An ongoing national dialogue between Evangelicals and Catholics has resulted in a new publication from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada: Our Roman Catholic Neighbours. A June 27 news release described something of its history and purpose: This EFC resource is…
During the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s recent webinar on what churches can and can’t do during an election, we noted that many of the participants had the same kinds of questions. Questions like what kinds of involvement church members or…
Earlier this month the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) made the following submission to the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector, which completed a year of hearings April 8. Introduction The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) welcomes the opportunity…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) released this comment April 9. The writers crafted it for their constituency, but it is a valuable contribution for the whole Christian community, and beyond. Quebec’s Bill 21 prohibits government employees in a position of authority,…
The application period for the 2019 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program opened December 17, 2018. This year’s application has replaced the problematic attestation from the 2018 application, which the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) held to be tantamount to a…
The federal Liberals have backtracked under sustained pressure on their provocative attestation requirements for the Canada Summer Jobs program. Christian responses to the move have been positive, though some groups have expressed reservations (go here for a good overview). Following is…
The Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed November 2 that government actors have a duty to specifically consider religious freedom concerns when raised by claimants in its Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia decision. This historic case – the first Indigenous religious freedom claim…
Private member’s motion M-103 on Islamophobia and religious discrimination passed in the House of Commons on March 23, 2017. M-103 condemns Islamophobia and calls for the Heritage Committee to study how to reduce or eliminate systemic racism and religious discrimination…
More than 100 churches, business and ministries contacted the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) over the Christmas holidays because they were concerned about how new changes to the Canada Summer Jobs grant program might affect them. The EFC has posted this…
A couple of weeks ago I posted this statement from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC): Canada Summer Jobs program guidelines threaten religious freedom. It pointed out: . . . This policy change would mean that to be eligible for…