By Don Hutchinson Wednesday, February 27, 2013 was a “red letter” day for Canadian Christians. Red letter has two variant meanings, both of which might be considered applicable. The “red letter” concept originates with the decorative medieval manuscripts of the Bible that often started the initial words of select Bible passages with ornate letters. The… Read More
By Don Hutchinson I have great respect for Canada’s First Nations peoples. There are many first nations – nearly 60. They comprise communities of peoples that are like Canada’s other communities in that they are people whose economic status runs the range from impoverished to affluent. And yet, unlike most of Canada’s other communities there… Read More
By Don Hutchinson Have you ever had one of those moments when you realize that something serious has slipped by you almost unnoticed, or fell through the cracks because you were busy with something else? I realized that had happened to me when I headed for the website of one of Canada’s most reliable sources… Read More
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. But we do believe that a budget is, fundamentally, a moral document, and as such that Biblical principles are relevant… 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
Today is the 21st anniversary of Parliament’s unanimous resolution to eliminate child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. As it does each year on the anniversary of the resolution, Campaign 2000 has released its annual report card on child poverty. This year’s report, entitled Reduced Poverty = Better Health for All, reveals that 1… Read More
Last week, the House of Commons Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) Committee passed a motion, introduced by Tony Martin, to resume clause by clause consideration of Bill C-304, an Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for all Canadians. If passed, Bill C-304 would… Read More
Today, November 24, 2009, marks the 20th anniversary of the unanimous resolution in the House of Commons to “seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000.” Just shy of 10 years beyond that target, what progress has been made? According to Campaign 2000’s 2009 Report Card on Child… Read More
Tomorrow, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources will resume its’ study of Bill C-304, an act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for all Canadians. Recently, the EFC and StreetLevel: The National Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness appeared together before the Committee, to speak in strong support of the Bill.… Read More