Articles filed under Canada Today

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   Seven Simple Facts Regarding Bill C-6

   By Al Hiebert, PhD and ChristianWeek on Oct 17, 2020

   Canada’s national anthem includes the line, “God keep our land glorious and free.” Our Criminal Code seeks to protect that against all internal threats. Is that about to change? Historical fact: On October 1, 2020 Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger reintroduced…Read More→

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   The Christian Right’s influence on Canadian politics

   By Barry W. Bussey on Feb 5, 2019

   Election time must be soon – CBC is wanting to tell us how horrible Christians are. Remember their attack on Stockwell Day in 2000? The academics, the legal profession and the media (ALM) – can’t believe Christians are still in…Read More→

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   Protecting the vulnerable

   By Robert Granke on Feb 2, 2019

   In challenging economic times, many governments are either eliminating or considering the removal of the tax credit for charitable donations. Several countries such as Austria, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland have removed the tax benefit.  In Canada, removing the…Read More→

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   Still haunted by Trudeau

   By Joe Couto on Jan 28, 2019

   Article originally published Nov 10, 2009 Pierre Trudeau still haunts us. The publication of historian John English’s sweeping biography of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Just Watch Me, is the second volume of English’s definitive look at the life…Read More→

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   When the Church gets messy

   By Tim Perry and ChristianWeek on Jun 3, 2015

   It only takes a few seconds to share that tweet or tap out a Facebook message skewering someone for their “unforgivable” mistake. And if the message goes viral, as we’ve seen in recent days in the North American media, the…Read More→

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   Persecution and the Canadian Church

   By Tim Perry and ChristianWeek on May 19, 2015

   Some say evangelical communities in Canada are being persecuted. However, this not only mocks the actual persecution of many Christians around the world, but also pushes otherwise sympathetic people away from our concerns, and, frankly, makes us look ridiculous. The…Read More→