Archive for category Rights and Responsibilities

Harper Government quietly drops UN drought convention – the only country in the world to do so

Posted by on Thursday, 28 March, 2013


CIDA’s merger with Foreign Affairs sparks debate concerning role of aid

Posted by on Thursday, 28 March, 2013

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/03/27/f-cida-dfait-merger.html


President Obama visits Christian Sites during Lenten Visit to Israel

Posted by on Monday, 25 March, 2013

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1301349.htm


New Budget kills Canadian International Development Agency

Posted by on Friday, 22 March, 2013

The Harper government has proposed dismantling the 45-year-old Candian International Development Agency, which acts as an umbrella organization overseeing agencies such as Development and Peace:  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cidas-sudden-demise-shifts-control-to-pmo/article10148680.

 


HHS Regulations violate 1st Amendment

Posted by on Friday, 22 March, 2013

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is concerned that the Administration’s new health-care regulations violate first Amendment rights of healthcare workers.. For the full story:  https://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/usccb-hhs-regs-continue-to-violate-first-amendment/


Obama Gun Control Likely To Be Broken Into Pieces By Senate

Posted by on Tuesday, 26 February, 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/25/obama-gun-control_n_2761488.html