Last week, Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois, said that if she is elected Premier of Quebec, she will enact a bill that excludes public display of all religious symbols – except for the Christian crucifix.
Church on a Hill
There were few signs of religious demagoguery, when close to 200 United Church youth commissioners and Youth Forum members and some of their “elders” appeared on Parliament Hill Wednesday (August 16). The young people took a break from the General Council meetings, the church’s once-every-three-years’ legislative gathering. The Carleton University meeting site in Ottawa afforded […]
To torque the story
It was fascinating to watch the little dustup between Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay and Charlotte Guardian reporter Jim Day last week, over what is sometimes called, in the journalistic trade, “the torque of the story.” Simply put, to torque is to twist the story from what subject initially intended to what the reporter wanted it to […]
Reflections on Jack Layton
It was a year ago (July 25), that Jack Layton’s cancer battle caused him to step aside from politics. Less than a month later, he was dead. Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered Layton’s family a state funeral, which was accepted. There were a number of unusual factors connected with Layton’s death that are worth noting, […]
OttawaWatch: Considering the CAUT context
Bear with me for a few minutes and we will take a “circle drive” that includes some pondering on: Carleton University. Canadian Association of University Teachers. (CAUT) Two Ontario universities. Trinity Western University. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Islamic University in Gaza (IUG). Preston Manning. The story begins with Carleton University’s admission, […]
OttawaWatch: Sitting down over some drinks
John McKay, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood, in the near-eastern suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is an effective centrist critic of things conservative. As it happens, his faith persuasion is evangelical Christian and he is not hesitant to say, when it is appropriate, that he wishes a few more sensible Christian values would […]
OttawaWatch: Besetting addictions
The departure of Bev Oda from the federal cabinet lineup calls for a few comments about addictions. Firstly, a few words to the good about Oda. Once she put her resignation on the dotted line, commendations, both tentative and effusive, have been coming forward. By several accounts, many close to her ministry spoke well of […]
OttawaWatch: St. Andrew’s sidelight
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the church we attend in Ottawa – St. Andrew’s, the closest to Parliament Hill – The church had held a weekday noon hour service for public servants whose jobs were in question because of possible cutbacks. I received a response from Diane Scharf, long active as a Hill support […]
OttawaWatch: The passing of Pastor Holmes
Last week, I promised to talk, today about what kept me away from St.Andrews Church on June 13. That promise is postponed, owing to theopportunity to report on something relevant to Fathers Day. * * * The funeral for Robert Davis Holmes, last Friday, June 15, in TorontosYorkminster Park Baptist Church, turned out to be […]
OttawaWatch: St. Andrew’s and the omnibus
Some capital area events worth noting – over and above the omnibus budget debate – will follow in this and next week’s OttawaWatch pieces. * * * It is not too often that the church closest to Parliament Hill – and, as it happens, the church Edna and I attend – gets some ink in […]
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