The Vancouver Sun publishes an editorial urging the Supreme Court of Canada to rule in favour of Loyola High School: "If the Supreme Court rules in favour of the government's stance, it will legitimize the province's position that religion is a lifestyle choice and not a matter of personal identity, according to Peter Stockland, senior director of publications and media with Cardus, a Hamilton-based think-tank." Read the full article here.
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Court must restore religious freedom
November 14, 2013
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Court should end Quebec’s trampling of religious freedoms
Published in today's paper, "Editorial: Court should end Quebec's trampling of religious freedoms," a perspective on why the Loyola high school case is so important: "If the Supreme Court rules in favour of the Quebec government's stance, it will legitimize the province's position that religion is a mere lifestyle choice and not a matter of deeply rooted personal identity, according to Peter Stockland, senior director of publications and media with Cardus, a Hamilton-based think-tank whose focus is on the intersection between faith and the common life of Canadians. Cardus is supporting Loyola in its fight, and two of its members, along with Loyola principal Paul Donovan, visited the Herald editorial board recently as part of a cross-Canada trip to raise awareness about the case." Read the rest of this editorial here.
November 12, 2013
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Loyola case a battle over religious freedom
November 10, 2013
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Loyola principal, Paul Donovan, says Quebec rule prohibits teaching faith
Paul Donovan fears that Quebec is moving towards a "closed" secularism. To read more on this from Patheos and the Catholic News Agency, click here.
November 6, 2013
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce paper cites Cardus research
An October 2013 report on the Ontario College of Trades released by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce cites 2011 Cardus research paper, Where is the Research?
November 5, 2013
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“An archdiocese, a corporate entity, could be deemed not to have religious freedom.”
Loyola High School principal, Paul Donovan talks to the B.C. Catholic about his school's fight to be exempted from the Ethics and Religious Culture program. The article argues that the outcome of this case will have profound implications for the religious freedom of all institutions. To read the full article, click here.
November 5, 2013
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“We are not allowed to be who we are”: Quebec Catholic principal tells Canadians
"Paul Donovan speaks about the situation in which Loyola finds itself and about how the situation is relevant to all Canadians who may believe religious freedom is a safe and protected right," writes Peter Baklinski on LifeSiteNews.com .
October 30, 2013
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Quebec Catholic school principal fights for right to teach religion course with faith
October 29, 2013
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Milton Friesen on the Social Enterprise World Forum blog
Milton Friesen, Program Director, Social Cities is published on the Social Enterprise World Forum blog. His article "The Business of Re-Weaving a Good City" was first published for Comment in 2010. To read the article, click here.
October 8, 2013