John Horgan received quite a bit of positive comment last week, when he officially stepped down as Premier of British Columbia November 17. Horgan remained personally popular during his time in power. The bulk of the commentary I heard about…
This statement was posted October 1 on the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) site. Prostitution laws The EFC will be in court arguing in support of Canada’s prostitution laws this fall. The current laws, which the EFC supports, are based…
You remember why you don’t like going to church, right? The uncomfortable clothes. The excessively early alarm on a day when you could’ve slept in. The feigned niceness. Remember all that? Well, as a professional pastor, I can tell you…
Adults will be allowed to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA in British Columbia by early next year. That major shift in Canada’s drug policy was announced May 31 by Federal Minister of Mental Health…
Canada’s House of Commons and Senate each agreed earlier this month to pass Bill C-4 without any debate or discussion. The Bill to ban conversion therapy will come into force January 7, 2022. Iain Provan has written this response. Throughout the…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is encouraging Canadian Christians to reach out to their newly-elected or returning members of Parliament with a friendly greeting as Parliament reopens November 22. I heartily support that idea. My wife Margaret and I…
For all sorts of reasons, Christians in Canada (like everyone else) can often take a while to catch up on what is happening in Ottawa, and what the ramifications are going to be for both church and society. As people…
First United has long been a steady and welcoming presence in the Downtown Eastside for the homeless and poor, first as a church and more recently as a community centre and social service provider. Now First United Community Ministry has…
There have been no dramatic shifts since I posted ‘BC election: NDP has comfortable lead, two groups encourage careful scrutiny’ two weeks ago. The BC NDP remain well in front, though the race has tightened a bit, and those groups…
A professor at UBC has become fully engaged in the American presidential election. Sam Rocha’s day job is associate professor, philosophy of education, but that doesn’t prevent him from maintaining a very active presence on Twitter and writing for a…