Anti-Terrorism: Let’s get serious! Let’s talk about two bills that have been before the Parliament of Canada.
Sanctuary, Jason Kenney and Jesus by Brian Walsh I’ve been thinking of writing a mock newspaper article with the title, “Jason Kenney Rejects Jesus.”
Coalitions? Who’s Afraid of Coalitions? Fear Mongering, the Constitution and the Common Good by Brian Walsh Traveling through four provinces over the last couple of days from Toronto to Halifax, I started to feel like the candidates in this election with their grueling travel schedule.
Income Splitting & Jubilee He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.
Fighting Poverty Our friends at Citizens for Public Justice have published their analysis of the party platforms, and the ways in which each of them are seeking to deal with issues of poverty, here on the home front.
When the Middle Class Aren’t by Ericka Stephens-Rennie If someone asked you where you’d place yourself on the income spectrum from low to middle to high, what would you say?
Contempt, the Commons and Justice: Two Economies by Brian Walsh Kentucky poet, farmer, essayist, novelist and profoundly wise man, Wendell Berry once said that there were two kinds of economy: There is the kind of economy that exists to protect the “right” of profit, as does our present public economy; this sort of economy will inevitably gravitate toward the protection of the “rights” of those who profit most.
What Michael Ignatieff Should Have Said by Brian Walsh Political discourse is almost never humble and gracious.
Prayers for an Election Inspired by Philippians 2.1-11 by Brian Walsh Let us pray: As our nation enters into a national election, …we come before you, Jesus, as our Lord.
Jesus for Prime Minister by Andrew Stephens-Rennie It’s campaign time here in Canada. Yesterday, on a frigid Saturday morning our Prime Minister got up in front of Rideau Hall to announce that we’re going to the polls on May 2nd.