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Freedom of conscience is being neglected

by Flyn Ritchie • October 13, 2021 • 1 Comment

Brian Bird believes the state must take freedom of conscience more seriously. Bird, who teaches at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, has made the case for several years, but says that several current BC disputes illustrate the need…

Elderly Mennonite refugees now live comfortably in seniors’ homes

by Sharon Simpson • December 10, 2015 • 5 Comments

Refugees are all around me here at this seniors’ campus of care. They walk through the café with their coffees and bundles of bananas from our campus grocery. They push their spouse in a wheelchair around the fountain gardens and…