Pastor Luke Suriya came very close to losing his brother in one of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka. Three congregations were among the targets – two Catholic churches on the west coast and Zion Church on the east coast.… Read more →
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… Read more →
André Schutten, Director of Law and Policy and General Legal Counsel for ARPA Canada (Association for Reformed Political Action) made these opening remarks April 11 before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as they study online… Read more →
Based in Ottawa, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is a Christian voice for social and environmental justice in Canadian public policy, focusing on poverty in Canada, ecological justice, and refugee rights. They released this statement April 10. Citizens for Public… Read more →
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,… Read more →
Archives preserve memory and two very current actions are demonstrating that truth. The United Church of Canada recently paid $500,000 in compensation to Vancouver Japanese United Church for the loss of its property 66 years ago – and much of… Read more →
Our tax-funded broadcaster is going after tax-funded independent schools again. Throughout the day Monday (March 4), CBC radio hosts and news broadcasters highlighted a critical CBC report by Erica Johnson. Go Public had just posted “Teacher shown door after Christian school discovers she… Read more →
Last week I had three opportunities to mull over what it means to be a non-partisan Christian who wants to work for the common good. I took part in the launch of the Metro Vancouver Alliance’s Faith Caucus February 19… Read more →
Organizers of the Apologetics Conference next weekend (March 1 – 2) point out that apologetics “is not about apologizing,” but instead is about “giving an answer for the hope we have in Jesus Christ.” Several keynote speakers will make the… Read more →
James Grunau and Loren Balisky have created thriving communities locally (Journey Home and Kinbrace), which share housing – and lives – with refugee claimants. Last week they travelled to Ottawa to appear before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration,… Read more →
