One highlight over the Christmas break was a CBC Radio interview with Carmen Louie, manager and cashier at Donald’s Market on Hastings Street near Nanaimo. Her welcoming, outgoing, no-nonsense, Christian approach to a challenging job was very refreshing. The Current host… Read more →
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Interveners in transgender case appeal for prayer, as well as justice
by ARPA Canada • • 3 Comments
A case that has received widespread attention well beyond the borders of our province is before the BC Court of Appeal this week. The court is hearing A.B. v. C.D. from September 3 – 5, and provides this description: In… Read more →
Gender, politics and censorship at the BC Human Rights Tribunal
by John Sikkema • • 0 Comments
There’s a recent BC Human Rights Tribunal decision you should know about. It’s about gender, religion, politics and censorship. It’s noteworthy for how the Tribunal’s religious worldview is displayed and enforced. The decision is Whatcott v. Oger. You may have heard of… Read more →
The Justice Centre is playing a key role in several BC free speech cases
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced a win for freedom of speech in its January 17 report: “Victory for Charter rights as City of Port Moody drops charges over ‘gathering without permission.’” The Calgary-based Justice Centre – which describes… Read more →
Around Town: Flavours of Hope, banned in New West, can we evangelize? . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
If you visit Granville Island any Tuesday until August 28, do take a look for the team from Flavours of Hope. They are there as vendors with the Groundswell Test Market. Flavours of Hope is a “non-profit social enterprise that… Read more →
Christian values are indeed under attack in Canada
by Georgialee Lang • • 2 Comments
Imagine a situation where a gay couple was told they could not adopt a child because they were gay, or a Muslim couple told the same thing. . . . The outcry from the public, specific interest groups and civil… Read more →
Free speech is under threat in Canada
by Paul Schratz • • 3 Comments
Which of the following statements is true? Canada’s national sport is hockey. Canada has a constitutional right to abortion. Canada is a secular nation with separation of church and state. Trick question. They’re all false. Mistaken beliefs about Canada abound.… Read more →