On October 27th over 110 Humanist Canada licensed officiants and officiant candidates in Ontario met on zoom for the annual program conference. The conference topics included marketing our services, understanding and supporting contemporary relationships, expanding the types and diversity of…
Abstract: How we value our day-to-day practices has an impact on our perception of their utility and our experiences of them. The same principle applies to our valuation of religious and spiritual practices like meditation, prayer, and attendance, and how…
Abstract: There seemingly exists a direct connection between people’s religious attendance and their subjective well-being, but are we not overlooking a more basic and pivotal factor when we make this assessment? Dr. Speed queries whether physical capacity, mobility, and wellbeing…
By Mars Van Vliet Humanist Chaplain Training - Summer 2024 Summer of 2024 saw the completion of Humanist Canada’s 4th cohort of chaplain training. The candidates ranged greatly both in age and background, yet the motivation to help their fellow…
By Bettianne Hedges, Executive Director of Humanist Canada Date: October 2, 2024 Today I attended, on behalf of Humanist Canada, inaugural hybrid in-person and virtual event launch of the Institute for Religion Culture and Societal Futures at the University of…
We were joined by Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, an associate professor in the department of sociology and legal studies at the University of Waterloo and a co-founder of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Societal Futures (IRCSF), in the summer of 2024…
Abstract: A bevy of research has suggested a positive relationship between religiosity/spirituality and overall health, specifically within an American context. But we may be mistaken to assume an inquest into Canadian culture would yield the same results. The countries’ respective…
Abstract: What does it mean to be an atheist, and how does our understanding of that impact our experience of life and perceived health? Definitions of philosophical positions are pivotal, possessing the power to radically change how we interpret data…
By Bettianne Hedges, Executive Director of Humanist Canada Date: 10 Sep 2024 There are now two military humanist chaplains in the Americas! It is with great joy that we announce that Anne Marie Tapp (elle/she/her) has enrolled as a Canadian…
Author: Bettianne Hedges Date: 26 Aug 2024 Humanist Canada (HC) was a proud sponsor of the 2024 Bluewater Atheist, Humanist, Agnostics Conference (BAHACON). This year, HC’s Executive Director Bettianne Hedges attended the event with Marie-Claire Khadij, Humanist Canada military chaplain,…
In 2022, thanks to the newly developed chaplaincy program and endorsement of Humanist Canada, Capt Marie-Claire Khadij became the first military humanist chaplain of the Americas. Only three other countries currently have military humanist chaplains: The Netherlands since 1964, Belgium…
