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Editorial: Trudeau government needs to end bias in summer jobs funding

Canada Summer Jobs is a worthy federal program that subsidizes employment for thousands of high school and university students. Ottawa trumpets that “all small business, not-for-profit organizations and public-sector employers are encouraged to apply for funding” and hire summer students.

Comment: Tragedy is not a case for more euthanasia rights

In mid-April The Globe & Mail gave two days of coverage to the suicide of Adam Maier-Clayton, just 27 years old. He lived for years with a variety of psychiatric disorders and unremitting pain. There is no doubt he knew suffering.

Editorial: Smart choice to override court ruling on school funding

Bravo for Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who has emerged as a white knight for Catholic education.

Opinion: Unexpected papal meeting brings out best in bishop

As the Ontario bishops completed their ad limina visit to Rome last week, I couldn’t help but recall one of my favourite stories about one of Ontario’s favourite bishops.

Editorial: Egypt trip strengthens Mideast Christians, religious tolerance

Just 19 days after two Palm Sunday terrorist bombings killed more than 45 Christian worshippers and injured a hundred more in Egypt, Pope Francis will personally take a message of peace and solidarity to that volatile nation.

Opinion: Our Lady Seat of Wisdom is built on the Catholic tradition

On April 29, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy (OLSWA) will graduate the first class of its newly approved bachelor’s degree program.

Comment: We can’t be bystanders in Islamophobia fight

Perhaps the greatest Roman Catholic voice to oppose Jewish prejudice was Pope John Paul II. He, more than any other Church leader, continues to enjoy the favour of the Jews. It was Pope John Paul II who categorically instructed the faithful that anti-Semitism is a serious sin.

Editorial: Legalization of marijuana is a dopey decision

The legalization of recreational marijuana elicits the usual snickers about pot and the people who use it. But it’s no laughing matter.

Opinion: The surveys say … yes, faith has future in Canada

Data from two major polling firms show Canadians are nowhere close to the caricature of faith-hostile atheists that we’ve been led to believe characterize us.

Editorial: Spread hope and joy this Easter

We may be powerless to save Egyptian Christians from terrorist bombings, Syrian civilians from poison-gas attacks or to silence the guns in Africa’s many war zones, but Easter reminds us to never despair from walking as disciples of hope and peace.