Monday October 27, 2014 – 12pm
Posted Oct 27, 2014 01:50:27 PM.
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12:00 – Catholic Church and LGBTQ community
Shannon Dea, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Waterloo
Recently, the Vatican took the first steps toward reforming its approach to long-taboo topics within the Catholic Church: homosexuality, divorce, and premarital sex. An initial report said “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community,” It asked – “Are our communities capable of providing [a welcoming home], accepting and valuing their sexual orientation, without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony?” However, the bishops’ final report watered down the warm and welcoming language about gays and divorced couples that appeared in that preliminary report, after Conservative bishops expressed alarm that the Roman Catholic Church was sending a mixed message on marriage and homosexuality. Changed ‘welcoming’ to ‘providing for’.
12:30- Canada considers preventative detention in wake of Ottawa shooting
Justin Ling, Freelance Journalist based in Ottawa
Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to strengthen counter terrorism efforts. Details have yet to be released – but Justice Minister Peter MacKay says will include measures to allow preventative detention of suspected would-be terrorists.
The Harper government contends that Canada’s security agencies, tasked with thwarting attacks, are demanding greater powers, arguing that the current arrangements for judicial oversight hampers their ability to deal with imminent threats.
But despite the cross-party show of unity and defiance on Thursday, opposition parties are warning that the government, in the wake of the Ottawa attack, is rushing to adopt expansive new spying powers without considering the consequences.
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