The holding of elections in Canada reminds us of how lucky we are to live in a democratic country and highlights our responsibilities as voters. To vote is to express the values ​​and principles that inhabit us and that we wish to see embodied in the action of our elected government. With that in mind, the Catholic religious communities wish to express their concerns and their solidarity on issues affecting Canada and the world.

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Five congregations of Catholic sisters in Canada are members of the Sisters of Charity Federation and the CRC: Les Religieuses de Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur (Moncton, New Brunswick), Sisters of Charity of Halifax (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (Saint John, New Brunswick), Sisters of Saint Martha of Antigonish (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), Sisters of St. Martha of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island).