The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:55:49 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Anti-porn advocates disappointed by health committeeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp report on violent porn /item/25439-advocacy-groups-disappointed-by-health-committee-s-report-on-violent-porn /item/25439-advocacy-groups-disappointed-by-health-committee-s-report-on-violent-porn

OTTAWA – Anti-porn advocacy groups expressed disappointment in the report by the House of Commons health committee on the public health effects of violent and degrading pornography.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:35:00 -0400 Committee: public health strategy needed to combat violent pornography /item/24918-committee-public-health-strategy-needed-to-combat-violent-pornography /item/24918-committee-public-health-strategy-needed-to-combat-violent-pornography

OTTAWA – A public health strategy is necessary to combat violent online pornography, a House of Commons Health Committee was told.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:40:00 -0400 Health committee sets framework for study on violent porn impact /item/24333-health-committee-sets-framework-for-study-on-violent-porn-impact /item/24333-health-committee-sets-framework-for-study-on-violent-porn-impact

OTTAWA – Conservative MP Arnold Viersen hopes Canada will launch a public health campaign against online violent pornography that will be as effective as the one against cigarette smoking.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 14 Feb 2017 08:43:33 -0500 Palliative care bill passes second reading, clears another hurdle /item/24281-palliative-care-bill-clears-another-hurdle /item/24281-palliative-care-bill-clears-another-hurdle

OTTAWA – A national palliative care framework is one step closer to reality after legislation passed second reading in the House of Commons on Jan. 31.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:59:00 -0500 Palliative care bill passage on hold until February /item/23861-palliative-care-bill-passage-on-hold-until-february /item/23861-palliative-care-bill-passage-on-hold-until-february

OTTAWA – Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu had hoped her Bill C-277 calling for a national palliative care framework would pass before Christmas, but it appears she will have to wait until February.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:30:00 -0500 House of Commons' Health Committee to study impact of violent porn /item/23839-house-of-commons-health-committee-to-study-impact-of-violent-porn /item/23839-house-of-commons-health-committee-to-study-impact-of-violent-porn

OTTAWA – The House of Commons unanimously passed a Conservative MPöÏÓãÊÓƵapp motion Dec. 8 instructing the Commons’ Health Committee to study the impact of violent online pornography.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:30:00 -0500