PRESS RELEASE – “The question is not so much ‘What is human?’ but ‘When is human?’” suggests Faye Sonier, Legal Counsel for The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (the EFC). “Medicine recognizes a point of viability for a child in the womb. Science is prepared to experiment using pre-natal human tissue from conception onward. Yet, Canada’s Criminal… Read More
As Don Hutchinson noted in his blog post last week, Catholic parents in the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) have been fighting to retain the integrity of the Catholic teaching in their schools. The school board’s equity policy, required as part of the Government of Ontario’s equity and inclusive education strategy, would (as drafted)… Read More
The Canadian population is aging. Boomers are concerned about their end-of-life care and a seemingly ceaseless stream of horrific accounts of elder abuse is being proliferated through the media. A 2010 Ekos Research poll revealed that 9 in 10 Canadians are familiar with the term ‘elder abuse’. Canadians are growing older – often facing health… Read More
EFC Legal Counsel Don Hutchinson and Faye Sonier discuss the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. William Whatcott case which will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada on October 12, 2011. The EFC has received intervener status in this case and has filed its written arguments (factum). This case will address various freedom of… Read More
Recently, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has become a national hotbed of controversy and the subject of much debate in regard to its wide-ranging approach to religious accommodation. The School Board, in the implementation of its Challenging Homophobia and Heterosexism curriculum, has made it clear that parents will be refused if they request to… Read More
Across the country, school boards are jumping on the bandwagon to implement equity and sexual orientation policies. Many of the objectives of these policies are laudable. Children should not be bullied, ridiculed, attacked or intimidated under any circumstance, or for any reason, and school boards are right to address it when it occurs. But what… Read More
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Centre for Faith and Public Life (CFPL) in Ottawa has a Law and Public Policy Internship Program for post-secondary students. Interns are given the opportunity to work with the CFPL team on various public policy and legal issues. Interns are supervised and mentored by the appropriate member or members of the… Read More
Faye Sonier, EFC Legal Counsel speaks about the S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chênes Supreme Court of Canada hearing which was heard on May 18, 2011. The case on the Quebec Ethics and Religious Culture course will address Canadian religious freedom and parental authority. For more information: www.theefc.ca/sl… Read More
Faye Sonier, EFC Legal Counsel, spoke at the 2011 March for Life. … Read More
The EFC will present oral argument in the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday, May 18 in regard to the Quebec case dealing with the parental right to determine the religious and moral education of their children. For an update on the case, you can watch the brief video below and visit this webpage.… Read More