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2024 BAHACON HC Presentation: Yes, There Are Atheists in Foxholes!
Author: Bettianne Hedges Date: 26 Aug 2024 Humanist Canada (HC) was a proud sponsor of the 2024 Bluewater Atheist, Humanist, Agnostics Conference (BAHACON). This year, HC’s Executive Director Bettianne Hedges attended the event with Marie-Claire Khadij, Humanist Canada military chaplain,…
A Memorable Visit from the Netherlands
In 2022, thanks to the newly developed chaplaincy program and endorsement of Humanist Canada, Capt Marie-Claire Khadij became the first military humanist chaplain of the Americas. Only three other countries currently have military humanist chaplains: The Netherlands since 1964, Belgium…
Discussion 2024: What is Going on With the Neighbours?
With Nicole Carr, executive director of the American Humanist Association and Bettianne Hedges, executive director of Humanist Canada https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/cAWO2LEEqQSLNFkL1YZtBByjtNx2wDJE100iFGzfQFk=Sunday, June 23 3:00 pm EST x --> Nicole Carr, the executive director of the American Humanist Association takes us on a…
Walk With Pride: 2024 Toronto Pride Parade
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 2:00 pm EST Humanist Canada is partnering with the Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT) and the Ontario Humanist Society (OHS) to celebrate 2SLGBTQI+ rights by walking in the Toronto Pride Parade. Because 2SLGBTQI+ rights are human rights!…
Discussion 2024: The Importance of Humanism in Understanding the Legalized Dehumanization of Indigenous People in Canada
With Christina Ninham and Maureen Bulbrook Postponed Indigenous lawyers Christina Ninham and Maureen Bulbrook are all too familiar with the pervasive social, political, and legal challenges faced by Indigenous Canadians.For this conversation, Christina and Maureen will sit down with Humanist…
Discussion 2024: An Indigenous Roundtable
With Christina Ninham and Maureen Bulbrook
As lawyers and Indigenous women, Maureen Bulbrook and Christina Ninham have both witnessed and experienced the unjust treatment of Indigenous Canadians.
Discussion 2024: Divorce: Humanist Style
With Alex Howard
Working as both a humanist officiant and divorce mediator, Alex Howard has cultivated a unique and well-rounded perspective on relationships. You may recognize her as one of the co-hosts of Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast, where she gets down to the nitty of gritty of divorce.
Discussion 2024: Anti-Science is the New Religion
With Dr. Jackie Nemni Dr. Jackie Nemni , a graduate of McGill and McMaster University, practiced respirology and sleep medicine for thirty years, including many years in the ICU. Most recently, and before retirement, she worked at a COVID assessment…
Discussion 2024: Authentic Speaking, Writing, and Inter-Cultural Communications
With Rita Shelton Deverell, CM, EdD
Dr. Deverell has worked in the Canadian arts and cultural industries and academe: as a theatre artist, television broadcaster/senior executive, independent producer, journalism educator, and author.
Author Talk: Towards a Godless Dominion
With Elliott Hanowski
In recent surveys, one in four Canadians say they have no religion. A century ago Canada was widely considered to be a Christian nation, and the vast majority of Canadians claimed they were devoutly religious.
Discussion 2024: Putting A Number on How Much Religion Costs in Canada
This online roundtable discussion about the cost of religion in Canada - quantified by original research conducted by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Bettianne Hedges of Humanist Canada will be hosting Leslie Rosenblood from CFIC alongside Teale Phelps Bondaroff and Ian Bushfield of the BC Humanist Association, who will discuss the many ways Canada still tangibly privileges religion and its institutions over similar non-theistic organizations.