Charles Lewis: The intolerance of a tolerant nation Delta Hospice Society head Angelina Ireland walks through the Irene Thomas Hospice shortly before it closed. Photo by Agnieszka Ruck/The B.C. Catholic Charles Lewis: The intolerance of a tolerant nation By Charles Lewis May 5, 2021
I often point out how little we as Christians and social conservatives are respected in Canadian society. It’s as if we are not even citizens and our points of view are so hideous it is taken for granted we deserve to be crushed whenever we articulate our crazy ideas.
It is true we are a minority in Canada but then again we live under a regime that spends a good portion of its energy and our tax dollars propping up all kinds of minorities far smaller than ours.
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Delta hospice reopens after bitter fight over medically assisted death
Fraser Health is now in control of the 10-bed Irene Thomas Hospice after ousting the Delta Hospice Society.
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The Irene Thomas Hospice is pictured in Delta, B.C. The hospice closed in Feb. 2021 and is reopening April 15 under the authority of Fraser Health.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
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The Harold and Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care is pictured in Delta, B.C. The Delta Hospice Society, which used to operate the facility, was evicted from the building and the Irene Thomas Hospice in March, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)