News

Minister of Justice Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-41 on October 27, 2026. The bill proposes two major changes to Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying (MAiD): indefinitely excluding MAiD where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition, and allowing advance requests for MAiD. Bill C-41 would stop the scheduled expansion of MAiD to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness, set to take place on March 17, 2027. Unfortunately, Bill C-4

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) welcomes the opportunity to participate in this study. The EFC is opposed to MAID, believing that it fundamentally devalues human life and normalizes suicide. We are gravely concerned that expanding eligibility on the basis of mental illness would disproportionately impact marginalized Canadians and undermine suicide prevention in Canada. International commitments In its strongly worded April 15, 2025 report, the UN Committee on the

The EFC sent a written submission to a special committee of MPs and Senators studying MAiD for mental illness on April 20, 2026. The law allowing eligibility for MAiD on the basis of mental illness will come into effect on March 17, 2027, unless a bill is passed to stop the expansion. The special joint committee's study was mandated in a previous bill that delayed the expansion until 2027. The committee report is due back to Parliament by October 2. In its brief, the EFC urge

Alberta Bill 18, Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, was introduced on March 18, 2026 and passed on April 22, 2026. This bill puts in place additional safeguards for euthanasia in Alberta. The proposed safeguards include: limiting MAiD to adults whose natural death is expected within 12 months requiring medical practitioners provide information about MAiD only at the patient's request no eligibility for MAiD when mental illness is the sole underlying medical

Bill C-9 was introduced in the House of Commons on September 19, 2025. It has now passed in the Senate and will become law. The bill defines hatred and creates four new offences in the Criminal Code. It also removes the requirement that the Attorney General consent to laying charges for hate propaganda offences. Recent history On December 9, 2025, the Justice Committee voted to amend Bill C-9 so that it removes the religious belief defence from the hate speech provisions in

The EFC made a submission to the federal Department of Finance in its August 2025 pre-budget consultation on what should be in Budget 2025. The EFC’s brief has six recommendations, including that the government: maintain the advancement of religion as a charitable purpose avoid politicizing charitable status increase the budget of the Canada Community Security program to help protect places of worship establish a permanent national strategy to combat human trafficking fund ex

The EFC made a submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee. The committee is holding consultations to hear and discuss the spending priorities of Canadians in advance of the Fall 2025 Budget. The EFC called on the Finance Committee to maintain advancement of religion as a charitable purpose and to avoid politicizing charitable status. The submission also called for a permanent, funded national strategy to combat human trafficking and support for palliative care. Rea

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