Justice
More than 30 years after École Polytechnique, the fight against misogyny is no less urgent
The tragedy was a feminist awakening for me, but decades later, there is still so much work to do
December 2022
In this issue:
- Iconic playwright Tomson Highway on trickster wisdom
- For these Canadians, reconciliation has become a personal call to action
- Four LGBTQ2S+ writers on how they’re rebuilding Christmas with love
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Indigenous Vision (print exclusive)
Responses from our readers
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
The Lens (print exclusive)
Photographer and filmmaker Noor Gatih captures her grandmother's complex life through "Knobs and Chai"
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Justice
This month in 1962 (print exclusive)
Canada carries out last executions
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Ethical Living
Survey says (print exclusive)
Canadians share their concerns about hockey culture
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Spirituality
Cool things (print exclusive)
From drag queens to miniaturists, these ministers showed their skills on reality TV
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Ethical Living
Good advice (print exclusive)
Tips for boosting empathy
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Spirituality
Ode (print exclusive)
Nativities in Italy
Perspective
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Spirituality
1 Corinthians 13 forced me to look at love in a new light
I used to see the words as sentimental, but recently I realized they were meant to be lived
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Ethical Living
Multigenerational living could be a game-changer. So why don’t more people consider it?
Larger households save money and waste less
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Ethical Living
Tomson Highway on the magic of Cree and power of myths
The iconic author and playwright is travelling across Canada this month to deliver his CBC Massey Lectures
Features
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Ethical Living
A chosen family Christmas
The holidays can be fraught for LGBTQQ2S+ people. Four writers rebuild the season with love.
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Justice
Can the courts save us from the climate crisis?
In countries around the world, people are using the law to force those in power to act, and in some cases, to prevent action
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Justice
Giving land back and other ways Canadians are making reconciliation personal
These settlers are going beyond orange shirts and land acknowledgments
Spotlight
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Ethical Living
Forget Hallmark Christmas movies – these films serve up the holidays without the schmaltz
Sugary sweet films have taken over our holiday screens. But some movies still deliver a dose of reality.
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Justice
Impact of ‘Eskimo disc system’ on Inuit brought to light in new book
Writer Norma Dunning explores the little-known Eskimo Identification Canada program in ‘Kinauvit?’
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Spirituality
Cartoons that cut to the heart (print exclusive)
David Hayward's latest collection uses humor to combat intolerance
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Ethical Living
In ‘Dinner on Mars,’ food researchers redesign our agricultural system from scratch
Evan D.G. Fraser and Lenore Newman present radical solutions to our current food problems
United Church in Focus
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UCC in Focus
Small-town church plays big role in resettling Ukrainians (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Trinity United closes doors, opens coffers (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Broad View United buys a company with a cause (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Maybe it’s time to take the Advent call to repentance seriously
A holiday message from the moderator of The United Church of Canada
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UCC in Focus
The United Church of Canada is healthier than most people think: Brian Arthur Brown
The longtime minister and author of “Keys to the Kindom” is hopeful about the denomination's future
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Ethical Living
Of cookies and connection
A chance encounter with a grieving grandmother felt like a Christmas gift
