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Rev. Tim Moyle looks after three small Catholic parishes in the Upper Ottawa Valley — hustling between churches on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.

One priest, one secretary and a whack of territory around Allumettes Island, on the Quebec side of the river across from Pembroke, all working in mysterious ways.

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This summer, as in others, Rev. Moyle hoped to hire three summer students — two to help with lawns and yard work, another to do office work, including digitizing baptismal records going back to the 1800s.

“We’re giving some kids going to college a chance for a job. Not a lot of work up here,” he said of the four-month stints, at $15 an-hour.

But there’s a hitch this year. In order to access the Canada Summer Jobs program, Rev. Moyle — and faith groups across the country — are being asked to disavow some deeply held principles.

Employment and Social Development Canada, which runs the program, has added an “attestation” section that requires employers to declare their core mandates do not violate individual human rights, values enshrined in the charter and, specifically, women’s reproductive rights.