Quebec is a long way from Vancouver, but if we can muster enthusiasm for a basketball team in Toronto then we should be able to take note of serious threats to religious freedom in la belle province. Working throughout the…
This joint statement from Christian Legal Fellowship, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario was released May 15 to address a judicial determination which seems likely to lead to a serious erosion of religious freedom in Canada.…
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) submitted a legal brief to the National Assembly of Quebec (Committee of Institutions) May 14 regarding Bill 21, which seeks to ban the wearing of religious symbols by certain public workers. Following is the CLF submission, which…
When, if ever, can church membership or discipline decisions be reviewed by the courts? That is the question the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) was called on to answer in its judgment, released [May 31], in Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v…
The Liberal government has decided not to back down on the attestation requirement for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs application process. (See several earlier posts on the issue here.) Thus several religious groups made this joint statement March 28. We the undersigned, representing Christian, Jewish…
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…
This profile is from the Faith in Canada 150 Thread of 1000 Stories. Faith in Canada 150 exists to celebrate the role of faith in our life together during Canada’s anniversary celebrations in 2017. I grew up in a church-going home. Attending church…
Trinity Western University president Bob Kuhn is pleased with the BC Court of Appeal’s November 1 decision, which rejected an attempt by the Law Society of BC to prevent potential graduates of the law school from practicing in this province.…
The Christian Legal Fellowship National Conference will be held in the Vancouver area early this fall, bringing together lawyers, law students and others from across the country. While the event is, of course, mainly oriented towards those in the legal…
Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) – Canada’s national association of Christian lawyers – will be holding its annual national conference in Vancouver this fall. Vancouver is home to an active CLF chapter, which hosted CLF’s executive director Derek Ross for a…