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MAiD for mental illness still not registering with Canadians, MP Jansen says

MAiD for mental illness still not registering with Canadians, MP Jansen says

Quinton Amundson · August 24, 2026

Conservative MP Tamara Jansen has learned that many Canadians remain unaware of the scheduled March 17, 2027, expansion of euthanasia access to individuals solely experiencing mental illness and a joint parliamentary committee’s recommendation to hit pause indefinitely.
Bill C-22, C-34 raise concerns

Bill C-22, C-34 raise concerns

Bills 22, 34 simmer over summer before Parliament return in fall

Quinton Amundson · July 8, 2026

Traditionally, the arrival of July and August means the supportive or critical reaction to government bills goes slightly to the back burner until parliamentarians return to the House of Commons Sept. 21.
Bill C-9 presents uncertain terrain for religious Canadians

Bill C-9 presents uncertain terrain for religious Canadians

Quinton Amundson · June 25, 2026

Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) President and General Counsel Phil Horgan has a warning to impart as Canada enters a new, uncertain landscape on July 18, the date when Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, comes into force.
MP seeks new offense for theft of religious artifacts

MP seeks new offense for theft of religious artifacts

Quinton Amundson · June 19, 2026

With his newly tabled Bill C-290, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis seeks to amend the Criminal Code so that the theft of property with religious or cultural significance is treated by law enforcement with the same gravity as artifacts of high monetary worth.
Parliament passes Bill C-9 into law

Parliament passes Bill C-9 into law

Quinton Amundson · June 18, 2026

The Combatting Hate Act, the controversial piece of legislation that abolishes the longstanding sincere religious text defence from Canada’s hate speech laws, completed final passage on June 17.
Religious speech protection in Bill C-9 fails to pass Senate

Religious speech protection in Bill C-9 fails to pass Senate

Combatting Hate Act now back in the hands of MPs

Quinton Amundson · June 4, 2026

Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, advanced out of the Senate on June 4 by a 45-13 vote, to be sent back to the House of Commons with no movement on providing protection for religious speech.
Senate committee derails religious speech defence in Bill C-9

Senate committee derails religious speech defence in Bill C-9

Quinton Amundson · June 2, 2026

An amendment to stop the expungement of the good-faith religious text defence from Canada’s hate speech laws was voted down 4-3 (one abstention) by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on June 1 during clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
A theological case against Bill C-22

Analysis

A theological case against Bill C-22

Quinton Amundson · June 2, 2026

Encrypted messaging services, social media companies, VPN providers, civil liberty organizations, everyday Canadians, even the U.S. judiciary and foreign affairs committees, have increasingly sounded the alarm about Bill C-22, “an act respecting lawful access.”
Catholic voice finally heard in Senate hearings on Bill C-9

Catholic voice finally heard in Senate hearings on Bill C-9

Quinton Amundson · June 1, 2026

The Canadian Catholic community finally had its voice heard May 28 during the fourth and final Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights meeting on Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
Catholic voice missing in Bill C-9 debate

Catholic voice missing in Bill C-9 debate

Quinton Amundson · May 26, 2026

Catholic entities have not had a seat at the table for any of the first three Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights meetings devoted to studying Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.