Safe Church Concerns Trouble Montreal Bishop Election

 

As the Anglican Diocese of Montreal plans to elect a new bishop May 3, it faces doubts expressed by 39 of 158 delegates. Their concerns include pressures apparently brought against the search committee, resignations from the search committee, and a murky system for church safety.

“Ongoing uncertainty surrounding the election of our next bishop … has left many people feeling hurt, confused, and unheard,” 39 delegates wrote to diocesan authorities on April 6.

They also requested more information about the “external pressures” described by members of the search committee, nearly half of whom resigned before submitting their final report, as well an enumeration of the committee’s concerns about diocesan canons and safe church policies.

https://livingchurch.org/news/news-anglican-communion/safe-church-concerns-trouble-montreal-bishop-election/

‘Catastrophic loss’: Former MP says NDP lost touch with core supporters

 

The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament.

Charlie Angus, who did not run in the last election after representing the northern Ontario riding of Timmins — James Bay for more than two decades, — called the election a “catastrophic loss” following a campaign that spent too much time selling leader Jagmeet Singh and not enough time pitching its policies.

‘Catastrophic loss’: Former MP says NDP lost touch with core supporters - National | Globalnews.ca

New study shows how bilingualism can make the brain be more efficient

 

“When the brain is wiring itself through infancy or early child development, it develops a system for language. So if you have two inputs from different languages, it might build an architecture that is more optimal for learning these languages,” said Xiaoqian Chai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2024/10/17/new-study-shows-how-bilingualism-can-make-the-brain-be-more-efficient/

Majority of Quebecers in favour of lowering legal alcohol limit to 0.05 for drivers: poll

 

Contrary to the Legault Government’s stance, a new Léger poll shows that a majority of Quebecers support lowering the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05.

Commissioned by l’Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), the poll reveals that 61 per cent want the limit lowered. This is a seven point jump since last year, where approval rate stood at 54 per cent in March 2024.

As the Journal de Montreal reports, lowering the limit to 0.05 per cent would potentially save nine lives per year.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/05/22/quebecers-favour-lowering-alcohol-limit/