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July 30, 2015

Covenant House calls on Ontario government to do more to fight sex trafficking

Covenant House appealed to the Ontario premier to take action against sex trafficking. Between 2006 and 2011, half of the charges laid in Canada were in Toronto, a city identified as a hub for trafficking in the province. This photo illustration of a woman depicts the effects of sex trafficking and the despair its victims often say they feel.

TORONTO - Canada's largest homeless youth agency is calling on Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to adopt a broader, more co-ordinated approach to combat the scourge of sex trafficking.

Published in Canada
July 8, 2015

Laudato Si' front and centre at Americas' climate summit

California Governor Jerry Brown told Climate Summit of the Americas delegates July 8 that Pope Francis’ discussion of climate change as a moral issue is critical.

TORONTO - California Governor Jerry Brown, in Toronto for the Climate Summit of the Americas, claims he is travelling with a copy of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si’ and “going through it carefully.”

Published in International
May 5, 2015

Student strike has minimal effect on Catholic schools

Some of the thousands of students who were pulled from class by their parents May 4 join a protest outside Queen’s Park against the province’s new sex-ed curriculum.

TORONTO - As thousands of parents pulled their children from school for a week in protest of Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum, it seems the majority taking part are from the province’s public schools.

Published in Education
November 20, 2014

Speaking of sex

Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario.

Ontario’s Ministry of Education has launched an online survey regarding the sex-ed component of a new health and physical education curriculum for elementary schools. According to an information package, the ministry is seeking input from 4,000 selected parents — one from every elementary school in the province — as it finalizes a new curriculum for implementation next September. 

Published in Editorial