Calgary Herald · Toronto Star
John Van Sloten
Publishing · On our record since 2019
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Most years I grumble about paying my taxes, but this year I feel thankful for everything they fund. Where would we be without all that they support?” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Thank God for taxes: They support our city in so many waysOpinion · Calgary Herald · Jun 6, 2026
- A water crisis wakeupOpinion · Calgary Herald · Jun 21, 2024
- Opinion: What’s keeping us from helping people find a home?Opinion · Calgary Herald · May 25, 2024
- Opinion: The gift of front-line city workersOpinion · Calgary Herald · Dec 23, 2023
- Opinion: Why I'm thrifting for the common goodOpinion · Calgary Herald · Oct 10, 2022
- Opinion | ‘I’ve often wondered if God is a baseball fan’: A pastor reflects on the glory of sportsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 5, 2022
- Should churches require vaccine passports?Opinion · Calgary Herald · Aug 20, 2021
- Should churches require vaccine passports?Opinion · Calgary Herald · Aug 20, 2021
- Opinion: Can we turn our personal hope into optimism for a greater good?Opinion · Calgary Herald · Dec 23, 2020
- The Theology of Wearing a MaskOpinion · Calgary Herald · Jul 31, 2020
- The Theology of Wearing a MaskOpinion · Calgary Herald · Jul 31, 2020
- Opinion: The Gospel according to front-line health-care workersOpinion · Calgary Herald · Apr 10, 2020
- Opinion: The Gospel according to front-line health-care workersOpinion · Calgary Herald · Apr 10, 2020
- Opinion: The parable of the coronavirus pandemic — live life to help othersOpinion · Calgary Herald · Mar 19, 2020
- Opinion: The parable of the coronavirus pandemic — live life to help othersOpinion · Calgary Herald · Mar 19, 2020
- Opinion: In the beginning God created cannabis: a pastor's guide to potOpinion · Calgary Herald · Mar 6, 2020
- Van Sloten: Imagine having the courage to turn the other cheekOpinion · Calgary Herald · Dec 23, 2019
- God was the first scientistOpinion · Calgary Herald · Sep 13, 2019
- Opinion: What would Jesus do about single-use plastics?Opinion · Calgary Herald · Jun 12, 2019
- Opinion: We all contributed to the marvel of the new Central LibraryOpinion · Calgary Herald · Mar 8, 2019