The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:15:46 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Group anxious for seat at budget table /item/32656-group-anxious-for-seat-at-budget-table /item/32656-group-anxious-for-seat-at-budget-table

When the Ontario government announced it was holding consultations for a spring budget to be delivered March 31, they also announced they had already talked earlier that day to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:15:00 -0500 Conscience fight moves to the political arena /item/29658-conscience-fight-moves-to-the-political-arena /item/29658-conscience-fight-moves-to-the-political-arena

Having lost twice in court, the battle for conscience rights for health care workers in Ontario is now a political battle.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:22:12 -0400 Speaking Out: Do smartphones have a place in class? /item/29245-speaking-out-do-smartphones-have-a-place-in-class /item/29245-speaking-out-do-smartphones-have-a-place-in-class Whether itƵapp online shopping, banking or even dating, itƵapp as if we can live our lives entirely online. This is why the news about the banning of cellphones in all classes across Ontario next school year came as a surprise to me. The exceptions to the ban are when they are used as part of a teacherƵapp lesson, or for students with medical or special needs.]]> YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:32:20 -0400 Catholic schools stand by values of family life curriculum /item/27676-catholic-schools-stand-by-values-of-family-life-curriculum /item/27676-catholic-schools-stand-by-values-of-family-life-curriculum

In the wake of OntarioƵapp new government repealing its sex education curriculum, students in Catholic school classrooms will continue to be taught in “a manner that that conveys, respects and models Catholic principles to our students, said the head of head of OntarioƵapp Assembly of Catholic Bishops.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:15:57 -0400 Bubble zone legislation is 'simply wrong' /item/26174-bubble-zone-legislation-is-simply-wrong /item/26174-bubble-zone-legislation-is-simply-wrong

Bubble zone legislation proposed to keep protesters away from abortion clinics in Ontario is “an unjust denial of freedom of expression and Charter rights,” according to Ontario Civil Liberties Association executive director Joe Hickey.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:05:00 -0400 Province targets pro-life seniors /item/26172-province-targets-pro-life-seniors /item/26172-province-targets-pro-life-seniors The Ontario government is trying to reimpose a lapsed, 23-year-old temporary injunction against 16 aging pro-life protesters.
]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:41:00 -0400 How has the pledge to end poverty gone? Bloody terrible /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19311-how-has-the-pledge-to-end-poverty-gone-bloody-terrible /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19311-how-has-the-pledge-to-end-poverty-gone-bloody-terrible

Nov. 24 marked the 25th anniversary of a trail paved with good intentions but marred by broken promises.

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