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Why is it so hard to talk about abortion in Canada? Conservative MPs have complained that the Prime Minister’s Office doesn’t allow them to talk about abortion in the House of Commons. An evangelical magazine recently noted that 59 per…Read More→
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The terrible shootings last December in Connecticut have fuelled a new gun control debate in the United States. In Canada, we recently abolished the controversial long-gun registry, making some people happy and others very distraught. What’s the Christian view on…Read More→
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Leadership is a subject that recurs everywhere—in churches, in business, sports, and of course politics. But what is leadership? The recent movie Lincoln focus on the man who is generally considered to be the greatest American president. But if you’ve…Read More→
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Unions and labour relations have been on my mind in recent months. From NHL players to Ontario teachers, it seems that many people aren’t happy with what their employers are offering, resulting in lockouts, strikes and slowdowns. Labour disputes can…Read More→
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Justin Trudeau’s leadership candidacy for the Liberal party gives us a chance to reflect on the Trudeau family and their contribution to Canadian public life, including its spiritual dimensions. Pierre Elliott Trudeau had a strong Roman Catholic faith, a fact…Read More→
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This column is titled “Canada Today,” but please indulge me this month with some comments about the current race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The American presidency is the ultimate political competition, with the two candidates on track to…Read More→
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Perhaps you saw the news headlines in May about the controversial sex education exhibit at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa. “Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition” was originally developed in Montreal before traveling to other Canadian cities, and while…Read More→
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Since the beginning of this year, Quebec has been gripped by student strikes protesting tuition increases and other policies. But the strikes have been primarily a francophone phenomena–English universities like McGill have seen little disruption. And Canadians outside Quebec are…Read More→
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Not so long ago, an irate father walked into a department store to complain to the manager. His teenage daughter had just received store coupons in the mail for baby clothes, cribs and similar items. The father demanded to know…Read More→
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One day back in 2001, a student said to me, “Professor, I guess you’re a big Paul Martin supporter.” A little surprised, I asked how he concluded that. “It’s easy,” he said. “In your lectures, you criticize ‘the Chretien government,’…Read More→