News stories about foreign interference turn up with alarming frequency these days. Jonathan Manthorpe is not surprised – certainly not when it comes to China – but he does take some comfort in the fact that the general public and,…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) recently submitted a brief together for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights in Canada. The EFC stated: Our 2023 UPR stakeholders report provides information…
Korea has a very strong church presence and is now a major missionary force around the world. But the church is also very young, and missionaries from Canada played a significant part in introducing the gospel to the East Asian…
Friday is a significant day for about a quarter of the world’s population. More accurately, it is the first day of a significant month – the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting, which is one of…
Hardly a day goes by without news reports about the troubled relationship between Canada and China – Meng Wanzhou and Huawei, Canadians held in prison, canola trade, money laundering. Pundits debate whether we should stand up to China, whether we…
From February to May, the Insights to Impact Tour is inviting church, ministry and charity leaders to attend 30 gatherings across Canada “to consider how we can work more effectively in our cities.” Two of those meetings will be held…
Kevin and Julia Garratt are back in the news. Two years ago they were featured in many Canadian media outlets when they were released by China following seven months (for her) and two years (for him) of imprisonment. The Christian couple…
You’re never going to get a better opportunity to hear from a very well informed historian/commentator about the complex relationship between evangelicals (Christians in general) and the state. Mark Noll will cover the good, the bad and the ugly during…
Margaret Ritchie and Soran Nakai attended Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi together on opening night (October 28). Margaret has written a review, followed by Soran’s interview with the playwright. Suitcase Stories is a Canadian-Korean woman’s first person account of her…
Canada will celebrate its 150th year as one of the world’s most blessed countries. An incredibly diverse and hard-working population has transformed our expansive geography of plentiful natural resources into one of the world’s most wealthy societies. But our forbearers…