Excerpts of Barry’s Op-Ed in The Province: The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. Although it is very responsive to certain perspectives, Ottawa does not seem to recognize or understand the concerns of religious communities. ……. As if that were not enough, it now… More
The Opposition Conservatives surprised many today by using their Opposition Motion in the House of Commons to address the Canada Summer Jobs issue. The federal government has struggled to keep this controversy under wraps. But the story will not die. There is too much at stake, as I explained in… More
The House of Commons has opened up today with a debate about Canada Summer Jobs program’s controversial attestation requirement. The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. It does not understand nor listen to the concerns of religious communities. We have watched with dismay… More
When the success of your government grant application depends on agreeing with a government opinion, then there is bound to be a fuss. Canada is a democracy and Liberal democrats, by definition, do not take government-imposed opinions lightly. The Canada Summer Jobs is a government program that funds non-profits, small… More
What we have feared has come true: the government has rejected the applications of Christian Charities who could not, because of conscience, sign the government’s attestation requirement. CCCC’s sent the following message to our ministry leaders in response to the Government’s rejection: Dear Ministry Leader, Over the past days, we… More
The Federal Government has decided to extend the Canada Summer Jobs application to February 9. This comes as more opposition grows to the new attestation requirement. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/summer-jobs-hajdu-deadline-extended-1.4514044 https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html More
Right to Life Association of Toronto and Area, et. al. v. Canada, Federal Court, January 30, 2018; Docket: T-8-18 Justice St-Louis, of the Federal Court, ruled today that the Right to Life Association of Toronto (RTLT) failed to meet the legal test for an injunction against the federal government’s Canada… More