By Don Hutchinson and guest blogger Rick Hiemstra, Director of Research, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) does not generally engage in the number crunching of the government budget process. Biblical principles inform us, and the EFC’s Centre for Faith and Public Life applies those principles to concepts for public… Read More
By Faye Sonier The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada regularly issues press releases. Depending on the topic, the timing and what is currently capturing the attention of Canadians, it may or may not get picked up by media outlets or blogs. This week, echoing Members of Parliament Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener –Centre, CPC) and Jeff Watson (Essex,… Read More
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
By Don Hutchinson Last week in the House of Commons, the following statement was made by Mrs. Nina Grewal (MP, Fleetwood—Port Kells): Mr. Speaker, Christmas is approaching and again the forces of political correctness continue with the relentless attack on the traditional traditions: judges remove Christmas trees from the court houses; school concerts are… Read More
By Don Hutchinson As originally published in the National Post on December 14, 2011. Dalton McGuinty, the man who would like to be remembered as Ontario’s “Education Premier,” has declared that all schools in his province — public, private and religious — must embark on anti-bullying initiatives, including the mandatory establishment of gay/straight alliance clubs… Read More
By Don Hutchinson Well, there you have it. I’ve been outed by the CBC. Yes, it’s true. I was a panellist at the Department of Foreign Affairs consultation on establishing an Office of Religious Freedom. I don’t know the selection process for attendees or for the panellists either. The panellist bios might give a hint… Read More
By Don Hutchinson The first week in November was chock-full of faith in public life events. Tuesday afternoon I was privileged to be part of a small group of leaders, from different faith communities in Ottawa, who met privately with Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from Kaduna, Nigeria. These two former militia leaders,… Read More
Guest blogger: Rick Hiemstra, Director of Research, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada We Canadians are a generous people, right? Maybe. Statistics Canada’s (Statcan) 2007 study on giving and volunteering found that 84% of Canadians made a financial donation to charity in the 12 month period covered by the study. The reported value of the donations… Read More
With the passing of Jack Layton, Canada has lost a passionate promoter of care for the poor and marginalized, a man whose optimism and conviction contributed significantly to Canadian public life. While some Canadians disagreed with his policies, all Canadians will remember how he consistently challenged us to consider the importance of participating in politics… Read More
It’s a troubling trend, inspired by Evangelical Christians. A judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court has agreed to fast track the lawsuit of Gloria Taylor, who suffers from ALS and is seeking to have a doctor assist her in ending her life. What’s troubling is that the House of Commons has defeated proposed legislation… Read More