40 Days for Life off to a good start

This morning Jackie, Maureen and I witnessed and prayed at the abortion site at 7:00 AM. We joined parishioners from Assumption Parish. Joan was happy for us to join her parish as that meant there were seven of us for the opening vigil time on Bank and Sparks Street. Assumption parishioners will be there the whole day praying and witnessing. God Bless them all.

It's kind of ironic. Because of the nonsensical Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, we have to stand on the corner of Bank and Sparks behind their ridiculous sign (see picture below). But the good news is that our witnessing covers four corners of the street and lots and lots of people can see us. We are probably more visible to more people than when we used to witness in front of 65 Bank St. Good comes out of not good. God is in control.

Random window washer

Corner of Bank and Sparks where we have to stand behind the Ontario Government's ridiculous sign.

Woe to you Canadian government

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." Matthew 23:27–28 (ESV): 

On the one hand, the Canadian government marked World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. They announced $120.2 million for continued operations of the 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline:

On World Suicide Prevention Day, we renew our commitment to preventing suicide, to supporting people who may be struggling, and to creating spaces for open, compassionate conversations that can help save lives.

Every person deserves to know that they matter, that they are valued, and that support is available. The 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline provides a safe, bilingual, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive space for anyone seeking support for themselves or for someone they know. Since launching in November 2023, trained 9-8-8 responders have answered more than one million calls and text messages.

Earlier this year, I announced renewed support of up to $120.2 million over the next two years for the continued operations of 9-8-8. This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to ensure that people across Canada have access to suicide prevention support when they need it the most.

On the other hand, the Canadian government has the most permissive euthanasia (MAID) regime in the entire world.

We don't want you to kill yourself -- but we do want a doctor to kill you.

Mark Carney needs to fix removing God from prayer

From: Patricia Maloney

Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Subject: Decision to remove God and prayer
To: <mark.carney@parl.gc.ca>, Prime Minister/Premier ministre <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Cc: <bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>, <ginette.petitpastaylor@parl.gc.ca>, Poilievre, Pierre - M.P. <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, <Stefanie.Beck@forces.gc.ca>, Patricia Maloney <maloneyp64@gmail.com>, <mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca>, <information@forces.gc.ca>

Dear Mark Carney,

Please find attached, a statement by Bishop Scott McCaig, C.C. Military Ordinary of Canada regarding the new policy that states:

“In military settings, spiritual reflections are inclusive public addresses to a group of individuals that nurture resilience by fostering meaning, purpose, and spiritual well-being,” Furthermore, “Spiritual reflections do not use religious specific language, including references to God, etc.” 

This is an unconscionable decision. You are a practicing Catholic I understand. This has happened under your watch. You need to fix it. And please do not pass my concerns off to one of your ministers like you did the last time I wrote to you. The buck stops with you. You have the power to correct this situation and you must do so. You serve the people of Canada.

To arbitrarily change the role of the Military Ordinariate of Canada to remove God and prayer--a role that has existed as an official canonical jurisdiction for 75 years, tracing its roots back to a military vicariate established in 1951; then in1939: Catholic military bishops first began serving the Canadian Army during the Second World War; then in February 17, 1951, formally erected as the Military Vicariate of Canada by Pope Pius XII July 21; in 1986: Elevated and promoted to the status of a full Military Ordinariate by the Vatican--is simply a terrible decision.

As a Catholic and a Canadian, I am ashamed that this is happening. It is an insult to God whose power far exceeds your own.

I hope you decide to do the right thing and reverse this decision as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney

Ottawa

$1,272,679 spent to help you to be an "ally" to 2SLGBTQI+

I did an ATIP to find out just how much of our tax dollars went to the the Unity Campaign courtesy of the Department for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE). 

What is the Unity campaign? I am so glad you asked:

The Unity campaign sets out to create a more inclusive future for everyone, including Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and other sexually and gender diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people.

Help advance equality by recognizing stigma, debunking misinformation, and supporting 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

WAGE spent at least $1,272,679.28 on the campaign. I say at least, because of the other internal costs buried in the department's day to day operations, like salaries of employees, other professional services contracts, etc. :

The contracts identified were awarded specifically for activities related to the Unity campaign, including services such as marketing, communications, and video production. The department also made use of existing department-wide communications and professional services contracts that supported a range of departmental priorities and initiatives. Expenditures under these broader contractual vehicles were not tracked or coded exclusively to the Unity campaign, and consequently the department cannot accurately determine the proportion of those contract values that supported the campaign. Accordingly, the contract values disclosed represent only those contracts directly attributable to the Unity campaign and may not reflect all expenditures incurred in support of the initiative.

Salary expenditures are not specifically tracked for this initiative, as employees support multiple departmental programs, projects, priorities and operational activities as part of their regular responsibilities.

The contracts went to:

P2400057 Cossette Communication Inc. for $988,156.83

P2500116 Essencemediacom Canada ULC $96,570.97

P2600035 Essencemediacom Canada ULC $132,796.48

P2600037 M5 Marketing Communications Inc. $51,030

P2700019 Essencemediacom Canada ULC $4,125

 

• P2400057: https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/record/wage%2CC-2023-2024-Q2-00004
• P2500116: https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/record/wage%2CC-2024-2025-Q3-00014
• P2600035: https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/record/wage%2CC-2025-2026-Q2-00005
• P2600037: https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/record/wage%2CC-2025-2026-Q2-00007
• P2700019: https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/record/wage%2CC-2026-2027-Q1-00010

Here are the videos that were produced with your tax dollars for this campaign. I count six of them.

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/campaigns/unity/stories.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/campaigns/unity/resources.html

Dying with Dignity: Advert aimed at dementia patients disguised as learning

Here we have Dying with Dignity presenting their death wares (MAID) to people with Dementia and their families in Nova Scotia on September 20th. Really? If people have dementia, is it really appropriate and or ethical to be talking to them about medical homicide? 

This is beyond disgusting.