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This fall the EFC held simultaneous gatherings for Toronto-area pastors and national denominational leaders. EFC missiologist Jon Fuller reflects why both are important. The pastor in front of me leaned over to take a picture of the slide on the screen. As a pastor myself, I’ve learned to look for signs of interest from those listening to a presentation, and taking screenshots with your cellphone certainly qualifies. We were attending the EFC Pastor’s Day, a new event series

Many jurisdictions around the world are taking steps to protect children and youth from harmful content online. One of the ways of protecting kids and youth online is by putting in place age restrictions for violent and explicit content. Age assurance systems can be mandated by law or regulation. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) held an exploratory consultation on privacy and age assurance. The OPC takes the position that “it is possible to design and us

Ask your MP to protect kids online and support Bill S-210. Write or call your MP. Even a voicemail message left at your MP’s office has an impact. Contact your MP in more than one way for even greater impact, for example, by calling and writing. Follow these simple steps to reach your Member of Parliament (MP): Go to "Find Members of Parliament" Enter your postal code Click on your MPs name Look under the “Contact” tab for your MP's phone number and email address For writing

To the Ancients, Friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of all loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue. C.S. Lewis Did you know science proves that relationships matter? The connections we make with our friends, neighbours, family and colleagues can “lower anxiety and depression, help us regulate our emotions, lead to higher self-esteem and empathy, and actually improve our immune systems.” It’s so important that we make time in our busy lives to consid

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

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

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