Two local people connected with A Rocha Canada are taking part in COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference running from November 9 – 20 in Antalya, Türkiye. According to the UN Climate Change site, COP31 . . . . .…
“This is freedom. We have everything a human being needs to be alive. Education, work, food, health care.” – Mohammed Kasem, a refugee welcomed by his sponsorship group with support from MCC BC The Rohingya are one of Myanmar’s ethnic…
The Liberal government continues its slide down the slippery slope of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – though their progress has been slowed, somewhat, by widespread resistance to their planned expansion of MAiD for people with mental illness alone. First…
When you look at Servan managing his own tailoring business in the Valley Fair Shopping Mall on Lougheed, you might not think of him as a refugee sponsored by Ridge Church. You might not readily label Harpreet at Subway, or…
A number of groups across Canada are expressing concern about a recommendation made by the Standing Committee on Finance. Among them are the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (CCCC). EFC letter The EFC…
Sadly, we don’t need to look hard to convince ourselves of the relevance and value of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which is being observed worldwide this Sunday, November 1. Just this month we have…
Every October, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) publishes ‘Poverty Trends,’ a report which “provides readers with a review of data on poverty in Canada and the state of government action, as well as a vision for how we can move…
The BC Humanists don’t like the idea that candidates for political office should be praying, especially in public. And CTV News appears to have taken up their cause – or at least treated their views seriously. An October 5 report…
The Standing Committee on Finance has once again recommended politicizing charitable status. Recommendation 65 Its Report, Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 2026 Budget, encourages the government to: . . . introduce amendments to the Income Tax…
Shari Russell of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s (EFC’s) Seven Commitments Working Group wrote the EFC’s September 29 Update Newsletter. Titled ‘Remembering as Truth-Telling,’ she began: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, invites us…