Ethics

Everyday Ethics

A vacation or a chore?

An old friend has suffered through a messy divorce, her mother's death and job loss. She talks of nothing but herself and is beginning to try your patience. Then she suggests that the two of you take a long-talked-about vacation together. What do you do?  
By Lee Simpson and Kevin Little  May 2008

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On the worthy cause beat

A veteran business reporter discovered that the philanthropic spirit is thriving in Canada today.   
By Paul Waldie  May 2008

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Eating ethically

Is it possible to shrink our ecological footprint by changing the way we fill our bellies?  
By Trisha Elliott  April 2008

Everyday Ethics

An affair to consider

Your church’s youth group is booming thanks to two energetic adult volunteers. Both leaders are married, but one afternoon you see them leaving a motel together. The youth have spent a year fundraising for an exposure tour to Peru. They leave in a month. What do you do?  
By Connie denBok and Bob Giuliano  April 2008

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An ethical enigma called Afghanistan

It used to be that the United Church was almost automatically anti-war. Times have changed  
By Mike Milne  October 2007

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The shadow side of nuclear energy

Nuclear energy promises lots of electricity with minimal greenhouse gases. Its waste `footprint' is a different matter, though  
By Mike Milne  October 2007

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Death by design

We enjoy unprecedented control over how we live. Should we also control the way we die?  
By Larry Krotz  May 2007

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Eco-ethics and the winds of change

The fierce debate over an Ontario wind-energy project signals a looming ethical storm  
By Larry Krotz  April 2007

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When war in not an option

  
By Jennifer Mcphee  November 2006

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New casino, bad idea

  
By Donna Sinclair  December 2005

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Fighting back against elder abuse

  
By Melissa Walker  September 2005

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Climate change

Into the gathering haze  
By David Wilson  April 2005

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Also in the May 2008 print edition

Also in the May 2008 print edition


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