Thousands of people who marched through downtown Toronto to Nathan Phillips Square Feb. 22 were not just protesting — they were making a spiritual response to Canada’s history of colonialism, said participant Liz Stone.
B.C. Delta hospice losing government funding over assisted suicide
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Delta Hospice Society president Angelina Ireland is “shocked and outraged” that the B.C. government will pull all funding from the hospice by 2021 because it doesn’t offer assisted suicide.
‘Fundamental change’ needed
ByOTTAWA -- Some Catholic organizations fear efforts of reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations are at risk in the wake of protests and blockades over a B.C. pipeline project.
Two-tier euthanasia rules proposed
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government’s proposed changes to assisted suicide will eliminate the requirement that a person’s death be reasonably foreseeable, but the government will not open up the system to the mentally ill at this time.
Vanier: The sad, awful truth
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO -- For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard.
Her commitment was ‘second to none’
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Joan Carr’s Catholic faith was her compass. It guided her in everything she did.
Sex abuse allegations against Jean Vanier met with shock and condemnation
By Catholic News ServiceThe Catholic world in Canada is reeling with the news that Jean Vanier, founder of the ecumenical L'Arche communities that provide group homes and spiritual support for people with intellectual disabilities, used his status to have "manipulative" sexual relationships with at least six women.
Quarantined B.C. couple relying on faith
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- The morning routine hasn’t changed for Marichu and Ding Camales-Torrijos since they and all other passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise were quarantined following discovery of the coronavirus on board.
Bill 21 challengers face a long battle
ByOTTAWA -- Opponents of Quebec’s Bill 21 are hoping that Canada’s Supreme Court will take on a legal appeal to have the law suspended until arguments against the law are fully heard in Quebec court next fall.
Psychotherapists wary of new guidelines
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterCanadian psychotherapists expect to soon find themselves in the same position as physicians when it comes to so-called medical assistance in dying — or MAiD — as the government looks to expand access to legal, medically-induced suicide.
Feds request four-month extension for changes to assisted suicide
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government wants four more months to change Canada’s assisted suicide rules to comply with a Quebec court decision that came down in September that said the existing regulations are too restrictive.