Calling me over to her bed in the ICU, she fumbled to grasp the lapels of my white coat. With surprising strength she drew me close to her face and said vehemently, “I don’t care what my doctor says, or…
Care, not killing: The most excellent way
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Christian Legal Fellowship pursues justice and protects religious freedom
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…
Around Town: Human Rights win, Numb, Laing Lectures . . .
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…
A call to action against assisted suicide
Our federal government is poised to legitimize assisted suicide within months. It is good to see evangelical and Catholic leaders responding with a bit of fire in their bellies. First, a letter to supporters (re-posted by permission) from Bruce Clemenger,…
Provincial law societies have done what is popular rather than what is right
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…
Dr. Margaret Somerville: Legalizing euthanasia would be a ‘seismic shift’
High-profile ethicist Dr. Margaret Somerville will be the guest speaker at the Christian Advocacy Society’s 25th annual Celebration Dinner at Bethany Baptist Church this Saturday (November 21). Karen Stiller of Faith Today magazine interviewed her earlier this year. Following is…
Around Town: Worship Central, Pre-law, Al Massira, Yad Vashem . . .
The good news is that Tim Hughes, Christy Nockels and a raft of other talented worship leaders will gather in Vancouver next week. The bad news is that the event is already sold out. The Worship Central Conference will take…
Judge says “no” to grandparents who want to take their grandchild to church
They say it “takes a village to raise a child,” but the law is clear in Canada that a child’s parents or guardians are the sole arbiters of who in the “village” may participate and what a villager can say…
Former political prisoner in China seeks new life in Vancouver
Li Jianfeng, a former senior judge in China, has been granted political asylum in Canada in a coordinated effort by led by China Aid. He arrived in Vancouver on the evening of September 23. Li was imprisoned for more than…
Clear dispute resolution policies can help churches avoid court
Lawmakers and judges across Canada have fully embraced out-of-court dispute resolution procedures for the simple reason that litigation is emotionally and financially devastating. I often remind clients that the only winners in a courtroom are lawyers, most of whom, having…