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When returning to school in September, the first thing the teachers always asked us to write was, “What I did on my summer vacation.” I usually had something pretty boring to write; I played with my friends and went to…Read More→
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Finally, we see a sensible decision on religious education from a Quebec court. On June 18, a Quebec Superior Court ruled not only that Loyola High School can be exempted from teaching the Ethics and Religious Culture curriculum, but also…Read More→
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It is nice to be able to speak to successes every now and then. Some of us get “bad news” fatigue. But over the last few weeks, two bad initiatives got stopped in their tracks. Bill C-384 would have legalized…Read More→
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The government of Quebec caused a furor when it introduced Bill 94 on March 24. This law bans women from wearing the niqab when working in a public office or receiving services from a public office in Quebec. The niqab…Read More→
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The golden glow will not quickly fade after the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It was a great party, celebrated across Canada—a national party for our national pride. Canada has indeed come of age. Our athletes can compete and win with the…Read More→
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It must have seemed like such a motherhood issue that no one could object. Stephen Harper announced that he would use his presidency of the G8 to push for improvements in maternal health. It is, after all, one of the…Read More→
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A long and discouraging battle has been waging in Vancouver in the Anglican Church over the issue of blessing same-sex unions. The Presbyterian, Lutheran and United Churches in Canada have also been debating how they will deal with same-sex unions,…Read More→
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Steven Fletcher is a hero. He is the first wheelchair bound Member of Parliament. As a quadriplegic, he has overcome many odds to be the Minister of State for Democratic Reform. Naturally, when he writes an opinion piece for the…Read More→
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The Nobel Committee’s award of the 2009 Peace Prize to Barack Obama has not been greeted with universal enthusiasm. Obama has less than 10 months in the presidential office and yet the Committee refers to his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen…Read More→
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A new complaint before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal shows the flaws in the revamped system. A mediator is being appointed to deal with a complaint against a Catholic church. Under the human rights system as it was before the…Read More→