The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) played a lead role in convincing the Canadian Bar Association to support religious freedom and oppose Quebec’s Bill 21, which prevents its citizens from wearing religious symbols in certain professional roles. A February 24 article… Read more →
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TWU law school case: implications for the evangelical community
by Geoffrey Trotter • • 0 Comments
Geoffrey Trotter was co-counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in its interventions in the Trinity Western University (TWU) law school litigation at all levels of court in British Columbia and at the Supreme Court of Canada. He practices law… Read more →
Christian Legal Fellowship pursues justice and protects religious freedom
by Derek Ross • • 0 Comments
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… Read more →
Around Town: Human Rights win, Numb, Laing Lectures . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $8,500 to a Christian job applicant after finding that a wilderness adventure tour company injured her “dignity and self-respect.” The case gained considerable media attention in the fall of 2014 when Bethany Paquette… Read more →
Around Town: Refugees, TWU Law, SPCA, Bible Society closing store . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Like many Vancouverites, Amy Dauer has felt helpless watching the plight of Syrian refugees on the news. But the 24 year old theatre graduate was struck with an idea recently: She could use her gifts for acting and playwriting to… Read more →
Job rejection: Bad manners or prohibited discrimination – or both?
by Lloyd Mackey • • 2 Comments
It would have been a dream job for Bethany Paquette – adventure guiding in remote regions in Canada, and perhaps overseas. But it was not to be. Bethany is a Trinity Western University (TWU) science grad, who has worked the… Read more →