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
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
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has been granted intervener status in this case and will be presenting arguments in favour of broad religious freedoms for parents and advocating for a truly plural society which is religiously inclusive. Why is the S.L. case so important for Canadian parents? S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chenes, a case… Read More
Media Release March 31, 2011OTTAWA – The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) will be presenting arguments to the Supreme Court of Canada on a case to be heard May 18, 2011. S.L., et al. v. Commission scolaire des Chênes, et al., a case originating in Quebec, will address the issue of whether parents have the… Read More
Guest Blogger: Karen Stiller, Associate Editor, Faith Today Magazine Almost 25 years ago, my husband Brent and I started a Students for Life group at Dalhousie University in Halifax. We had no idea the trouble we were about to unleash. The abortion debate had just hit my hometown full force, with Henry Morgentaler setting up… Read More
Municipal government is the level of government that most impacts you, your children and your church on a daily basis. If current trends continue, that impact is increasing in measure. Relationally, one might consider municipal government more like marriage than dating. If dating is a time of excitement, new introductions when one publicizes and promotes… Read More
Congratulations to the many parents groups and organizations that have been involved in sharing their concerns about the proposed new sex education curriculum that was yesterday withdrawn by Premier Dalton McGuinty. Parents do have a right to be informed about and to inform the education of their children. While many are celebrating – and justifiably… Read More
Last week I wrote about the Canadian Association of University Teacher’s (CAUT) witch-hunt directed toward faith-based institutions. In short, they believe that a university whose staff members sign a statement of faith is incapable of fostering an environment of academic freedom. Case in point: CAUT conducted a ‘random’ investigation of Trinity Western University and placed… Read More
Clearly the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has determined that it is tasked with tarnishing the reputations of faith-based educational institutions, the Christian schools in particular. It seems to have started last year, when CAUT started an unsolicited investigation of Trinity Western University (TWU). The investigation didn’t follow CAUT’s own internal process (i.e., informal… Read More