Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News
Liberal MP slammed for ‘anti-Catholic’ tweet
OTTAWA -- A “cheap shot” tweet directed at Catholics by a Liberal MP has been slammed as “anti-Catholic” by Conservative Garnett Genuis and the Catholic Civil Rights League.
Ontario’s assisted suicide numbers on the rise
OTTAWA -- The number of people legally put to death in Canada’s largest province continues to go up year after year, new statistics from the Office of Ontario’s Chief Coroner indicate.
Drive-in Mass a hit at Ottawa-area parish
OTTAWA -- In a small parish on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, the new year is starting like 2020 ended — with a close eye on the weather forecast.
Bishops’ plea: ‘It’s not too late’
OTTAWA -- Canada’s Catholic bishops say it is “not too late to reconsider” and stop the expansion of medically-assisted suicide in Canada.
‘Religious right’ remark angers critics
OTTAWA -- Changes that would open up Canada’s legally-sanctioned euthanasia system have been approved by a two-to-one margin by MPs in the House of Commons, but some MPs who voted against the changes say the government unfairly maligned religious Canadians during debate over the contentious issue.
Pope makes it official in Ottawa-Cornwall
OTTAWA -- The official changing of the guard in Ottawa-Cornwall is now complete.
Prendergast’s retirement on hold
OTTAWA -- Retiring is proving to be difficult for Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.
Liberals table bill to implement UN’s Indigenous rights declaration
OTTAWA -- The federal government is making good on a promise to bring in legislation that would set up the framework for how the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) will be implemented within Canadian law.
‘Negligible’ savings from assisted suicide, report says
OTTAWA -- A fiscal analysis of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system shows that making access to an assisted suicide easier could save Canada’s health-care system up to $149 million a year.
COLF to be replaced by new life and family office
OTTAWA -- The Catholic Office for Life and Family will wind down operations by year’s end.