Use the link below to download the full, four-page PDF for Aug/Sep 2026, or read the main story below. Version française à venir. As Canadian culture and laws shift rapidly around us, the need for Canadian Christians to stay informed and discern together is very important. The EFC continues to address this need on the national level as we always have – and more recently also with Faith Matters workshops at the community level. In the last two years we’ve held gatherings in Re

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Alors que nous prenons le temps de réfléchir aux dix années qui se sont écoulées depuis l’adoption de la première loi canadienne sur l’euthanasie, comment entendons-nous Dieu nous parler ? Comment notre foi nous encourage-t-elle, nous donnant espoir et sens à notre vie ? L’aide médicale à mourir (AMM) constitue le cadre juridique régissant l’euthanasie et le suicide assisté au Canada, une pratique qui s’est rapidement généralisée et

Download the full, four-page PDF of the June/July 2026 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. As we pause and reflect on the 10 years since Canada’s first euthanasia law was passed, how do we hear God speaking to us? How does our faith encourage us, giving us hope and purpose? Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is the legal framework for euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, a practice that has been rapidly expanded and adopted like in no othe

Download the full, four-page PDF of the April/May 2026 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. We’ve heard so many encouraging stories recently of Christians reaching out to meet the needs of their neighbours. What a joy and privilege to have been able to help equip them along the way! For example, one group that contacted us draws from several churches in a small town. They’re organizing to provide practical help for their neighbours, underlining t

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Feb/Mar 2026 issue,o r read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. A federal bill addressing anti-religious threats and violence has been amended to remove an important protection for minority religious groups. The EFC believes this protection should not be removed – and asks concerned Canadians to contact their MPs. Bill C-9, the Combating Hate Act, was introduced in September. It proposes changes to the Criminal Code requ

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Dec 2025/Jan 2026 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. Many churches, especially those just starting out, rent spaces for their gatherings. Faith-based organizations also rent larger venues for special events. Finding the right space can be challenging. This winter, the EFC will be in a Quebec court as part of a coalition arguing in support of religious freedom. Specifically, we will argue that religious gr

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Oct/Nov 2025 issue,o r read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. In a unanimous decision released in July, the Supreme Court upheld two sections of Canada’s current prostitution laws, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA). The case of Kloubakov v. Canada involved two men who worked for an escort agency in Alberta run by convicted traffickers. The duo worked as drivers but also collected money the

Download the full, four-page PDF of the August/Sept 2025 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. It’s time to act if we want to protect people with mental illness from euthanasia. Canadians will be eligible for euthanasia on the basis of mental illness alone in just over a year and a half, unless a bill is passed to stop the expansion. Canada Watch readers know euthanasia has expanded rapidly in recent years. Many have supported us as we have spoken

Download the full, four-page PDF of the June/July 2025 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. Following the election this spring, many MPs are returning to Ottawa, and others will be new to Parliament. This is an opportunity for all of us to engage in meaningful and proactive ways with MPs. What does civic engagement – deeply rooted in our faith – look like? Certainly we’re called to pray for our government and for our local MPs. Let’s recommit tod

Download the full, four-page PDF of the April/May 2025 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. “Don’t stop talking about Canada,” the EFC’s public policy director recently urged an international colleague. Canada’s rapid expansion of euthanasia is seen as a cautionary tale in other countries of how badly things can go. Sharing the negative impacts of Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) laws can make other countries think carefully and decide

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

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Dec/Jan 2025 issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. It’s our pleasure to share with you several highlights from work conducted by the EFC’s three centres in the last 18 months The CFPL in Ottawa brings biblical principles to bear on law and public policy, witnessing through constructive engagement in public life (TheEFC.ca/CFPL). Prostitution/Sexual Exploitation: We engaged internationally on the violence

Download the full, four-page PDF of the Oct/Nov issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. And why we’re going to the Supreme Court over prostitution The EFC will launch a new monitor to track discrimination and hate crimes against Christians in Canada. This winter TheEFC.ca website will provide an avenue for Christians to report incidents of anti-Christian discrimination, vandalism or violence in Canada. The EFC will track changes and trends in the

Download the full, four-page PDF of the August/September issue,or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. In these tumultuous times, public acts of hatred in Canada have risen significantly. Much of this increase was sparked from the Oct. 7 massacre of Jews by Hamas militants and the subsequent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Antisemitism has dramatically increased since then as well as anti-Muslim hatred. People, businesses and religious instituti

Download the full, four-page PDF of the June/July issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. As Canadian Christians, we all care deeply about being able to hold and express our beliefs. Searching the Scriptures, sharing our faith and teaching our children are vital elements of our Christian life. At the same time, we are all aware that some of our beliefs are not widely held or popular in Canadian culture. But we believe God calls Christians to seek g

Download the full, four-page PDF of the April/May issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. Canadians and their families want to receive care from doctors and medical staff who respect their values and beliefs. For many of us, that means we want doctors we can trust to provide life-affirming care – the kind of care that recognizes the value of each person’s life. We want that for ourselves and for the vulnerable people in our lives. Such care should

Download the full, four-page PDF of the February/March issue, or read the main story below. Aussi disponible en français. As a Canada Watch reader and friend of the EFC, you’ve been a crucial part of our work to interact respectfully, compassionately and effectively with what can feel like the relentless expansion of medical assistance in dying. MAiD is certainly not the only major issue these days, but it is one of the most pressing. That’s because in only a few short weeks,

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