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Traduit de l'anglais par Bruce J. Clemenger Par Bruce Clemenger En ces temps tumultueux, les actes publics de haine ont considérablement augmenté au Canada. Cette augmentation est due en grande partie au massacre de Juifs par des militants du Hamas le 7 octobre et au conflit qui s'en est suivi entre Israël et le Hamas à Gaza. L'antisémitisme a considérablement augmenté depuis lors, de même que la haine anti-musulmane. Des personnes, des entreprises et des institutions religie

AMAC is a newer affiliate of the EFC and shares a report of its anniversary by way of introduction. The Armenian Missionary Association of Canada (AMAC), founded on March 27, 1982, is joyfully celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. With hearts full of gratitude, we give thanks to God for His enduring blessings and guidance throughout our journey. To commemorate this special milestone, the organization is planning several events. The first one took place on July 20, 2024, i

More and more of us are seeing the impact of MAiD as it touches the people in our lives. People in vulnerable situations are ending their lives via MAiD because they feel they have no other choice – and some are pressured to do so. There’s also a growing realization of the very subjective nature of the MAiD eligibility criteria. At the same time, there’s a push to expand MAiD even further and to eliminate MAiD-free spaces for patients and doctors who are conscientious objecto

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Jul/Aug 2024). →en français I was around 10 years old when I was the narrator for a Christmas play in my little home church. In the lead up to the big event, Mom spent hours coaching me to read the lines with expression, volume and clarity. On production night I perched up on a little stool – too short to see over the podium – and proudly, if nervously, delivered my lines. Though I don’t remember who she was, a woman

The EFC and ARPA Canada (the Association for Reformed Political Action) were granted co-intervener status before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case titled Mikhail Kloubakov, et al. v. His Majesty the King (the Kloubakov case). The case was heard by the Supreme Court in November 2024. In 2021, two men, Mikhail Kloubakov and Hicham Moustaine, worked for a Quebec-based escort agency run by convicted traffickers. They were convicted of financially benefiting from prostitution

Could we introduce ourselves? Because I think you might not know us. There’s been some chatter in political circles about a certain party leader visiting three evangelical Christian churches on a recent summer Sunday. I listened to a podcast about politics, where the panelists and host talk about the risk of this kind of visit and whether this is importing US style politics into Canada. They ask questions like, “Why does this raise eyebrows?” “Why isn’t this more risk than re

The harassment that members of Parliament face, including death threats and vandalism, is on the rise. Two months ago the House of Commons sergeant-at-arms reported that cases rose from 8 in 2019 to 530 in 2023. Threats are becoming increasingly common – MPs are followed on the streets, filmed in stores and have their offices vandalized. One Parliament Hill staffer describes answering the phone and having angry Canadians yell at her about the decisions the MP had made and cal

A private member’s bill that would allow advance requests for euthanasia is moving through the Senate. Bill S-248 was introduced by Senator Pamela Wallin and has passed two of three votes in the Senate. The next step is for the bill to be studied by a Senate committee. The Criminal Code requires a person be able to consent to their death at the time their life is ended through MAiD. There is currently a narrow exception for people whose death is “reasonably foreseeable” for t

Articles de fond Interrompu par l'étonnement. Comment pouvons-nous saisir l'œuvre mystérieuse et surprenante de Dieu autour de nous ? Lynda MacGibbon y réfléchit. Le baiser de la joie. L'auteur Alastair Sterne, de Victoria (Colombie-Britannique), réfléchit à la possibilité humaine et divine de la joie. Cross Connections par David Guretzki Quand Dieu appelle les enfants. Souvent, Dieu utilise des adultes pour soutenir cet appel. Des aperçus de la gloire Le chemin d'Emmaüs nous