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July 6, 2023July 28, 2023Uncategorized

The sex of our angels

From Jean-François Lisée’s blog Published on 06/19/2023     Translated from French by DeepL and verified by Michel Virard        Image distributed to teachers by […]

transgenderism
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July 1, 2023July 28, 2023Uncategorized

The misadventures of slavery in New France

Comments on Brette Rushforth 2012 book, by Jean-François Lisée Le Devoir, June 30th, 2023  (TN: bold highlining is mine) At first, the […]

anthropology
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June 20, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

President’s report to the 2023 Annual General Meeting

The New Enlightenment Project was created to protect and expand humanist values, rational inquiry, and evidence-based decision-making in the face of challenges […]

New Enlightenment Project annual general meeting president's report
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May 12, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

New Research into Aboriginal Land Acknowledgements

The New Enlightenment Project has begun participatory research into aboriginal land acknowledgements in Canada. The research will consist of a series of […]

aboriginal land acknowlegements History
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April 13, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

Is Humanism Compatible with Indigeneity?

by Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson Abstract: Calls to respect “indigenous ways of knowing” have led to a questioning of the compatibility of such […]

History wokism aboriginal spirituality humanism enlightenment
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March 29, 2023March 30, 2023Uncategorized

The fight against Islamophobia is a smoke screen

By Nadia El-Mabrouk* & François Dugué Letter to Le Devoir, March 29, 2023 When the position of Canadian representative against Islamophobia was […]

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March 7, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

Enlightenment Humanism projected to advance in 2023-24

Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson, President New Enlightenment Project Published in Humanist Heritage Canada, Feb. 25/23 In an October 2021 interview I told Eric […]

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February 18, 2023Uncategorized

Another step forward from Quebec

By Marie-Andrée Chouinard Editorial. February 18th, 2023 With the introduction this week of Bill 11 on medical assistance in dying (MA), Quebec […]

advance directives right to die with dignity Dying With Dignity
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January 17, 2023January 17, 2023Uncategorized

Wokism cannot ignore critical pluralism

Each year, in the section Le Devoir de philo, we publish an abridged version of the winning text of the Philosopher contest, […]

Reda Hessi Sociology
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January 17, 2023January 17, 2023Uncategorized

Security and dignity, new pretexts for censorship

Patrick Moreau is a professor of literature in Montreal, editor-in-chief of the journal Argument and essayist. His publications include “Ces mots qui […]

McGill University Tolerance Hateful comments Robert Wintemute Patrick Moreau
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Humanism and Economics

HUMANISM AND ECONOMICS PART ONE You do not have to be a doctor to know that good hygiene, nutrition, and ...
April 21, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided Times

Previously published in: humanistfreedoms The rise of modern individualism, scientific inquiry, and pluralistic thought did not emerge in Europe because ...
February 8, 2026 / Lloyd Robertson

Two Solitudes of Secularism

Two distinct interpretations of secularism are discussed by Leslie Rosenblood, Secularism Chair of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and Michel ...
February 3, 2026 / Michel Virard

Humanism and Religion

PART ONE I Humanism seeks truth from evidence and rational analysis. It engages in calm and open discussions that display ...
January 28, 2026 / George Hewson

Humanism, Democracy, and Freedom

PART ONE Democracy in government essentially means “rule by the people” rather than rule by a monarch, aristocracy or dictator ...
January 25, 2026 / George Hewson

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    In a pluralistic society where freedoms of critical thinking, thought, cognitive reasoning, increased consciousness and awareness are promoted - divisiveness…

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