Canada Summer Jobs Attestation
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Canada Summer Jobs change barring anti-abortion groups was ‘reasonable’: Federal CourtThe Liberal government added wording to the Canada Summer Jobs program application in 2017 requiring groups to attest that their core mandates respect human rights in Canada.CanadaOct 25, 2021
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Liberals changing Canada Summer Jobs attestation after reproductive rights controversyThe Liberals will also unveil changes to the program's eligibility criteria, specifically excluding groups that plan to use public funding to undermine reproductive rights.PoliticsDec 6, 2018
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Group whose head called for ‘eradication’ of Israel got Canada Summer Jobs cash for last 4 yearsThe Liberals are facing calls to revoke funding granted through the Canada Summer Jobs program to an Islamic organization whose leader Conservatives have accused of spreading "hatred" by calling for Israeli soldiers in Gaza to be sent home in "body bags."CanadaJun 25, 2018
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Documents shed light on how Liberals came up with controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestationNewly released documents paint a clearer picture of how the Liberals crafted a plan to make a controversial change to who can be considered for Canada Summer Jobs grants.CanadaApr 24, 2018
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Opposition to abortion is not violent hate speechAre anti-abortion posters hate propaganda and discrimination against women? No, Tasha Kheiriddin says. In a free country, believing that abortion is murder is not a crime.CanadaFeb 8, 2018
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London bishop urges boycott of Canada summer jobs programRonald Fabbro is slamming a condition of the program, saying that the Catholic Church won't be "bullied" into supporting abortion.CanadaFeb 7, 2018
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Liberals will win the fight on Canada Summer Jobs programThe federal government fumbled the communications strategy, but Supriya Dwivedi says politically, the Canada Summer Jobs program is a slam-dunk win for the LiberalsCanadaFeb 1, 2018
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Evangelical Christian leaders attack ‘communistic’ changes to Canada Summer Jobs programA group of all-male religious leaders descended on Parliament Hill Wednesday to assert their right to not sign a new attestation requiring them to state respect for the right of women to choose whether to have an abortion.CanadaJan 31, 2018
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Canada Summer Jobs attestation endorsed by 80 Canadian rights groupsHuman rights groups signed an open letter applauding the government's move to require all groups seeking funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to sign an attestation stating they support Canadian constitutional rights as well as the right to reproductive choice.CanadaJan 29, 2018
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Either scrap the Canada Summer Jobs program, or scrap the politics around itInstead of cherry-picking who gets receives Canada Summer Jobs grants, the Liberals should either scrap the politics around the program, or scrap the it altogether, writes Tasha KheiriddinCanadaJan 24, 2018
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