Opinion Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:46:40 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb A backbench MP who gets things done /item/33073-a-backbench-mp-who-gets-things-done /item/33073-a-backbench-mp-who-gets-things-done

Liberal MP John McKay doesn’t give a damn whether heƵapp in cabinet or not. But he does give a damn.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 09 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Budget 2021: Good or bad? Time will tell /item/33001-budget-2021-good-or-bad-time-will-tell /item/33001-budget-2021-good-or-bad-time-will-tell

OTTAWA -- Billions of dollars will be poured into some of the key priorities of faith and social justice groups as the federal government has opened the spending taps in its budget unveiled April 19.

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Canada Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:33:20 -0400
Trudeau, cabinet skip vote to condemn China's 'genocide' of religious minorities /item/32755-trudeau-cabinet-skip-vote-to-condemn-china-s-genocide-of-religious-minorities /item/32755-trudeau-cabinet-skip-vote-to-condemn-china-s-genocide-of-religious-minorities

OTTAWA -- MPs voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Chinese government for engaging in genocide against religious minorities in that country.

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Canada Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:35:27 -0500
Charles Lewis: LetƵapp not fall for ‘bait-and-switch’ politics /opinion/columnists/item/32646-charles-lewis-let-s-not-fall-for-bait-and-switch-politics /opinion/columnists/item/32646-charles-lewis-let-s-not-fall-for-bait-and-switch-politics

It is one disaster down and one more to go. The first disaster was, of course, the House of Commons passing Bill C-7 that will make being killed by your friendly doctor a lot easier. Thanks, Justin, for your concern for the health of your fellow Canadians. How progressive.

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:32:17 -0500
Liberal MP slammed for ‘anti-Catholic’ tweet /item/32630-liberal-mp-slammed-for-anti-catholic-tweet /item/32630-liberal-mp-slammed-for-anti-catholic-tweet

OTTAWA -- A “cheap shot” tweet directed at Catholics by a Liberal MP has been slammed as “anti-Catholic” by Conservative Garnett Genuis and the Catholic Civil Rights League.

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Canada Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:10:00 -0500
Politics won out over priesthood for John Turner /item/32137-politics-won-out-over-priesthood-for-john-turner /item/32137-politics-won-out-over-priesthood-for-john-turner

If John Turner hadn’t been talked out of it by his boss at the powerful Montreal law firm of Stikeman Elliott, he might have been a priest and not a politician. But he would have been one of those priests who wield power and influence under the genial guise of amusing tales, loyal friendships and long dinners within longer conversations.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Liberals going full steam ahead on C-7 /item/31996-liberals-going-full-steam-ahead-on-c-7 /item/31996-liberals-going-full-steam-ahead-on-c-7

OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals are vowing to pass changes to CanadaƵapp assisted suicide law before a court-imposed deadline even though if they will be in the position to make changes remains to be seen.

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Canada Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:06:11 -0400
No sign Liberals will budge on Summer Jobs attestation despite continuing protest /item/27112-no-sign-liberals-will-budge-on-attestation-despite-continuing-protest /item/27112-no-sign-liberals-will-budge-on-attestation-despite-continuing-protest

OTTAWA – The Liberal government shows no sign of budging from requiring the pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation, despite pleas from faith leaders and news of a second Liberal MP breaking ranks.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:30:36 -0400
Conservatives seek to brand themselves as the party of freedom /item/26819-conservatives-seek-to-brand-themselves-as-the-party-of-freedom /item/26819-conservatives-seek-to-brand-themselves-as-the-party-of-freedom OTTAWA – As the Liberal government refuses to budge on requiring a pro-abortion attestation for Canada Summer Jobs funding, the Conservative Party is positioning itself as the party of freedom.
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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:12:51 -0500
MP Rachael Harder shunned by committee due to pro-life beliefs /item/26108-mp-rachael-harder-shunned-by-committee-due-to-pro-life-beliefs /item/26108-mp-rachael-harder-shunned-by-committee-due-to-pro-life-beliefs

OTTAWA – A former chair of the Status of Women committee has joined a chorus which is denouncing a Liberal and NDP walkout due to the pro-life views of the new chair.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:00:00 -0400