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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

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