Canadian Politics

Quebec’s Roman Catholic bishops and other religious leaders have sharply rejected turning the secularization of the province into an excuse for activist exclusion of religious faith.

The Speech from the Throne — delivered by King Charles III May 27 to open the latest session of Parliament under the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney — was a powerful assertion of Canada’s identity as distinct political, social and cultural entity.

Following a May 27 speech from the throne delivered by King Charles III, the 45th Canadian Parliament, under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney will get to legislative work.

Canada’s pro-life community is expressing trepidation about the fate of preborn children and end-of-life care under a Mark Carney Liberal government, but is also consoled by the electoral gains made in the April 28 federal election.

Prior to Election Night, few Canadians would have identified Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre as an embodiment of Catholic charity.

Canadian voters have spoken and chose to give the Liberal Party a fourth term in power as Mark Carney maintained his hold on the Prime Minister’s office.

I write this with a heavy heart, something I never, ever, would have thought I would have to put in print.

Matthew Marquardt’s message to Canadian Catholics is simple yet significant: active citizenship must continue resolutely in the days, weeks, months and years following tonight’s 2025 federal election outcome.

In a statement released ahead of the April 28 federal election, Canada’s bishops are calling on Catholics to vote with a renewed spirit of hope, guided by conscience and rooted in faith.

The House of Commons Finance Committee’s proposed pre-budget 2025 recommendations — 429 and 430 — to strip pro-life and faith-based non-profit groups of their charitable status has been on the mind of Phil Horgan this election cycle.