This is the second of a two part series on the most commonly asked legal questions about Bill C-510, Roxanne’s Law. You can find Part I here. The questions answered in this part include the following: Is there similar coerced abortion legislation in other countries? Would the expressions “compel by pressure” or “rancorous badgering”, as… Read More
Unequivocally, yes. The Canadian public is well aware that abortion coercion takes place in this country. The media has raised awareness of this issue through coverage of some of the more tragic stories of women who have suffered coercion. In 2007, Canadians learned details about the death of Roxanne Fernando, for whom Bill C-510 is… Read More
The EFC opposes the passage of private member’s bill Bill C-389, which is intended to add “gender identity” and “gender expression” as prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. First, the bill would create a federal anomaly in that no other human rights legislation in the country specifically addresses the issue of… Read More
A man and a woman, lying on their backs in bed and sharing a single cigarette. That image populated many movies as the signal that two people just had sex. But the proverbial cigarette in bed, or in the hands of someone who had fallen asleep on a couch or easy chair, also caused numerous… 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
The census causes marginalized groups to be visible to governments who might otherwise ignore them because they aren’t powerful. by Guest Blogger, Rick Hiemstra Is the census really an evangelical issue? It depends on how the census question is framed. Right now the government is framing it as an issue of privacy. If you ask… Read More
Two years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued an official apology to the former students and succeeding generations impacted by Canada’s Indian residential schools. As the apology concluded, he stated, “The government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly.” This apology on… Read More
Guest Blogger: Aileen Van Ginkel In her book, The Armageddon Factor, Marci McDonald states that Canadians need to wake up to the menacing presence of Evangelical Christians in Canada. McDonald states that “theirs is a dark and dangerous vision, one that brooks no dissent and requires the dismantling of key democratic institutions.” The Evangelical Fellowship… Read More
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 13% of maternal deaths are the result of unsafe abortions. While this is more than a statistic, representative of tens of thousands of lives, it is also noteworthy that more than six times that number of lives might be saved through simple, fairly inexpensive initiatives the Canadian government… Read More
Last fall, the Liberals began planning what was to be a “thinkers” conference, which ultimately morphed into last weekend’s Canada at 150 event. With the Leader’s then recently announced “return to the Liberal big tent,” that early planning included having MP John McKay (Scarborough – Guildwood) charged with reopening the door to Evangelicals and others… Read More