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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-08-12
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “TORONTO — Shahzad Mustafa remembers thinking of his own childhood when a worker from the Children’s Aid Society visited his mosque to talk about the importance of Muslim...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-08-12
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Brock University is distancing itself from a retired professor after he unleashed a racist tirade in a series of tweets linked to the removal of a statue of John A....
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-08-26
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Maxime Bernier, the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership runner-up, has announced he’s leaving the party to form a truly conservative alternative to Andrew...
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-08-26
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Rev. Dr. Palamattam, in his recent article (Guardian, Aug 9) continues his Christian Jihad against modernity, secular humanism, empiricism, and science. But his militant...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-09-02
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “QIKIQTARJUAQ, NU, Aug. 31, 2018 /CNW/ – Bridging the gap between Indigenous knowledge and Arctic research will help the government better understand the unique challenges...
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Sophisticated Ignorance in Canadian Media: An Addendum on a Joke
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Last year, I wrote an article entitled Payette: It’s a Joke, Folks (2017). The commentary emerged from the ashes of the fire burned by some of the most prominent...
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-09-09
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, with the closest balance in the nation of residents who speak our two official languages. Politically,...
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-09-09
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “In early August, Saudi Arabia called for the withdrawal of all Saudi students from Canadian postsecondary institutions, including the University of Toronto, by the end of...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-09-09
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “New research suggests Canadian oil is among the world’s most carbon-heavy, but Canada’s industry also has rules that could make a big dent in global greenhouse gas...
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This Week in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 2018-09-16
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “That didn’t take long. Whoever thought that the “adults in the room” of a Ford cabinet would counterbalance the most extreme elements of his agenda are now under no...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-09-23
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “The Prime Minister’s Science Fair celebrates the best and brightest young Canadians in STEM OTTAWA, Sept. 19, 2018 /CNW/ – Canada is a country of innovators, and they...
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-09-30
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Whatever their religion, parents often send their children to a faith-based school for the same reason: a desire to instill strong values and beliefs in the next...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-09-30
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has launched a science review to assess risks associated with PiscineOrthoreovirus, also known as Piscine Reovirus, (PRV) transfer...
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Interview with Tanzanian Freethinker Agness Bweye
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen I reached out to JichoJipya founder Nsajigwa I Mwasokwa (Nsajigwa Nsa’sam) about secular and freethinking women. He recommended Agness Bweye. Here we get to know some of...
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This Week in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 2018-10-14
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “The federal Conservatives say they would not stand in the way of the Quebec government if it moves to bar some provincial employees from wearing religious symbols at work....
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-10-14
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Vancouver is a city full of people from all backgrounds, full of creativity and art, and with a strong sense of social justice. As a Canadian Baha’i of Iranian descent who...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-10-14
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “This week we are devoting the entire episode of Quirks & Quarks to the science of cannabis. Surprisingly, there are many unanswered questions about the effects of...
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West Coast Christian Accord
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen The West Coast Christian Accord got founded, recently. According to the information provided by the WCCA website, the purpose is to bring together leaders and church...
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-10-28
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “OTTAWA — Canadian politicians and Jewish groups expressed sympathy for the victims and condemnation for the shooter after an attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on...
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This Week in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 2018-12-02
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen [Ed. Note: Sorry for the delays, back online.] “Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh wears a tightly wrapped turban on his head and a sheathed kirpan on a...
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-12-02
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen ““The science is clear; for all the ambitious climate action we’ve seen – governments need to move faster and with greater urgency. We’re feeding this fire while the means...
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-12-02
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Following last year’s initial Decretum Symposium, which examined the connections between Catholic and civil law, the event’s second iteration will look at the...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-12-02
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “In 2000, the Government of Canada initiated the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) to provide funding and resources to researchers working at Canadian universities. The...
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Ask Mandisa 9 – Physical and Mental Boundaries: Do Not Trespass Where Not Wanted
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mandisa Thomas is the Founder of Black Nonbelievers, Inc (Twitter & Facebook). One of the, if not the, largest organization for African-American or black nonbelievers...
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-12-10
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Canada is set to adopt an international migration pact that has drawn scorn from critics who say the document is a threat to sovereign immigration policies. About 167...
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This Week in Canadian Science 2018-12-10
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “When she saw the baby mountain goats, Aerin Jacob knew she was going to be unpopular. It was spring 2007, and she was a young environmental consultant monitoring the...
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This Week in Canadian Politics 2018-12-16
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been arrested and detained in China without explanation, the Canadian government confirmed Tuesday. “Obviously we are aware of...
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This Week in Canadian Religion 2018-12-16
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen “Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) applauds the passage of legislation in Canada’s Senate removing the offense of...
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Prime Minister Trudeau: Conservatives “Fearmongering” and “Spreading Falsehoods”
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen When facts fail, go to plan B, which always tinged plan A, anyway: fear, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a call out, recently (Wright, 2018). It was directed towards the...
