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