In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the idea of a Basic Income is being revisited across the globe. Humanist Canada has conducted a survey to find out what our members think about this subject and whether they support the…
Critical Thinking II: Ethical Reasoning Course Instructor Dr. Christopher DiCarlo 09/15/2021 04:00 PM - 11/03/2021 06:00 PM EST Location Virtual Course on Zoom, WEDNESDAYS 4.00 - 6.00 PM EST Prerequisites This is a stand-alone course for which there is no…
The Spectrum of Global Humanism and the Importance of Protecting Humanists at Risk With Giovanni Gaetani, PhD Humanists International Sunday, July 25, 2021 3:00 pm EST As a member of Humanist Canada, you might be familiar with humanism as a philosophical…
The Board of Humanist Canada shares the grief of all Canadians upon the discovery of the remains of 215 children at Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation territory. Our hearts are with families, survivors of the…
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, Part II With Prof. Jocelyn Downie, CM, FRSC, FCAHS, SJD Sunday, June 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST In this presentation, Jocelyn Downie will provide an overview of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada.…
The Crisis of Democracy in India With Milan Pandya Educator and Researcher The current state of democracy in India is abysmal. As India’s status slips from ‘free country’ to ‘partly free’ according to Freedom House report, the questions about the rise…
Becoming a Certified Humanist Canada Officiant With Ric Glowienka Chair of the Ceremonies and Officiants Committee of Ontario Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:00 pm EST Humanist Canada Officiants are ambassadors for Humanism, and in Ontario, they are certified to perform weddings,…
This World First: Dispatches on Global Secular Progress With Marc Schaus Researcher and Author If you were to rank every major religious faith group around the world by size, it might surprise you to learn that the nonreligious and unaffiliated…
Whatever Happened to Saguenay? Municipal Prayer in Canada after Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay With Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff Sunday, March 21, 2021 3:00 pm EST In 2018, the British Columbia Humanist Association was notified that a number of municipalities…
Black History: Achievement, Purpose, Progress Ancient Africa to 2021 With Kathleen Johnson Join us for a conversation about Black history: from Africa to the Trans Atlantic and Arabic Slave Trades, to the Civil Rights Movement up to today, from the…
A One School System in Ontario With Alvin Tedjo and Leonard Baak The Ontario government currently funds four overlapping school systems: English public, English Catholic, French public, and French Catholic. In Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and Labrador, religiously segregated school systems…