Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Concerns that vulnerable pushed toward MAiD
A new survey co-commissioned by the Angus Reid Institute and Cardus found 62 per cent of Canadians are concerned that socially and financially vulnerable citizens will choose euthanasia instead of seeking out adequate and quality health care.
Trump tariff threat spawns focus on drugs
There is one apparent gain from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Canada and Mexico: it has thrust the drug addiction and access issue back to the forefront of the national conversation.
Calgary prison ministry sees post-COVID bump
Revitalization is in the air for the Diocese of Calgary Prison Ministry.
The Halo Effect
Taxing churches could remove billions in economic benefit, Cardus study shows
Christian Heritage Month a reality
A little over one year ago the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) was attracting scorn for a discussion paper declaring that statutory holidays such as Christmas are a manifestation of the “discrimination against religious minorities in Canada” and “grounded in Canada’s history of colonialism.”
Immigration pivot disappoints migrant advocates
The recent mood swing against immigration, in a nation of immigrants whose people have always been welcoming to the outsider, is disappointing to those who work with migrants, but the hope is this will not endure.
Diversity is Jesus' strength
According to late 2022 polling of 1,079 Canadians by the U.K. firm Lord Ashcroft Polls, 68 per cent of adult respondents declared that “growing political and ideological polarization” is one of their deepest concerns for the future.
Could Dutch attacks happen here?
Amsterdam today, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver or Calgary tomorrow?
MAiD non-compliance goes unpunished
Regulators of Ontario’s euthanasia program have identified 428 cases of non-compliance by assisted suicide providers since 2016, but none of those violations were reported to the public or law enforcement.
Portrait of Moncton’s Archbishop as a fine artist
From the childlike sketches he drew in his bedroom while on timeout to his professionalized work on behalf of the French-language digital weekly newspaper Le Droit, art has remained a core passion for Archbishop of Moncton Guy Desrochers.