OTTAWA – Liberal MP Scott Simms defied his party and voted against the government as a Conservative motion to drop the Canada Summer Jobs attestation requirement was defeated March 19 in a packed House of Commons.
All options on table in fight over summer jobs funding policy
OTTAWA – Legal action is not off the table for charities and groups that have asked the government for accommodation of their Charter rights in the Canada Summer Jobs controversy.
Speaking Out: Fight for the truth and the unborn
We live in a country where we are told what to believe, we are pressured to conform, and our religious freedoms are gradually being taken away.
No compromise on Canada Summer Jobs policy
Cardinal Collins joins more than 80 religious leaders asking government to drop Summer Jobs attestation
Editorial: Scrap Summer Jobs policy
Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program that for all intents blacklist employers who oppose abortion and gender theory are outrageous, discriminatory and, surely, unconstitutional.
Opposition grows as Liberals fight backlash on jobs funding
OTTAWA – Despite escalating opposition from a growing array of charities and faith groups, the Liberal government is not backing down on demands that Canada Summer Jobs applicants sign a pro-abortion attestation.
Charities grapple with Canada Summer Jobs policy change
Canada’s charities are weighing their response to the Canada Summer Jobs policy change that requires an attestation their organization’s core mandate supports abortion.
New Canada Summer Jobs policy infringes on religious freedom, say Canada’s Catholic bishops
Canada’s Catholic bishops say the government’s new Canada Summer Jobs policy infringes on freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.
Pro-lifers go to court over federal summer jobs policy
Canada’s former ambassador for religious freedom sees recent punitive changes to Ottawa’s Canada Summer Jobs program as the epitome of anti-faith hostility.