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Creationism in Canada: Part 4
Read part one, two, and three. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, Today It becomes clear in reviewing some of Canada’s provincial and territorial curriculum guidelines that the issue of origin of life is far from settled. Perhaps, most relevant is the fact that many curriculum outcomes begin by acknowledging that students and parents may have…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 3
Read part one and two. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, 1990s In 1992, letters were circulated to Canadian school boards from Creation Science Association of Canada (CSAC) director, Robert Grieve, requesting that presentations be allowed in classrooms from creation science associations. It was brought to the attention of the media that CSAC had been making routine…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 2
Read part one here. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, 1970s Creation science instruction was quietly introduced into some British Columbia science classes in the late 1970s. Unlike the Abbotsford case, which received considerable media and government scrutiny, other districts enacting such policies received little attention. Indeed, scant evidence exists that creationism was ever taught in…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 1
If you enjoy studying how religion intersects public life, then you’ve no doubt encountered the sensational headlines from the United States concerning ongoing legal battles over the teaching of creationist theories versus evolutionary theories in public school science classrooms. Now, many Canadians may think that we’re immune to this kind of controversy, but Canadian controversies…
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Morgentaler and Abortion in Canada
Yesterday, Canadians across the country were either mourning the loss of a highly influential man or praying for his soul. That’s the kind of divisiveness Dr. Henry Morgentaler had on Canadians. He was either revered or reviled for his contributions to Canadian society. In case you’re wondering what the big deal is, Morgentaler is widely…
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Bye, bye, Penny…
Yesterday it was announced that the Canadian government will stop producing the one-cent coin. Personally, I think this make economic cents sense. It’s long overdue. Let’s face it, when it costs more to produce a currency than its actual value then it’s clearly not a financially sound practice. Some have decried the move as one…
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Canadian Thanksgiving, eh?
It’s the start of the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada. What makes Canada’s Thanksgiving holiday differ from the American holiday of the same name? Aside from falling on different dates, the historical underpinnings of this celebrated occasion is markedly different too. Here’s a primer for you on the origins and rites of a Canadian Thanksgiving. My…