Could it happen again?
Could Mennonites once again be drawn into supporting, collaborating with and even perpetrating such evil? This is the question that haunts me after attending a recent conference on Mennonites and…
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Peace, protest and patriotism: Muted voices from WWI
This week’s guest writer is Zacharie Leclair, administrative assistant for MCC Québec and member of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Executive Board. Zacharie holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history…
Remembering: Lest we forget
This week’s blog entry is written by Tim Schmucker, Toronto regional representative for MCC Ontario and a contributor to this year’s Peace Sunday Packet, the theme of which is “Crossing to…
Trust
In mid-May, Canadian Parliamentarians participated in the 3rd annual Iran Accountability Week. Members of the Conservative, NDP, and Liberal caucuses joined together to “sound the alarm on Iranian domestic repression”…
Shuffling the team
This past Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper executed a much-anticipated cabinet shuffle. Eight names were dropped from the cabinet table, ten new names were added, and sixteen traded places. Only…
Bogus refugees include pregnant women, babies and children
By Jane Pritchard, member of Toronto United Mennonite Church and family physician who has cared for refugees for the past 22 years in her private medical practice. On April 25, 2012,…
Peace and Justice Notebook 