By: Daniel Dacombe Tech companies, especially those responsible for Large Language Model (LLM) development, are frequently in the news for the latest triumphs and horrors of AI use. You can’t scroll your social media of choice without seeing the latest…
This fall, Humanist Canada launched the first restricted campaign in its history: Living Humanism with Intention: Conversations for a Compassionate, Rational Society. It exists because one member decided not to wait. Craig Barlow, in honour of his late wife Rhoda…
Not every pregnancy support centre provides the care or information people expect. Host AJ Ware speaks with Melanie Vevecka of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada about unregulated pregnancy centres, misleading information and the risks they pose to informed reproductive…
By Janalee Morris, Executive Director, Humanist Canada In recent weeks, Canadians across the country watched closely as Alberta held a landmark referendum encompassing 10 distinct questions. At the headline level, the result delivered a clear and reassuring message: over 75%…
By Anne Marie Tapp *This speech was delivered at the 2026 World Humanist Congress in Ottawa. The theme of the Congress was: Humanism as Resistance.* Le texte en français suit Good afternoon all, I’m excited to be here with you…
How long have you been a humanist? How long have you been an officiant? I have been a Humanist for about 4 years, and an officiant for 2 years. I joined the Officiant training program as soon as I reached…
By Janalee Morris, Executive Director, Humanist Canada When I started writing this a few weeks ago, churches were celebrating a sudden surge in youth attendance. Last week, to their credit, they corrected the record: the original report hadn't followed proper…
Guest Blog by Billy Pang As night falls over Seoul, the city’s skyline is illuminated by a ubiquitous and striking feature: thousands of glowing red neon crosses, piercing the darkness from the rooftops of mega-churches. To a foreign observer, South…
A young person facing an unexpected pregnancy should not have to learn about abortion care through fear, misinformation, and frantic internet searches. Yet that is at the heart of the newest episode of Choice Chat, The Things No One Told…
Join Megan Sheldon, co-founder of Be Ceremonial, for this unique opportunity to consider the role of ritual and ceremony at the end of life. Megan is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant and end-of-life doula who has curated hundreds of ceremonies…
What do we learn about abortion before we ever experience it ourselves? For many people, the answer comes not from a doctor, a clinic, or a law book, but from stories — films, television programs, theatre, news coverage, podcasts, and…
By: Billy Pang On New Year's Day 2026, thirty-seven couples gathered at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center to be married in a Buddhist wedding ceremony. At the same ceremony, another 344 couples renewed their vows and received blessings…