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 →
The fall term has begun under sunny skies at Trinity Western University (TWU); students, faculty and staff have much to be grateful for. But there must be a lingering sense of disappointment in the wake of the June 15 Supreme… Read more →
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 →
Pastor Jonathan Chan and Crucible Church are heavily involved in preparing for Richmond Community Day, July 7 at Richmond Olympic Oval. Graeme Wood wrote about their participation in Richmond News June 8. Here is a portion of the article: “Community days facilitated… Read more →
Sunscreen and splash toys, bug spray and BBQs remind us that summertime is fast approaching. But for some, the rising temperatures are part of a controversy that, for good reason, simply won’t melt away. The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) issue… Read more →
The Liberal government has decided not to back down on the attestation requirement for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs application process. (See several earlier posts on the issue here.) Thus several religious groups made this joint statement March 28. We the undersigned, representing Christian, Jewish… Read more →
Since joining the staff of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) this past summer, I’ve attended not one but two Supreme Court cases in which the EFC was an intervener. For the Trinity Western University (TWU) case I spent November… Read more →
When Pope Francis visited Myanmar (Burma) earlier this week, most of the world’s attention was focused on whether he would refer to the nation’s persecution of its Rohingya people. He did not, as the CBC’s National Today pointed out November… Read more →
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 →
The Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed November 2 that government actors have a duty to specifically consider religious freedom concerns when raised by claimants in its Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia decision. This historic case – the first Indigenous religious freedom claim… Read more →
