{"id":38478,"date":"2025-07-20T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=38478"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:00:55","slug":"canadas-lack-of-disabilities-minister-criticized-by-pro-life-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/canadas-lack-of-disabilities-minister-criticized-by-pro-life-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebrek aan minister voor gehandicaptenzaken in Canada bekritiseerd door pro-life voorstanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>null \/ Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). The Canadian government\u2019s abolishment of a government ministry for disabled citizens underscores the government\u2019s \u201cdemeaning attitude\u201d toward disabled people, advocates say, particularly after the country opted to expand the national euthanasia program to include those with disabilities.&nbsp; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader who assumed office in March, unveiled his new cabinet last week vowing a government that will promote \u201cnew ideas, a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>null \/ Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). The Canadian government\u2019s abolishment of a government ministry for disabled citizens underscores the government\u2019s \u201cdemeaning attitude\u201d toward disabled people, advocates say, particularly after the country opted to expand the national euthanasia program to include those with disabilities.&nbsp; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader who assumed office in March, unveiled his new cabinet last week vowing a government that will promote \u201cnew ideas, a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":57661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-38478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69975,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/human-rights-advocates-decry-armenian-government-crackdown-on-christian-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":38478,"position":0},"title":"Human rights advocates decry Armenian government crackdown on Christian church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Peter Flew, a lawyer and writer, says at a congressional briefing Nov. 20, 2025, that he collected evidence and witness statements regarding government persecution of the Apostolic Church in Armenia. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of George Goss\/Image Herder Washington, D.C. 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