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 →
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Trinity Western faces prejudice and systemic religious discrimination
by Bob Kuhn • • 3 Comments
At the end of this month, lawyers representing Trinity Western University (TWU) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to argue for the university’s right to operate a law school. (The arduous process has gone on for several years… Read more →
Justice Matthew Begbie: Has the Law Society of BC treated him fairly?
by Flyn Ritchie • • 2 Comments
Justice Matthew Begbie is a larger than life figure in BC’s history, but he was also a man of his times. And the debate over who-from-the-past-should-be-remembered-where (Robert E. Lee, Edward Cornwallis, John A. Macdonald . . .) has now caught… Read more →
BC Court of Appeal affirmed true diversity in TWU law school decision
by Christian Legal Fellowship • • 0 Comments
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.… Read more →
Around Town: Independent schools, Festival prayer, TWU in court . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
The head of the Federation of Independent School Associations (FISA) says private schools – more than half of which are Christian – should not be blamed for funding shortfalls in the public education system. During a May 20 interview on… 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 →
Provincial law societies have done what is popular rather than what is right
by Jessie Legaree • • 2 Comments
The controversy over Canada’s first private, faith-based law school has been described as the seminal Charter case of our time. Opposition to Trinity Western University (TWU) has been vociferous and forceful, pressuring three provincial law societies to deny approval of… Read more →
Around Town: This Thin Place, If Your Church Disappeared, Helijet donation …
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Cancer has touched us all in some way. Research figures say 50 percent of us will wrestle with some form of cancer in our lifetimes. The other 50 percent may know cancer in a different way – through the struggle… 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 →
Around Town: Fringe Festival, Leaving Sanctuary, TWU Law School . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
A number of Pacific Theatre artists will be producing and acting in Vancouver Fringe Festival shows, from September 10 – 20. Andrea Loewen, director of marketing and publicity at Pacific Theatre, says on Soul Food Vancouver: We have a ton… Read more →