Catholic Register Columns Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:07:35 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb 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
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
Online harms change overshadowed by Trudeau drama /item/37482-online-harms-change-overshadowed-by-trudeau-drama /item/37482-online-harms-change-overshadowed-by-trudeau-drama

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau precariously hanging on to power following the Dec. 16 resignation of his formerly trusted lieutenant Chrystia Freeland as Minister of Finance, a growing revolt within the Liberal ranks and calls from Opposition benches for the PM's resignation and an election, there's been no lack of drama on Parliament Hill.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:59:56 -0500
Editorial: Cheers and jeers for PM /columns/item/35641-editorial-cheers-and-jeers-for-pm /columns/item/35641-editorial-cheers-and-jeers-for-pm

Prime Minister Trudeau merits mixed reviews for his multi-role performance last week as road warrior, marital warrior and culture warrior.  The last of these might leave at least some Catholics wondering if itƵapp past time for him to exit stage left.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:18:18 -0400
Charities fear Emergencies Act overreach /item/34203-charities-fear-emergencies-act-overreach /item/34203-charities-fear-emergencies-act-overreach

Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) executive director Joanna Baron and litigation director Christine Van Geyn have said that charities are experiencing a financial chill after the federal government instituted the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy snarling the streets of Ottawa.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:41:00 -0400
Editorial: Damaging lies /columns/item/34045-editorial-damaging-lies /columns/item/34045-editorial-damaging-lies

More than 130 years ago, in a foundational encyclical of Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIII warned against “crafty agitators” within the political class bent on dividing society for pernicious ends.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:56:14 -0500
Charles Lewis: We don’t need divisive teaching from on high /opinion/columnists/item/33938-charles-lewis-we-don-t-need-divisive-teaching-from-on-high /opinion/columnists/item/33938-charles-lewis-we-don-t-need-divisive-teaching-from-on-high

We are living in a time of deep mistrust. ItƵapp not the first time in history that has happened but itƵapp happening now, so we must deal with it or at least try to understand it. It is especially rampant under the cloud of COVID and the issues surrounding the vaccine.

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:39:13 -0500
TrudeauƵapp comments ‘unhelpful’ to Indigenous reconciliation /item/33198-trudeau-s-comments-unhelpful-to-indigenous-reconciliation /item/33198-trudeau-s-comments-unhelpful-to-indigenous-reconciliation

Cardinal Thomas Collins said Prime Minister Justin TrudeauƵapp call for the Catholic Church to step up its responsibility for residential schools is “unhelpful” to the reconciliation process.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:22:44 -0400
Trudeau, cabinet skip vote to condemn China's 'genocide' of religious minorities /item/32755-trudeau-cabinet-skip-vote-to-condemn-china-s-genocide-of-religious-minorities /item/32755-trudeau-cabinet-skip-vote-to-condemn-china-s-genocide-of-religious-minorities

OTTAWA -- MPs voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Chinese government for engaging in genocide against religious minorities in that country.

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Canada Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:35:27 -0500
PM praises leaders for COVID presence /item/32473-pm-praises-leaders-for-covid-presence /item/32473-pm-praises-leaders-for-covid-presence

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked faith communities for helping Canadians struggle through nine long months of COVID-induced uncertainty and isolation, he also urged a group of 250 clergy and faith leaders from a wide range of religions to do more over the home stretch while vaccinations roll out. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0500