The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:22:17 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb The Catholic or the Davos Man? /item/37604-the-catholic-or-the-davos-man /item/37604-the-catholic-or-the-davos-man

On Jan. 16, Mark Carney launched his campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. If successful, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada would become the 11th Catholic prime minister of Canada.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:23:39 -0500
Charitable status risks even with prorogation /item/37590-charitable-status-risks-even-with-prorogation /item/37590-charitable-status-risks-even-with-prorogation

The resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and the prorogation of Parliament may have postponed a non-confidence vote and an immediate election, but has not averted the risk of certain organizations losing their charitable status.

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skorah@catholicregister.org (Susan Korah) Canada Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:51:56 -0500
Trudeau to resign, Parliament prorogued /item/37554-trudeau-stepping-down /item/37554-trudeau-stepping-down

A Catholic university political scientist says Justin Trudeau seems to have seen himself as the last man standing in Ottawa — until he wasn’t. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:20:20 -0500
Trudeau resignation might be too late for charities' sake /columns/item/37553-trudeau-resignation-might-be-too-late-for-charities-sake /columns/item/37553-trudeau-resignation-might-be-too-late-for-charities-sake

Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:52:33 -0500
Finding leaders in the arms of the Angel /opinion/columnists/item/37542-finding-leaders-in-the-arms-of-the-angel /opinion/columnists/item/37542-finding-leaders-in-the-arms-of-the-angel

The Globe and Mail interviewed business leaders about Dominic LeBlancƵapp appointment as finance minister, so it set the parameters for the resulting story. These men are entitled to their opinions, but their assumption that CanadaƵapp finance minister needs to be “one of us” shows a lack of regard for broader concerns.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:29:13 -0500
Government implosion almost certain with NDP vowing to bring down Trudeau /item/37516-government-implosion-almost-certain-with-ndp-vowing-to-bring-down-trudeau /item/37516-government-implosion-almost-certain-with-ndp-vowing-to-bring-down-trudeau

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared today in a letter shared to social media that he and his party will join Pierre PoilievreƵapp Conservatives and Yves-François BlanchetƵapp Bloc Québécois in bringing down the Liberal Government with a non-confidence vote.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:23:38 -0500
Peril hangs over pregnancy centre charity status /item/37344-peril-hangs-over-pregnancy-centre-charity-status /item/37344-peril-hangs-over-pregnancy-centre-charity-status

The federal government has tabled legislation that, if passed, would compel pregnancy care charities to make public disclosures to keep their registered charitable status. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:54:29 -0500
Naming it /columns/item/37338-naming-it /columns/item/37338-naming-it

As a Catholic newspaper committed to telling non-partisan truth in charity, the Register would never seek to interest its readers in generic badmouthing of Justin Trudeau as an “idiot” and an “imbecile. We need only look south of the border to witness what festers in, erupts from, and corrupts the body politic when such schoolyard insults become the public office invective of the day.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:39:44 -0500
New Premier to reverse New Brunswick gender changes /item/37312-new-premier-to-reverse-new-brunswick-gender-changes /item/37312-new-premier-to-reverse-new-brunswick-gender-changes

New Brunswick Premier-designate Susan Holt said one of her first orders of business will be reversing the parent-friendly changes to the province's gender policy when it comes to schools. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:06:27 -0400
Immigration a top concern as Parliament resumes /item/37131-immigration-a-top-concern-as-parliament-resumes /item/37131-immigration-a-top-concern-as-parliament-resumes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party colleagues will have to contend with shifting political sands when the House of Commons reconvenes Sept. 16.  

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:06:17 -0400