In this episode of Choice Chat’s Culture & Abortion mini-series, host AJ Ware speaks with Dr. Shannon Stettner about the silence, stigma, and cultural expectations that continue to shape how abortion is spoken about in Canada. Dr. Stettner challenges the…
The Morgentaler Committee of Humanist Canada is inviting new volunteers to join our work in reproductive justice. If you believe that people should be trusted to make decisions about their own bodies, health, families, and futures, there is a place…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Humanist Canada & Humanists International OTTAWA TO HOST 2026 WORLD HUMANIST CONGRESS UNDER THEME "HUMANISM AS RESISTANCE" International forum brings delegates from 48 countries to Canada amid rising demand for human rights-based, secular responses to global challenges…
By Janalee Morris, Executive Director of Humanist Canada The other day, one of our dedicated members, Craig Barlow, reached out to share a deeply moving reflection with me. He had been reading an article titled How to Lead a More…
Patrick and Michaela reached out to Choice Chat after finding the podcast and chose to share their abortion story together. In this special personal story episode, they speak openly about love, timing, grief, support, and the quiet complexity of making…
Humanist Canada, the British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA), and Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) are calling on the federal government to uphold the state’s duty of religious neutrality in response to renewed efforts by the Catholic Church to influence medical…
(En français plus bas) After two years of dedicated preparation and training with Humanist Canada (HC), Silvana Morales-Boiardi and David Fraser have reached an important milestone in their journey toward becoming humanist chaplains in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). On…
Greetings Wonderful Humans! Humanist Canada serves what I often call the "forgotten middle"—those who, in the past, would have been supported and mobilized by their membership in a church or a local community center. These are the people who drive…
Humanist Canada is expressing strong opposition to recent and proposed legislation in Alberta that would restrict access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and gender-affirming care, citing concerns over individual autonomy, human dignity, and evidence-based healthcare. “Humanist Canada is grounded…
What happens when abortion is treated as health care—not a crime? Tara sits down with Dr. Martha Paynter, author of Lawless, to cut through the noise: why Canada’s decriminalized framework matters, how mifepristone has expanded access, and how “bringing abortion back…
This last December my partner and I had a chance to visit Kenya again, their first visit home since coming to live with me in Canada. If you haven’t had the chance to visit Kenya, it’s a land and people…