Ethics
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'This is about more than climate change'
By David MacDonald December 2009
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Two solitudes
By David MacDonald December 2009
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From Rio to Copenhagen: not a good trip for Canada
By David MacDonald December 2009
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Now that it has started, where is it going to go?
By David MacDonald December 2009
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By December 2009
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Tips for a more eco-friendly holiday
By Jennifer McPhee December 2009
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Twelve years ago, it appeared the tide had turned on climate change. It hasn’t. Can Copenhagen accomplish what Kyoto couldn’t?
By David G. Hallman December 2009
Everyday Ethics
You’re a lifelong churchgoer; your daughter and son-in-law are atheists. Three days before Christmas, they must leave town to be with his father, who is gravely ill. They leave their two school-age children with you. You always attend Christmas Eve services. Do you bring your grandchildren with you?
By Connie denBok and Bob Giuliano December 2009
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The United Church found itself in the media crosshairs this past fall, wondering how — or whether — to respond to a spate of negative news stories
By David Hayes December 2009
Everyday Ethics
Your grandson has applied to a prestigious university, and his marks are just shy of the admission cut-off. You know he would have sailed through had he not missed so many classes in his last term due to his parents’ messy breakup. The dean of the college is an old friend. Do you call in a favour?
By Ken Gallinger and Ruth McQuirter Scott November 2009
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Think you’re doing your bit for the environment? Here’s the deal: you’re just getting started.
By Lisa Van de Ven November 2009
Everyday Ethics
You began by helping an elderly neighbour with her lawn. Then you agreed to buy a few groceries, fix her cabinets and clean her eaves. Now she phones twice daily, and her “little requests” take a lot of your time. She has no family and no one else to support her. What do you do?
By Lee Simpson and Kevin Little October 2009