Ontario legislature seeks more diverse prayer

TORONTO — Reciting the Lord's Prayer to begin daily proceedings at the Ontario legislature is a dated practice that does not reflect the province's modern-day cultural diversity, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday as he proposed an all-party committee to look for alternatives.
It is time for a more inclusive approach that reflects 21st-century Ontario, where more that one-third of the population was born outside Canada, Mr. McGuinty said before his Liberal government's weekly cabinet meeting.
“I think it's time for us to ensure that we have a prayer that