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Interview with Louis Dubé – President, Sceptiques du Québec & Editor, Le...
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Louis Dubé is the President of Sceptiques du Québec and the Editor of Le Québec Sceptique. Here he talks about his life and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was personal...
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Interview with Doug Thomas – President, Secular Connexion Séculière
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Doug Thomas is the President of Secular Connexion Séculière. Here we talk about some background and views of Thomas. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was early life like for...
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Ask Gretta 2 – Expect the Unexpected, and the Expected
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Reverend Gretta Vosper is a unique individual in the history of Canadian freethought insofar as I know the prior contexts of freethinking in Canada’s past in general, and...
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Interview with Patrick Morrow – (New) President, Humanists Atheists and...
—By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Pat Morrow is the President of the Humanists Atheists and Agnostics of Manitoba. Here we talk about religion’s, or rather non-religion’s, existence in life for him, and his...
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Interview with Ruth von Fuchs – President, Right to Die Society of Canada
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Ruth von Fuchs is the President of the Right to Die Society of Canada. Here we talk about her background, work, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was early life like...
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Interview with Shannon Hardy – Founder, Abortion Support Services Atlantic...
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Shannon Hardy is the Founder of the Abortion Support Services Atlantic (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Here we talk about her life, work, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Were...
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Asia Bibi, Husband, and Daughters Safe in Canada
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen — According to Religion News, the case – known to several readers here – of Asia Bibi hit some of the news once more. Some secular Canadians took intrigue at this case...
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Interview with Moses Klein – Spokesperson, Humanist Association of Toronto
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Moses Klein is a Spokesperson for the Humanist Association of Toronto Here we talk about the community of humanists in the largest city in Canadian society. Scott Douglas...
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Interview with Nicholas Kosovic – Founder, UBC Students for Freedom of...
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Nicholas Kosovic is the Founder of the UBC Students for Freedom of Expression. Here we discuss his work and background, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Let’s start from...
View ArticlePress Release: Humanist Canada calls for the release of Pakistani Activist
*From early July but still relevant.* TORONTO – July 1, 2019 – PRLog — Humanist Canada calls on the Government of Canada to request the Government of Pakistan to release human right campaigner,...
View ArticlePress Release: Humanist activist and family threatened by Pakistan: Canadian...
*From middle July but still relevant.* TORONTO – July 18, 2019 – PRLog — Humanist Canada continues to join a growing chorus of denunciation of the Government of Pakistan in its treatment of human...
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Interview with Pastor Clint Nelson – Lead Pastor, Parkside Church
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen I wanted to explore some of the world of different Christian leaders, small and big. However, I wanted to report less on those and more in their own words. These will be...
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Ask Melissa 1 – 2013 to Infinity: On Creationism in Canada
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Melissa Story lives in Eastern Ontario with her husband and three cats. She studied Advertising & Public Relations at St. Lawrence College in Kingston. She worked in the...
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Interview with Celia Anne Scott – Former Board Member, Humanist Canada
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Celia Anne Scott is a Former Board Member of Humanist Canada. She “was appointed a Justice of the Peace when she moved to Nova Scotia in 2016. Previously, she had practiced...
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Ask Takudzwa 14 – Soft Spots in Legislation
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Takudzwa Mazwienduna is the informal leader of Zimbabwean Secular Alliance and a member of the Humanist Society of Zimbabwe. This educational series will explore secularism...
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Canada, a relatively irreligious place
Ian Bushfield By Ian Bushfield — The latest poll from Leger Marketing [pdf] asked the standard “who will you vote for” type questions, but then dug deeper to try to expose a difference between Quebec...
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Humanism and prostitution
Ian Bushfield By Ian Bushfield — The Ontario Court of Appeal today upheld an earlier ruling that the federal laws banning “bawdy houses” (brothels) is unconstitutional. They further ruled that the law...
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Ask Melissa 2 – Territorial in the Provinces, Provincial in the Mental...
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Melissa Story lives in Eastern Ontario with her husband and three cats. She studied Advertising & Public Relations at St. Lawrence College in Kingston. She worked in...
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Ask An Abortion Doula 12 – Crisis Navigation: Locked-Down, Not Locked Out
By Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson is an abortion doula and Ph.D. student in religious studies at the University of Alberta. She is the author of the Humanist Ceremonies Handbook...
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Interview with Ranil Prasad on Municipal Prayers
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Ranil Prasad “is a fourth year political science student at UBC, where he studies the relationship between party platforms and legislative activities. In his spare time, he...
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Joyce Arthur on New Reproductive Rights Updates in Canada
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Joyce Arthur is the Founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada. She has been an abortion rights and pro-choice activist since 1998. Arthur...
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