The Evangelical Fellowship (EFC) of Canada submitted a stakeholders report January 24 to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, for its 32nd session, March 3 – 21, 2025. Following is the beginning of the eight-page report. Report…
Two national initiatives this fall are well worth the attention of BC Christians. The Evangelical Fellowship will begin to keep a record of anti-Christian incidents, and Christian leaders are signing a declaration against antisemitism. Anti-Christian Incident Report The Evangelical Fellowship…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) posted a Canada Summer Jobs report April 13, responding to ongoing concerns raised by churches and ministries. A committee of MPs has just released a report on their study of the Canada Summer Jobs program. The…
A special parliamentary committee is considering whether Canada is ready for the law on MAID for mental illness to take effect [March 17, 2024]. The EFC [Evangelical Fellowship of Canada] made a written submission on November 16 [below], describing the…
This statement was posted October 1 on the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) site. Prostitution laws The EFC will be in court arguing in support of Canada’s prostitution laws this fall. The current laws, which the EFC supports, are based…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada opened its weekly newsletter with these words June 21: Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a special occasion to learn more about the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences and histories of First Nations, Inuit…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) released this submission to the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) May 9. Issues related to medical assistance in dying (MAID) directly affect the lives of many Canadians. Please take the…
As the Justice Committee is reviewing Canada’s prostitution laws, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) argues in this February 25 blog post that those laws are essential because prostitution preys on those who are vulnerable. As Christians, we seek the…
Canada’s finance minister has been instructed to make “anti-abortion groups who provide dishonest counseling to pregnant women about their rights and options” ineligible for charitable status. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is concerned that this may single out groups…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) laments that Bill C-7 passed into law on March 17. This bill changed Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying (MAID) in crucial and tragic ways. It allows people who are not dying to…