Ian Bushfield, Executive Director for the BC Humanist Association, has listed his expectations from Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberal government: “From what he promised during the campaign, there are lots of policies that I’ll be looking for Trudeau to follow through on, including: ♦ Action to legalize physician assisted dying ♦ Reversing the muzzling… Read more »
John Oliver did a pretty funny segment on the Canadian election. My favourite footage was of Justin Trudeau showing someone how to pretend to fall down the stairs and Stephen Harper creepily smiling and telling people how he likes watching Breaking Bad. But, the best is at the end and I won’t spoil it for you… Read more »
Twitter was all atwitter yesterday about Stephen Harper’s attendance at a rally promoted by Rob and Doug Ford. CBC news describes Rob Ford as the former Toronto mayor who admitted to using crack cocaine while in office However, although former Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro’s attack on Justin Trudeau and Liberal candidate Maryam Monsef has… Read more »
Justin Trudeau sent me an email to remind me that today is election day in Ontario. As an Ontarian, you have a responsibility to ensure your community has the best representation possible at Queen’s Park. For me, as a father who has two young kids in an Ontario public school, and who knows there is… Read more »
Justin Trudeau was asked whether he planned to meet with Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast to discuss Trudeau’s views on abortion. His answer, while not as pithy as some of his father’s ripostes, is worth noting: “I have a lot of respect for his eminence and for any leaders within the church, but I do want to… Read more »
It’s true that Canada does not have an explicit statement about separation of church and state in its constitution like the United States does and it’s true that some of our provinces do annoying church-y things like fund Catholic school boards. However, we don’t really care about the religious life of our Prime Ministers and… Read more »