Cathy Majtenyi

Cathy Majtenyi: Don’t forget about justice in winter of discontent

March 14, 2020

It’s been a turbulent few months. Crowds blocking rail lines, protesters waving placards and RCMP officers barricading land are some of the dramatic images of discontent across Canada.

Cathy Majtenyi: Time to stand up for the gift of life

February 12, 2020

It’s an impossibly tight deadline that the Trudeau government has deliberately created, but one we must respond to with great urgency.

Cathy Majtenyi: Euthanasia questionnaire asks the wrong questions

January 23, 2020

Somewhere tucked between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s press conferences earlier this month about the tragedy of the Ukrainian Airlines crash was a bombshell of another kind: changes coming to federal legislation that pave the way for more Canadians to end their lives prematurely.

Cathy Majtenyi: Christmas sets the tone for our faith journey

December 21, 2019

As Catholics, we all know Christ is the reason for the season. We try our best not to let the materialism of the moment eclipse the birth of Christ. Many of us manage to carve out time to attend midnight Mass and even participate in Advent prayers and events.

Cathy Majtenyi: Listen to the children … future depends on it

November 23, 2019

One Friday last August a Swedish schoolgirl decided not to attend her classes. Clutching her handwritten sign “School strike for climate,” she instead stood outside Sweden’s Parliament, a one-child protest against the damage humankind has wrought on the environment.

Cathy Majtenyi: Time to crack down on vaping

October 23, 2019

Following 29 deaths in the U.S. and at least three cases of severe illnesses in Canada, the Canadian government is stepping up efforts to speak out about vaping, defined as “the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol produced by a vaping product, such as an electronic cigarette.”

Cathy Majtenyi: There is nothing ‘safe’ about supply of drugs

September 26, 2019

It’s been called a “national health crisis” and a “public emergency.” It’s a major issue in next month’s federal election.

Cathy Majtenyi: Persistent prayer at heart of best pro-life strategy

August 31, 2019

It’s a brilliant example of the power of persistent, passionate prayer and how speaking the truth in love can cause hearts to do a 180-degree turn.

Cathy Majtenyi: Carbon tax gains are lost in the pipeline

July 10, 2019

It’s a frustrating paradox. The Canadian government’s carbon tax is a bold, brave move that models to the rest of the world how to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, cabinet has approved the Trans Mountain pipeline, a project that flies in the face of the carbon tax and other measures to combat climate change.

Ontario’s budget takes cruel twist

June 6, 2019

Critics are dubbing it “the nastiest cut.” The Ontario government’s planned termination of the Transition Child Benefit is a cruel measure that strikes at the soft underbelly of society: an estimated 16,000 children each month in low-income families who have nowhere else to turn.