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The justice minister has suggested a delay of the March 17 implementation date might be possible. That would give more time to try to stop this misguided expansion. (Why? See TheEFC.ca/HaltMAID.) Please contact your MP in at least one way in the next 10 days to reach them before Parliament resumes Jan. 29. Step 1: Find your MP’s contact info using your postal code, www.ourcommons.ca/members/en. This site has the MP’s email, address and phone numbers for the MP’s local constit

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta asked for feedback on its policy on conscientious objection by Jan. 15, 2024. One of the proposed changes introduces “effective referrals” into the policy. Many doctors object to ending the lives of their patients through euthanasia and would object to providing an effective referral for it. The EFC made a three-page submission, which you can download as a PDF.

Why do we engage in policy discussions, as Christians? Politics is messy; it can be complex and sometimes dysfunctional, and sometimes it seems so hard to make a difference. But what the law says matters. Laws and policies affect how people are treated, what options they have or don’t have, who is protected, who is helped. When the Canada Summer Jobs program screens employers based on their beliefs, real ministries and organizations are excluded. Youth who would have been

Download a PDF of the joint four-page letter by Deina Warren, Director of Legal Affairs, The Canadian Centre for Christian Charities and Julia Beazley, Director of Public Policy, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

Download the full, four-page PDF of the December/January issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. The EFC is celebrating a decision by an Ontario court this fall that found Canada’s prostitution laws to be constitutional. The current laws protect human dignity and equality – so it’s illegal to buy sex, arrange for the sale of another person or receive a benefit from the sale of another person’s sexual services. As an intervener in this court case t

The Hon. Arif Virani Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dear Minister, We are writing to highlight the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in CASWLR v. Attorney General of Canada, which found all the provisions of Canada’s prostitution laws to be constitutional. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) acted as an intervener in this case in support of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA). We argued that buying sex is

The EFC submitted a three-page brief on MAID for mental illness, to the Special Joint Parliamentary Commitee. This brief (aussi disponible en français) calls the government to halt or at least to a delay of the planned March 2024 expansion to allow legal euthanasia for reasons of mental illness alone without any additional safeguards. Download the bilingual EFC brief

The EFC calls attention to significant problems with the Canada Summer Jobs program in a six-page submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of People with Disabilities.The submission concludes: Canada Summer Jobs is a vital program that benefits many Canadians – the youth who are employed, the organizations that hire them and the communities they serve. Many faith-based organizations participate in the CSJ program an

[ La version française suit ] The Hon. Arif Virani Minister of Justice The Hon. Mark Holland Minister of Health The Hon. Ya’ara Saks Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dear Ministers, We offer our congratulations on your new portfolios. We appreciate that with these roles come additional responsibilities and commitments. We want to thank you for the work you do on behalf of all Canadians in these important areas. We are writing today out of our deep concern about Medica