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Bill S-210 died at the 2025 election call. A new iteration of the bill has been introduced in the Senate, Bill S-209.Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit materials, is a private member’s bill introduced by Senator Miville-Dechêne on November 24, 2021. It passed its second of three votes in the House of Commons in December 2023, and advanced to be studied by a parliamentary committee This bill would have made it a criminal offence to

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Sept/Oct 2024). →en français In his 1976 book The Sunflower, Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal recounted how a dying SS soldier came to him seeking forgiveness for his horrific war crimes. Wiesenthal denied forgiveness to the dying ex-Nazi. Some argued Wiesenthal should have extended forgiveness. Others affirmed Wiesenthal, noting that forgiving the soldier would have dangerously overlooked the atrocious injustices

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Que se passe-t-il lorsque le peuple de Dieu se réunit sans ordre du jour ni orateurs connus, mais avec la passion d'entendre Sa voix ? C'est ce qu'ont fait plus de 100 personnes lors d'un récent rassemblement organisé par Our Common Calling, un partenariat soutenu par l'AEC. Plutôt que d'écouter un orateur en séance plénière, les participants venus de tout le Canada ont passé deux matinées entières à « demeurer dans la Parole » - en é

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

The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc Minister of Public Safety 269 Laurier Avenue, West Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P8 Canada Dear Minister, Today, on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we want to thank you for the actions that have been taken to combat trafficking and urge you to press on in this important fight. The Government of Canada has long recognized that trafficking is a serious violation of human rights. Canada was among the first countries to ratify the United Nations Pal

July 30th is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year, the focus is on the most vulnerable – children – calling us to “leave no child behind in the fight against human trafficking. ”You may wonder, is this really an issue in Canada? 1 in 4 victims of trafficking in Canada is under 18 In police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada, one in four victims (24%) were under 18 years of age. Young adults were also more likely to be victims of trafficking, with

→français This research partnership formed to investigate how social media engagement affects the faith of Canadian youth participating in Canadian evangelical youth ministries and how Canadian evangelical youth ministry workers working with Canadian youth use social media in their ministries. Youth for this study are those aged 12 to 18 and in grades 7 to 12. Our surveys closed May 31, 2026. The final public report will release Nov. 6, 2026 Download a copy of the research pl

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Des petits groupes, des églises et des organisations utilisent les brochures de l’AEC pour informer, susciter des discussions et des réflexions, et envisager des réponses pratiques à des questions clés. Nous recevons des témoignages encourageants sur l'utilisation de ces livrets dans les ministères à travers le Canada. Bryan Gillmore, membre du personnel de Karis Disability Services (anciennement Christian Horizons), vient de commande

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Projet de loi sur les préjudices en ligne : Les députés devraient poursuivre le débat sur le projet de loi C-63, la Loi sur le préjudice en ligne, lorsque le Parlement reprendra ses travaux à l'automne. Bien que le projet de loi C-63 aborde les façons dont les enfants et les jeunes sont victimes de violence sexuelle en ligne, l’AEC est très préoccupé par les dispositions sur les crimes haineux et les changements apportés à la Loi cana