July 2010 National Updates

July 8, 2010

Where is Canada's foreign aid going? - Part 1: What we give
"CANADA is demonstrating the determined political will needed to deliver effective international assistance," Canada's Minister of International Cooperation Beverley Oda stated June 20.
Canadian cardinal appointed to Vatican
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec, has been named Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops.
OttawaWatch: Questions for Clegg
QUEEN Elizabeth II – among other things, Canada's monarch – was in Ottawa this past week.

Quick news
• Tara missed
• A Kuyt above the rest
• Students' union relents
• Police chase
• more

July 14, 2010

Palestinian Christian models peaceful approach
A PALESTINIAN Christian who fights human rights abuses in the Holy Land hopes he provides a peaceful model for seeking justice.
Where is Canada's foreign aid going? - Part 2: How we give
CANADA has increased its spending on foreign aid over the last decade. There have also been major changes in how Canadian foreign aid is delivered.

OttawaWatch: Big State vs. Big Society
LAST WEEK, I spoke of the National Post's Holy Post blog. I referred to the possibility that one of my columns might 'make the cut' for posting on the blog.

Quick news
• Y oh Y? (Y not?)
• 200,000 more to serve)
• 50 years of helping children
• more

July 21, 2010

Campus pro-life club declares 'great victory'
A UNIVERSITY pro-life club has just announced an out-of-court settlement in its protracted dispute with the school's student society.
Malarek speaks out against prostitution
THE SOLE reason prostitution exists and thrives around the world is men's insatiable demand for women's bodies, according to investigative journalist Victor Malarek.
OttawaWatch: Hints of the new GG's faith
DAVID Lloyd Johnston, who will assume the governor-general's role October 1, has some interest in the Christian faith, in its Anglican, Mennonite and Catholic forms.

Quick news
• Four centuries of Mi'kmaq faith
• A marriage of hockey, music and faith
• Religions no longer count
• Ursuline history launched
• more

July 29, 2010

Anglican Catholics take historic steps toward Rome
THE Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) has made historic steps toward communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
B.C.'s proposed new family laws get mixed reviews
THE British Columbia government is asking for feedback on proposed revisions to the Family Relations Act.
OttawaWatch: Long form and big society
HREE of several dozen organizations whose leaders or researchers have spoken out in defence of the mandatory long form census...

Quick news
• Manning Centre welcomes Darrel Reid
• Writers of the word unite
• Writers of the word unite
• more