Opinion

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

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:30:00 -0400

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.

Laudato Si' front and centre at Americas' climate summit

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:30:00 -0400

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.”

Student strike has minimal effect on Catholic schools

evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) — Tue, 05 May 2015 13:00:00 -0400

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

Speaking of sex

editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:00:00 -0500

Ontario��Ƶapp 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.