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Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Espaces sans aide médicale à mourir : L’AÉC a demandé le statut d'intervenant dans une affaire concernant la capacité d'un établissement de santé chrétien de Colombie-Britannique à offrir des soins conformes à ses convictions religieuses. Les arguments de l’AÉC dans cette affaire porteraient sur la liberté religieuse institutionnelle et la capacité des institutions chrétiennes à fournir des services au public sans être contraintes de

The EFC made a submission to the UK Palliative and End of Life Commission following its call for written evidence. The EFC outlined several of the ways Canada's euthasia laws have had a negative impact on palliative care providers, patients and facilities. The EFC urged the UK "to ensure that high quality palliative care is made widely accessible, and the integrity of palliative care and hospice facilities are protected and maintained. It is essential to establish this care a

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Mar/Apr 2025). →en français Have you ever been reluctant to share your deeply held views with others? Your pro-life beliefs, for example? Won’t it result in an argument? Will you be dismissed, labelled or judged without being fully heard? Could this undermine a relationship or get you shunned, affecting your workplace, community volunteering or school? For one young Christian medical student at the University of Mani

The EFC made a submission to the federal Department of Finance in its March 2025 pre-budget consultation on what should be in Budget 2025. The EFC’s brief urged the finance department to reject two of the recommendations of the House of Commons finance committee dealing with charitable status. The EFC’s brief emphasized the importance of the charitable sector and the benefits of religious charities to Canadian society. It also urged the department not to politicize charities

Ask your Member of Parliament to support advancing religion as a charitable purpose. Note: the Finance Minister confirmed in November 2025 that the government “is not considering amending the Income Tax Act to remove the advancement of religion as a qualifying charitable purpose, nor is it actively developing policy on this issue.” A Finance Department email to the EFC in November 2025 echoed this message. Some key points you can use The House of Commons finance committee re

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Mar/Apr 2025). →en français. Watch a video message based on this column According to my Aeroplan loyalty program statement, I’m a frequent flyer. I’ve almost never feared for my life on airline flights. But there was one white-knuckle trip into Toronto when extreme rain, crosswinds and turbulence caused us to hit the runway violently, only to take off again because, the pilot calmly explained later, we had been blown

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls issued a call for submissions for her report on forms of sex-related violence. The EFC and the World Evangelical Alliance jointly submitted a written brief to the Special Rapporteur. It identified concerns and recommended responses to address forms of image-based sexual abuse, such as online pornography, posting of intimate images without consent, distribution of child abuse images, sextortion and AI generated ima

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Feb/Mar 2025 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. Churches and other faith-based charities foster hope, mutual support and belonging. They help make our communities more resilient and remind us of our purpose in living and our hope for the future. But a parliamentary committee has made recommendations that would, if adopted, devastate many religious charities and destabilize the charitable sector. The propo

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Jan/Feb 2025). →en français Canadians and their organizations have long had free use of public spaces like parks, and been able to rent facilities such as schools, libraries, hotels and conference centres. Denying access based on religion violates religious freedom and hinders the ability of religious communities to contribute to the public good. But denying access is occurring more frequently and a Christian ministr

"The Impact of Medical Assistance in Dying on People with Disabilities" is a stakeholders report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, for its 32nd session. This EFC report provides information and recommendations to the Government of Canada on the impact of Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) regime on people with disabilities, its disproportionate impact on women with disabilities, and its consequences for the right to life. Downl

Les églises et autres organisations caritatives confessionnelles favorisent l'espoir, le soutien mutuel et l'appartenance. Elles contribuent à rendre nos communautés plus résilientes et nous rappellent le but de notre vie et notre espoir en l'avenir. Mais un comité parlementaire a formulé des recommandations qui, si elles étaient adoptées, dévasteraient de nombreuses organisations caritatives religieuses et déstabiliseraient le secteur caritatif. Les propositions supprimeraie

Demandes anticipées d'euthanasie : Le gouvernement fédéral a lancé une consultation en ligne sur les demandes anticipées. Ce questionnaire de Santé Canada est ouvert au public jusqu'au 14 février 2025, à l'adresse suivante : go.theefc.ca/advreq. Une demande anticipée permettrait de mettre fin à la vie d'une personne lorsqu'elle n'est plus en mesure de donner son consentement, supprimant ainsi une mesure de protection essentielle. Le statut d'organisme de bienfaisance pour l'a

Le mandat du Centre de partenariat et d'innovation ministérielle (CPIM) de l’AEC consiste notamment à aider à explorer et à former de nouveaux réseaux pour faire progresser l'Évangile. Cela signifie qu'il faut être à l'écoute des besoins des affiliés et favoriser les plates-formes qui permettent d'établir des relations de confiance entre les dirigeants de divers secteurs. Les femmes chrétiennes constituent l'un de ces secteurs - un groupe qui représente plus de la moitié de l

The Prime Minister has announced he will step down as leader of the Liberal Party once a new leader is chosen. This triggers a leadership selection process within the Liberal Party. The Prime Minister has asked the Governor General to prorogue Parliament until March 24, 2025 and she has agreed. What does it mean to prorogue Parliament? This is like a pause and reset. The House of Commons and Senate won’t meet until March 24. All government bills and unfinished business are te

A parliamentary committee made troubling recommendations to the federal government of changes to make in the next federal budget in December 2024. The House of Commons Finance Committee recommended that the government remove the advancement of religion as a charitable purpose and no longer provide charitable status to "anti-abortion" organizations. Among its 462 recommendations, the Finance Committee recommended that the government: Recommendation 429 No longer provide charit

A new parliamentary committee report makes two very troubling recommendations: to remove charitable status on the basis of religion and to no longer providing charitable status to anti-abortion organizations. What the committee recommended The Finance Committee report was tabled in the House of Commons on Dec. 13, 2024. Among its hundreds of recommendations, it recommends that the Government of Canada: Recommendation 429 No longer provide charitable status to anti-abortion or

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Jan/Feb 2025). →en français Growing up I went to church whenever the church doors opened. Twice on Sunday, once on Wednesday and Friday for youth group. Sometimes I even went to church when the doors were locked! (Our family took a turn on the church cleaning schedule.) I also remember the saying, “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a car.” For years, I repeated tha

The Government of Alberta held a consultation on safeguards and the oversight of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in the fall of 2024. The EFC participated in stakeholder meetings and submitted a written brief. The EFC’s written response asked the province to protect patients by allowing MAiD-free spaces and by adding a specific end-of-life definition and other safeguards. The response also addressed issues such as expanding MAiD on the basis of mental illness alone, eligib

EDITOR'S NOTE: Learn more on this issue and find resources for action at TheEFC.ca/protect-charitable The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc Minister of Finance Department of Finance Canada 90 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5 Dear Minister LeBlanc, We pray for wisdom for you as you navigate this new role and portfolio. We are very concerned about the recommendation in the Finance Committee’s pre-budget report to remove advancement of religion as a charitable purpose. Recommendation

The federal government recently launched a “national conversation” about allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The national conversation includes an online questionnaire that is open to the public until February 14, 2025. An advance request for MAiD would allow a person’s life to be ended when they are no longer able to consent. This is different and more specific than an advance directive on health care, in which a person indicates their prioriti