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School partners unite to fill the pantry shelves for those in need Bags are loaded with groceries and the Panther Pantry shelves are full to help feed needy families at St. John Paul II Secondary School in Scarborough. Photo courtesy of St. John Paul II Secondary School
School partners unite to fill the pantry shelves for those in need By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register March 14, 2021
If the Panther Pantry shelves at St. John Paul II Secondary School are full, then staff believe the home cupboards of the school’s most disadvantaged students won’t be empty.
It’s always a challenge particularly in a pandemic but with the help of staff, students and the wider community, the shelves are teeming with goods, said chaplain Jill Forester, who launched the program in 2019.
Toronto city staff ignored anti-discrimination policy after advertising in newspaper accused of homophobia Controversy surrounding the city s purchase of advertising in Italian-Canadian newspaper Corriere Canadese has led to a complaint with the ombudsman by Enzo DiMatteo on March 11th, 2021 at 4:30 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
Toronto council has decided not to pull advertising from the Italian-Canadian daily
Corriere Canadese over its publication of “homophobic and transphobic articles”.
But the newspaper will have to sign a declaration that it will abide by the city’s anti-discrimination policies if it hopes to receive advertising dollars from the city in the future. That directive was contained in a compromise motion tabled by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam at council’s meeting on March 10.
Toronto Police investigating homophobic remarks at school board meeting as hate speech
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In a video posted to YouTube on March 5 that has since been deleted, Jody Maillet can be heard saying he is the father of two students before objecting to the board s proposal to fly the gay pride flag at Toronto schools during the month of June. I oppose this and I ask that you do as well, Maillet said during the board s March 4 meeting. The reason why is simple: It s because gay pride is not compatible with the Catholic faith.
Parent’s comments taken out of context, says archdiocese March 11, 2021
The Archdiocese of Toronto has come to the defence of a man who drew complaints to police for comments he made concerning a proposal to fly the gay pride flag to recognize June’s “Pride Month” at Toronto Catholic schools.
Jody Maillet, a father of two students attending Catholic schools, made a presentation on March 4 to a committee of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, during which he said “sending signals that support gay pride messages is contrary to the teachings of the Church and have no place in our schools.”