Last Friday (April 24), the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) wrote to the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, recommending the federal government provide a matching grant for donations to charities during the pandemic. This grant… Read more →
Author Archive for Bruce Clemenger
Dear Prime Minister: Charities and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
The president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau April 7 regarding the recently announced Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Block Ottawa, Ontario K1A… Read more →
Why the Summer Jobs attestation is unacceptable
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
The deadline to apply for Canada Summer Jobs grants has been extended to February 9 as the Liberal government is facing strong opposition from religious and other groups. Bruce Clemenger, president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) wrote this… Read more →
The pitfalls of endorsing candidates for public office
by Bruce Clemenger • • 1 Comment
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada president Bruce Clemenger reflected recently on the difference between calling for justice and remaining non-partisan. This comment is re-posted by permission from the EFC site. The debate over whether evangelical leaders should endorse Donald Trump became… Read more →
A call to action against assisted suicide
by Bruce Clemenger • • 1 Comment
Our federal government is poised to legitimize assisted suicide within months. It is good to see evangelical and Catholic leaders responding with a bit of fire in their bellies. First, a letter to supporters (re-posted by permission) from Bruce Clemenger,… Read more →
Federal government options on assisted suicide
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
I was in a meeting recently when someone argued the Supreme Court’s decision to allow assisted suicide in certain circumstances was the “law of the land,” and we have no choice but to make it available. Actually there are several… Read more →
Christian professionals might become extinct in Canada
by Bruce Clemenger • • 10 Comments
A law school that doesn’t exist yet has already been blacklisted by the law societies of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Each had voted to bar its graduates from practicing law in their province. It’s not because the proposed… Read more →
Assisted suicide debate: Favour preservation of life over autonomy
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments October 15 on the constitutionality of the assisted suicide prohibition in the case of Lee Carter, et al v. Attorney General of Canada, et al. This challenge of the assisted suicide prohibition was… Read more →