Letters to the Editor

Readers Speak Out: March 1, 2020

February 27, 2020

Compassionate care As we face growing threats to the vulnerable with the extension of MAiD, Fr. Scott Lewis’ reminder that “survival depends on loving our neighbour” is timely.

Readers Speak Out: February 23, 2020

February 20, 2020

Indigenous anger How Canada responds to the anger of the Wet’suwet’en community and other Indigenous groups may establish a precedent for how we approach the problem of racism at large.

Readers Speak Out: February 16, 2020

February 13, 2020

Plain wrong Regarding the government’s consultations on euthanasia, it is obvious that the justice department is making a pretence of listening to input from Canadians, as happened when euthanasia was legalized in 2016.

Readers Speak Out: February 9, 2020

February 7, 2020

War-free world Re: Victims of madness (Jan. 19):

Readers Speak Out: February 2, 2020

January 30, 2020

Sacrificial example I want to applaud and fall down on my knees in thanksgiving for the courage and faithfulness of the Delta Hospice Society in British Columbia for not caving in to government pressure to conform to the evil agenda of MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying).

Readers Speak Out: January 26, 2020

January 23, 2020

Narrow viewpoint Re: Lost cause (Letters to the Editor, Dec. 29): So sad to read John Killackey’s narrow viewpoint of the recent political downfall of the Conservatives.

Readers Speak Out: January 19, 2020

January 16, 2020

Moral cowardice Canada’s ministers of foreign affairs and defence, Francoise-Philippe Champagne and Harjit Sajjan, should not have implied that our government generally supports U.S President Donald Trump’s actions toward Iran, including his order to assassinate an Iranian general on Iraqi soil.

Readers Speak Out: January 12, 2020

January 9, 2020

Room for all Re: New Mass at 50: a face-to-face issue (Dec. 22): I find much beauty in the Latin Mass. I grew up with it. But I also find beauty in the Novus Ordo in its simplicity and its native tongue, or mix of Latin and English.

Readers Speak Out: December 29, 2019

December 26, 2019

Entirely? Not really Re: Dialogue continues on path of co-operation (Dec. 1): The article states: “By 1763 King Louis XV had no choice but to cede France’s North American possessions entirely to England’s King George III.”

Readers Speak Out: December 22, 2019

December 18, 2019

No more abuse The reports on abuse in the Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 issues left people wondering if there is nothing else worth reporting on than repeating the same issues in a Catholic newspaper.