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December 12, 2018

Changes to controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestation get mixed reviews

The changes in the attestation are a welcome relief to Alberta鱿鱼视频app Camp Oselia run by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparcy of Edmonton. 鈥淭his is exciting. I鈥檓 excited about the fact that it鱿鱼视频app opened up,鈥� said Millie Schietzsch, the eparchy鱿鱼视频app director of youth ministry. The camp relies on the Canada Summer Jobs program to subsidize wages for four to five summer employees who work as camp staff. This year they were only able to hire one.

OTTAWA 鈥� Following months of protest and the launch of several court challenges, the federal government has dropped the so-called 鈥渧alues test鈥� from the application for Canada Summer Jobs funding, but many faith groups remain uneasy about new wording.

Published in Canada
May 4, 2018

Trump signs order to give faith groups stronger voice in government

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order he signed during a White House ceremony May 3 to establish a faith-based office, the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
WASHINGTON 鈥� In front of a small crowd of cabinet members and religious leaders at the White House Rose Garden May 3, President Donald Trump announced, and then signed, an executive order giving faith-based groups a stronger voice in the federal government.
Published in International
May 3, 2017

Ontario budget offers encouraging signs for faith groups

Ontario government's new budget released April 27 has given the province's faith communities plenty to chew on.

A balanced budget with investments sprinkled across education, health care and welfare 鈥� including the surprise pharmacare program for anyone 24 and younger 鈥� has given faith communities in Ontario plenty to chew on.

Published in Canada
April 28, 2015

U.N. head looks to religions for 'moral leadership' on climate change

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses an April 28 Vatican summit on the moral dimensions of climate change and its impact on the poor.

VATICAN CITY - Promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change will take more than just global policies and agreements, it will also take a strong, unified stance from the world's religions, the secretary-general of the United Nations said at the Vatican.

Published in Vatican
January 25, 2013

Faith groups throw support behind U.S. gun control efforts

Faith groups throw support behind U.S. gun control efforts

WASHINGTON - If Vincent DeMarco is right 鈥� and he鱿鱼视频app got a whole bunch of faith leaders and their organizations lined up to work with him 鈥� ending easy access to the kinds of high-power guns used in mass shootings in the United States can be accomplished with a tried-and-true strategy.

Published in International