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It’s nice that Canada is going to look into how Canadian-made targeting systems are being used by the Turkish and Azerbaijani military, both engaged in active wars, before allowing any more sales or exports of the systems. But Ottawa will have to do more if it intends to live up to its signature on the international Arms Trade Treaty and international human rights law in general, according to a researcher at Project Ploughshares.
Sisters’ ministry lives in the present
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterEntering their 170th year of caring for the people of Toronto, the Sisters of St. Joseph want to celebrate their history, of course. But celebrating that ministry has to be about much more than history, said the Sisters of St. Joseph communications director Lisa Tabachnick.
Canadian religious leaders condemn Bill C-7
By Catholic Register StaffReligious leaders across Canada have expressed their concern and opposition with the recently reintroduced Bill C-7 which would expand access to medically assisted dying.
Catholic voters given tools for discernment
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Canadian Catholic NewsSaskatoon - A Catholic Action campaign examining issues and party platforms from a Catholic social teaching perspective is underway for the Saskatchewan election to be held Oct. 26.
Marian shrine draws faithful following
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterEvery Saturday a group of people gather at the Marian Shrine of Gratitude in northwest Toronto to pray the rosary.
Urban farm reaps bountiful harvest
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCALGARY - Year two of the Land of Dreams’ 30-acre urban farm in southeast Calgary has brought twice the bounty of the first.
Fratelli Tutti: A vision of unity and dignity for all
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn an encyclical that might be characterized as ripped from the headlines, Pope Francis speaks some hard truths to Canadians, to Catholics and to the world.
Child-care policy can’t be one-size-fits-all
ByOTTAWA - The federal government’s commitment “to make a significant, long-term, sustained investment to create a Canada-wide early learning and child-care system” sounds good on the surface to a national religion-based think tank, but only if it doesn’t create a onesize- fits-all government-mandated system.
Churches grapple with second wave
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConstant vigilance will be the unofficial motto for Catholic Church leadership in Quebec and Ontario for the foreseeable future as epidemiologists have declared the second wave of COVID-19 is underway in Canada’s two most populous provinces.
Wife loses her battle to stop husband’s death
ByOTTAWA - A Nova Scotia man got what he wanted — a medically assisted death — just one day after his estranged wife lost her bid to block him from using Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) system.
