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The Department of Finance is holding consultations on what should be in the next budget. Consider filling out the questionnaire before August 28, 2025 and suggesting they support your community by not politicizing charities, including pro-life charities, and by maintaining the charitable status of advancing religion.

A new Canadian Armed Forces policy, Spiritual reflections in a miliary setting, forbids military chaplains from praying or referring to God or the divine in spiritual reflections. The policy applies to chaplains when speaking at government sponsored events or where members of the Canadian Armed Forces are expected or required to attend. It also applies when they are speaking publicly in their capacity as CAF members, including at Remembrance Day ceremonies. The new policy d

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Jul/Aug 2025). →en français Everyday life often feels like a hamster wheel of daily demands with work, school, relationships, home and church. But what if we began to see those daily rhythms as moments filled with divine possibility? In Matthew 9:37–38, Jesus says, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” This is often see

(Version française à la suite) Hon. Marjorie Michel Minister of Health Hon. Sean Fraser Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dear Ministers, Congratulations on your elections and new cabinet portfolios. We pray for wisdom and clarity for you as you serve in these key areas of Canadian governance. May God bless you, be gracious to you and give you strength for each day. We are very concerned about Canada’s laws on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) - the impact o

The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is the national association of evangelical congregations, denominations, educational institutions and ministries across Canada. The evangelical community is a significant segment of the Christian population in Canada, made up of some 2.5 million Canadians. The EFC’s Seven Commitments Working Group (7CWG) is comprised

A law allowing euthanasia for mental illness alone has already passed and will take effect in March 2027 unless a bill is passed to stop it. MP Tamara Jansen introduced Bill C-218 in the House of Commons on June 20, 2025. This bill would remove the provisions that will allow MAiD for mental illness alone in 2027. Bill C-218 would exclude a mental disorder from being considered a "grievous and irremediable medical condition" for the purposes of Medical Assistance in Dying. Thi

The Honourable Tim Hodgson Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dear Minister, Congratulations on your election victory, and your appointment as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. This role will be critical as the Government looks to fulfill the seven key priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Mandate Letter to cabinet. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is the national association of evangelical congregations, denominations, educational institutions a

→le français suit →Related: Ask your MP to support charitable status The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Finance and National Revenue Department of Finance Canada 90 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5 Dear Minister Champagne, Congratulations on your election victory and your new portfolio. We pray for wisdom and clarity for you and your staff as you serve in these critical roles in turbulent times. May God bless you, be gracious to you and give you strength for

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (May/Jun 2025). →en français Few could have predicted the level of political unrest we’ve seen so far in 2025. This includes the resignation of a prime minister, the election of a new one, ongoing threats of tariffs and counter-tariffs, and all the drama of a federal election (the outcome of which, as I write this, remains unknown). In such times of geopolitical upheaval, the Church has often stepped in to offer theol