Opinion Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:11:49 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Supreme Court of Canada rules faith communities not subject to court review on non-legal matters /item/33133-supreme-court-of-canada-rules-faith-communities-not-subject-to-court-review-on-non-legal-matters /item/33133-supreme-court-of-canada-rules-faith-communities-not-subject-to-court-review-on-non-legal-matters

The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed that secular courts should not be making theological decisions.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Tue, 25 May 2021 08:00:00 -0400
Supreme Court quashes pro-lifer Mary Wagner's final appeal /item/32767-supreme-court-quashes-pro-lifer-mary-wagner-s-final-appeal /item/32767-supreme-court-quashes-pro-lifer-mary-wagner-s-final-appeal

Vancouver -- Mary WagnerƵapp long road toward achieving legal recognition of the humanity of the unborn has come to an end as the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed her leave to appeal Feb. 18.

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Canada Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0500
Supreme Court denies appeal of Saskatchewan Catholic school funding /item/32761-supreme-court-denies-appeal-of-saskatchewan-catholic-school-funding /item/32761-supreme-court-denies-appeal-of-saskatchewan-catholic-school-funding

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a Saskatchewan public school boardƵapp leave to appeal the Theodore school decision, which enshrines in law public funding for non-Catholic students attending Catholic schools. The Feb. 25 decision confirms the Saskatchewan Court of AppealƵapp unanimous decision last March that overturned a 2017 ruling by Justice Donald Layh that sought to limit the funding of non-Catholics in the Prairie provinceƵapp Catholic schools.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:43:45 -0500
Activist taking ‘once-in-a-century’ case to Supreme Court /item/32367-activist-taking-once-in-a-century-case-to-supreme-court /item/32367-activist-taking-once-in-a-century-case-to-supreme-court

VANCOUVER -- Pro-life activist Mary Wagner is launching a constitutional challenge of CanadaƵapp criminal code in her crusade to gain legal recognition for the humanity of the unborn.

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Canada Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500
Peter Stockland: Religious freedomƵapp losses are piling up fast /opinion/columnists/item/28286-peter-stockland-religious-freedom-s-losses-are-piling-up-fast /opinion/columnists/item/28286-peter-stockland-religious-freedom-s-losses-are-piling-up-fast

The new Quebec governmentƵapp proposed assault on religious freedom by barring public wearing of overt faith markers is worrisome enough.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Register Columnists Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:15:33 -0400
Law student puts his faith to a legal test /item/27073-law-student-puts-his-faith-to-a-legal-test /item/27073-law-student-puts-his-faith-to-a-legal-test

VANCOUVER – News about Trinity Western UniversityƵapp attempts to open a Christian law school, and the ensuing battles in the courts and the media, has spread across the country many times over.

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Higher Education Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:31:40 -0400
Supreme Court to hear Trinity Western University's religious freedom case /item/24467-supreme-court-to-hear-trinity-western-s-religious-freedom-case /item/24467-supreme-court-to-hear-trinity-western-s-religious-freedom-case

OTTAWA – Trinity Western University will have an opportunity to defend its religious freedom and pro-traditional marriage community covenant before the Supreme Court of Canada.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:37:00 -0500
C-14 ‘fundamentally unjust,’ bishops tell committee /item/22256-c-14-fundamentally-unjust-bishops-tell-committee /item/22256-c-14-fundamentally-unjust-bishops-tell-committee

They’ve said it before and they’re saying it again.

“Bill C-14, no matter how it may be amended, is an affront to human dignity, an erosion of human solidarity, and a danger to all vulnerable persons,” the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops told the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as it reviews a proposed law to regulate the practice of medically assisted suicide.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 04 May 2016 11:00:00 -0400
Common sense /columns/item/21910-common-sense /columns/item/21910-common-sense

Canadian law permits abortion at any time for any reason during a pregnancy. Despite the Supreme CourtƵapp position that Parliament is entitled to legislate some protections for pre-born children, what has developed instead is de facto government endorsement of an absolute right to choose.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:00:00 -0500
The silent majority needs its voice heard on prayer /opinion/guest-columnists/item/20154-the-silent-majority-needs-its-voice-heard-on-prayer /opinion/guest-columnists/item/20154-the-silent-majority-needs-its-voice-heard-on-prayer

My God, my God, why have we forsaken thee. Society is hell-bent on downplaying the existence of God, ignoring Him, pushing Him to the sidelines, pretending that He just isn’t real.

The latest volley in the deity war was fired broadside by the Supreme Court of Canada. In mid-April, the countryƵapp highest court ruled unanimously that the practice of Saguenay, Que., city councillors of crossing themselves and spending 20 full seconds in Catholic prayer before conducting official municipal business was out of bounds.

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fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) Guest Columns Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400