Scheduled departures: A direct threat to the most vulnerable

By Alex Schadenberg When people consider legalizing assisted suicide they usually think about those suffering from conditions so great that to cause their death seems compassionate. I, too, am moved by such stories, but we are capable of providing proper care in even...

Letting God on the bus

By Lorna Dueck Church, mosque, synagogue and temple were inspiring places to be on the weekend for the millions of Canadians who attended, but you’d never know it by what’s being told in the media lately. A spin cycle is under way on faith that, if...

Pope calls for conscientious objection by pharmacists

Vatican, Oct. 29 (CWNews.com) – Catholic pharmacists should not be involved in the distribution of drugs designed to cause abortion or euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI said on October 29. In a short talk to members of the International Federation of Catholic...

Ignoring the most important right of all

By Michael Coren In an ongoing series, National Post writers are being asked a simple question: If you had the power to change a single thing about Canada, what would it be? In today’s instalment, Michael Coren argues that Canada’s lack of an abortion law...

Province should not force school board to reverse decision

Re: Your editorial: Reverse School Board Decision, Oct. 19. I am surprised you would express the hope that the province will force the local Catholic school board to allow this vaccine to be distributed on its premises. This would be an unjustified intrusion on the...