Social Justice Groups: Government Ministers

Social Justice Dept: Over the short term, many state-funded groups will shrink or disappear, while those that survive will lose their autonomy. If you care about critical thinking and social justice, this is bad news, according to The Star. By multiplying their revenue sources, social justice groups will reduce their vulnerability to single-source arm-twisting. By going private, they will no longer have to worry about offending government ministers and the 2012 federal budget has put Canada s social justice groups on notice: the era of government-supported good deeds is over. Over the long term, however, the Conservatives may have done Canada a favour. Deprived of federal funding, independently-minded activists will have to learn new ways of ethically raising money from individuals, communities, and businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.