The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:19:59 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Former trustee feels vindicated by dicasteryƵapp dignity document /item/36676-former-trustee-feels-vindicated-by-dicastery-s-dignity-document /item/36676-former-trustee-feels-vindicated-by-dicastery-s-dignity-document

Reading the passages about gender theory written in the new Vatican document Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) offered Francine Champagne, a former school trustee in Winnipeg, a feeling of vindication. 

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:58:41 -0400 Trustee fights for pro-life flags on Toronto schools /item/36667-trustee-fights-for-pro-life-flags-on-toronto-schools /item/36667-trustee-fights-for-pro-life-flags-on-toronto-schools

Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustee Mike Del Grande hopes that on April 23, almost 200 TCDSB schools and the Catholic Education Centre will get the go ahead to fly the international pro-life flag annually during May.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:05:56 -0400 Former trustees say ‘bullying’ rampant for upholding Catholic beliefs /item/36645-former-trustees-say-bullying-rampant-for-upholding-catholic-beliefs /item/36645-former-trustees-say-bullying-rampant-for-upholding-catholic-beliefs

Francine Champagne had high hopes of helping children when she was elected as a trustee of WinnipegƵapp Louis Riel School Division Board (LRSDB) in October 2022. They all came crashing down a few months later over a non-existent debate about library books and mild memes.

]]> afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:19 -0400 Alberta Catholic trustee appeals dismissal /item/36324-alberta-catholic-trustee-appeals-dismissal /item/36324-alberta-catholic-trustee-appeals-dismissal

An Alberta school trustee who lost her position for an Aug. 27 social media post comparing the LGBT community to Nazi Germany is appealing her dismissal.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:09:43 -0500 Waterloo trustee apologizes for 'racist,' 'anti-Christian' tweet /item/35481-waterloo-trustee-apologizes-for-racist-anti-christian-tweet /item/35481-waterloo-trustee-apologizes-for-racist-anti-christian-tweet

Wendy Ashby, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee under fire from parents for posts on Twitter deemed as “racist, sexist and anti-Christian,” has broken her public silence with a statement released on the school boardƵapp website. 

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:38:46 -0400 Comment: Defining ‘Catholic’ is a must in elections /opinion/columnists/item/26329-comment-defining-catholic-is-a-must-in-elections /opinion/columnists/item/26329-comment-defining-catholic-is-a-must-in-elections Serving on a Catholic school board was never in my plans. I was a Catholic journalist, not a school trustee. So, I never considered running for a school board until about 16 months ago. At that time, the Catholic board in Edmonton was in total disarray with a high degree of animosity among the trustees.]]> glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Glen Argan Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:54:00 -0500