Opinion Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:51:42 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Editorial: Trust left in dust /columns/item/35173-editorial-trust-left-in-dust /columns/item/35173-editorial-trust-left-in-dust

We can file the latest revelation about political assaults on the Catholic chaplaincy of the Canadian Armed Forces under the heading: “Another one blights the trust.”

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:13:04 -0500
Peace activists decry CanadaƵapp F-35 purchase /item/35167-peace-activists-decry-canada-s-f-35-purchase /item/35167-peace-activists-decry-canada-s-f-35-purchase

Spending $19 billion now and $70 billion over the next 40 years to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets is not wise, moral or even democratic in the eyes of peace activist and Sister of Service Mary-Ellen Francoeur.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:16:12 -0500
Military chaplains insulted by DND report /item/34386-military-chaplains-insulted-by-dnd-report /item/34386-military-chaplains-insulted-by-dnd-report

Retired Major Bob Near doesn’t dispute that CanadaƵapp military has a problem. But he has a problem with at least one of the solutions the Minister of DefenceƵapp Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination has proposed.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 12 May 2022 09:01:23 -0400
No to fighter jets with so many other pressing needs, nun says /item/32910-no-to-fighter-jets-with-so-many-other-pressing-needs-nun-says /item/32910-no-to-fighter-jets-with-so-many-other-pressing-needs-nun-says

As deficits skyrocket and CanadaƵapp debt-to-GDP ratios teeter on the brink, Sr. Mary Ellen Francoeur has a plan to save the government billions.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:23:03 -0400
Marymount students share Christmas wishes with troops /features/christmas/item/32521-marymount-students-share-christmas-wishes-with-troops /features/christmas/item/32521-marymount-students-share-christmas-wishes-with-troops

The students from Sudbury, Ont.Ƶapp Marymount Academy have let Canadian military serving overseas that they aren’t forgotten this Christmas season.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Christmas Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00:00 -0500
Henry DormerƵapp short life left long-lasting impression in London /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27273-dormer-s-short-life-left-long-lasting-impression /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27273-dormer-s-short-life-left-long-lasting-impression

London OntarioƵapp only candidate for sainthood, Henry Edward Dormer (1844-66) was a 21-year-old British Army ensign who only lived in London for a grand total of 220 days — the last seven months of his life — but left an indelible impression that still inspires his adopted townspeople a century and a half later. 

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