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The state of our environment has captured the attention of Canadian investors.
A Harris/Decima poll of more than 2,000 Canadians for Investors Group found 56 per cent thought environmental considerations are an important part of socially responsible investment decisions. Environment out-polled such traditional ethical investment factors as alcohol and tobacco at 43 per cent, and weapons at 53 per cent. Only substandard human rights practices at 70 per cent and child labour named by 79 per cent were more likely to determine ethical investment decisions.
School board pulls controversial book
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - An Ontario Catholic school board has pulled The Golden Compass and other His Dark Materials novels by outspoken atheist Philip Pullman from school library shelves in response to a U.S.-inspired campaign against both the books and the movie version of The Golden Compass, which opens across Canada Dec. 7.
Salt+Light, Dufferin-Peel school board team up
ByTORONTO - A new DVD series aims to teach students in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board about virtues.
Dufferin-Peel looks to future
By Catholic Register StaffLaity role essential in Catholic schools
By John Thavis, Catholic News ServiceToronto board to launch year-round schooling pilot program
By Sara Loftson, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - The Toronto Catholic District School Board has tentatively approved year-round schooling at two elementary and two secondary schools for the 2009-2010 school year.
Dufferin-Peel educators united in faith
By Sara Loftson, The Catholic RegisterNiagara charts 150 years of Catholic education
By Joe Barkovich, Catholic Register SpecialThe seduction of sexualized commerce
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholic Education - What Now?
By Catholic Register Staff
Editor's note: After a bruising provincial election campaign that revealed deep dislike among Ontario voters for any form of government-funded religious schools, Catholic education supporters have a right to be nervous. Their own system came under attack and will now be under an unfriendly microscope. In these stories, we explore some of the issues and possible solutions.
How the provinces stack up
By Catholic Register StaffThe rest of the provinces, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nunavut, receive no funding for Catholic schools.