It was just over 28 years ago, in October 1982, that the first issue of what is now BC Christian News was distributed to 300 Vancouver and Fraser Valley churches. Some 5,000 copies of that first little black-and-white tabloid were printed. It was the beginning of an attempt to use a community newspaper to “link […]
OttawaWatch: Harper’s first five years
As one of Stephen Harper’s biographers, I am taking some prosaic license with today’s OttawaWatch headline. In so doing, I will invoke four other names to put things into context: Lester Pearson, Bob Rae, David Johnston and Ernie Regehr. Much has been written about the fifth anniversary of Stephen Harper’s becoming prime minister. Depending on […]
Christian press, Ablonczy and Tucson
Today’s OttawaWatch will feature three disparate subjects, tied together with the recurring theme of — hopefully biblical — conflict management. Edna and I are heading west for a few days, later in the month. The occasion is the 2011 Mel Smith Lecture at Trinity Western University on January 27. Your humble scribe has been asked […]
Senator Meredith is on his way
For months, the rumour mill around The Hill had spawned the story that the senator replacing Peter Stollery, the Toronto haberdasher who had held one of the Ontario slots for a couple of decades, would be someone whose political activism would be, at least in part, faith-based. In retrospect, given the rumours, the choice of […]
Faith and/or a gold mine
Kerry Cook was in Ottawa November 30 in the interests of saving the economy of Williams Lake – without hurting the environment. Cook has been mayor of Williams Lake in central British Columbia since 2008. She was part of a delegation of municipal, provincial and federal politicians – and others – interested in saving the […]
OttawaWatch: Voice from a Jesuit past
The Headline was “Real Social Justice.” My first thought on seeing it was that this was another rant about how fundamentalist Christians — and right wingers who hang out with them – are the bane of society. I expected the message to be that only religious liberals and their friends, political leftists, would have any […]
Two outstanding west coasters
Two men who passed away in the past few days – both from the west coast – deserve some mention from this corner. David Lam was an extraordinary Christian whose ethic and witness touched many. Chuck Davis was a journalist and historian who knew what made Vancouver and its environs tick, and used that knowledge […]
The lineup
When Lawrence Cannon, Bev Oda and Peter MacKay lined up together to be interviewed on the Ottawa political shows staged by two of the major networks earlier this week, they were doing what was necessary to bring the right balance to the newest Afghanistan developments. And the Liberal and NDP leaders, Michael Ignatieff and Jack […]
Traditional Anglicans lose major court decision
The latest legal battle between traditional Anglicans and the controversial Anglican Diocese of New Westminster has resulted in a qualified victory for the diocese. Four Anglican Network churches are considering their options, following the British Columbia Appeal Court decision. Under the ruling, the diocese — headed by maverick bishop Michael Ingham — has been awarded […]
Canada’s Military Strategy in Afghanistan: A Shift in Focus
War and peace: This is a subject that captures some attention each year, around November 11. Over the past few weeks, the Canadian military pullout from Afghanistan has been the subject of much discussion. Until now, Canadians have generally assumed that all our soldiers in the Afghan conflict would leave that country. They expected this […]
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