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Download a PDF of the joint four-page letter by Deina Warren, Director of Legal Affairs, The Canadian Centre for Christian Charities and Julia Beazley, Director of Public Policy, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

The Hon. Arif Virani Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dear Minister, We are writing to highlight the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in CASWLR v. Attorney General of Canada, which found all the provisions of Canada’s prostitution laws to be constitutional. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) acted as an intervener in this case in support of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA). We argued that buying sex is

[ La version française suit ] The Hon. Arif Virani Minister of Justice The Hon. Mark Holland Minister of Health The Hon. Ya’ara Saks Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dear Ministers, We offer our congratulations on your new portfolios. We appreciate that with these roles come additional responsibilities and commitments. We want to thank you for the work you do on behalf of all Canadians in these important areas. We are writing today out of our deep concern about Medica

The Hon. Marco Mendicino Minister of Public Safety 269 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario   K1A 0P8 Dear Minister Mendicino, We are writing to urge you to allow prostitution-related convictions incurred prior to enactment of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act to be expunged from the criminal records of prostituted persons. This would be a step towards removing stigma and barriers for those who have been in situations of exploitation and towards ad

The Hon. Ed Fast Member of Parliament for Abbotsford House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 February 23, 2023 Dear Mr. Fast, We would like to express our support for your private member’s bill, Bill C-314. This legislation would exclude a mental disorder from being considered a grievous and irremediable medical condition for the purposes of Medical Assistance in Dying. There are so many reasons to halt this expansion and walk back the provisions passed in Bill C-7 that allow

Hon. Chrystia Freeland Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Department of Finance Canada 90 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5 Dear Minister Freeland, We are writing to ask for clarification and to express our deep concern about possible changes to charitable status in Canada. In the December 2021 mandate letter, the prime minister outlined priorities for you, including to: “Introduce amendments to the Income Tax Act to make anti-abortion organizations that pr

The Hon. David Lametti Minister of Justice and Attorney General 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Dear Minister Lametti, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (the EFC) applauds the federal government’s defence of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) before the Ontario Superior Court in CASWLR v. Canada this fall. The EFC supports PCEPA as an essential tool in the fight against sexual exploitation. We fully agree with the objectives

Dear Mr. Mel Arnold, MP, Thank you for taking the initiative to introduce Bill C-291. The words we use matter. The term “child pornography” is not just inaccurate, it’s harmful. Using the term “pornography” in the context of children infers that the child is a willing participant when in fact they are the victim of a horrific crime. Sexually explicit images and videos depicting children cannot be considered “pornography” – they are child sexual exploitation, assault and ab