 Cooper Street, Suite 501
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-0275 Ext. 224
- 311 - 229 COLLEGE STREET
  TORONTO, ON M5T 1R4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-2443
  
  Fax number: 416-979-2458

Description of the organization's activities:
Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), is a national organization of citizens inspired by faith to act for justice in Canadian public policy. CPJ's mission is to promote public justice in Canada by shaping key public policy debates through research and analysis, publishing and public dialogue. CPJ encourages citizens, leaders in society, and governments to support policies and practices which reflect God's call for love, justice and stewardship.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE IS A NATIONAL, NON-PARTISAN, ECUMENICAL ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS WHICH PROMOTES JUSTICE IN CANADIAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS. WE RESPOND TO GOD'S CALL FOR LOVE, JUSTICE AND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
We have approximately 1600 individual members across Canada and a mailing list of interested persons totalling 2500.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1600 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA AND A MAILING LIST OF INTERESTED PERSONS TOTALLING 2500.
- WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1800 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA AND A MAILING LIST OF INTERESTED PERSONS TOTALLING 2500.

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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