When MP Steven Woodworth’s private member’s Motion 312 is debated in the Canadian House of Commons on Friday, September 21, Woodward will have a lot of backing. Woodworth’s motion states “That a special committee of the House be appointed and directed to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that […]
Concerned Citizens Have One Week to Challenge Canada’s “Human Being” Definition
“There’s a particular country that we’ve come across. They’ve taken a segment of their population – children below a certain age, that live in a certain location – and they refuse to give them human rights. They label them as non-humans, so that anything anyone wants to do with those children is completely permissible. How […]
Why Canadian young people are leaving the church
Only one in three Canadian young adults who attended church weekly as a child still does so today. Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church?
Hidden data a health and political issue
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) has accused the Ontario government of hypocrisy. In January, the Liberal minority government passed Bill 122, the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act. It was supposed to increase public access to information from hospitals and clinics. However, while it made some information more readily available, it made other […]
One Step Closer
Grandview Calvary Baptist Church (GCBC) has cleared a major hurdle in realizing its dream of creating affordable housing in its Vancouver neighbourhood. Earlier this year, Vancouver city council unanimously approved the church’s re-zoning application to convert the church’s parking lot into a four-storey, 26-unit building to house low income and marginalized individuals and families. The […]
Evangelicals urge government to act on human reproduction
Chief Justice McLachlin “We were known internationally for having the gold standard of reproductive technology laws,” states Faye Sonier, Legal Counsel for The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) visit site. “Now what do we have? The brass standard? It’s deeply disappointing.” On July 19, the EFC issued an open letter to the federal Ministers of […]
Pastor makes his rounds on the golf course
Jodi Reimer, pastor John Burns of Relate Church in Surrey, B.C., and Ryan Schwarz golfed 100 straight holes (more than five and a half rounds) on June 18. The marathon golf-a-thon took 11 hours and raised $200,000 for Mercy Ministries, which last year opened its first residential home in Canada for girls who face life-controlling issues, such as drug and […]
University gets connected
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg has announced Connect, an $11 million capital expansion. Fundraising is already underway, and construction will begin in 2013. The project will feature a new Library and Learning Commons, including meeting rooms, computer enhancements, a bookstore and a café. The project will also include a pedestrian bridge over Grant Avenue, connecting […]
Government Launches Canada’s National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Canada has just launched a National Action Plan to combat human trafficking. The plan was launched by Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Member of Parliament Joy Smith. “The Harper Government is committed […]
Biology student leaves living legacy
TWU’s successful blood donation clinic is used as a template at other schools In 2011, Trinity Western University became a member of Canadian Blood Service’s Partners of Life, a program that works with various corporate and community organizations to collect blood donations and raise awareness of the importance of such donations. Since that time, TWU […]
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