The Federal Government has released a list of employers that have been approved for Canada Summer Jobs funding to hire youth. This funding assists charities and small businesses to hire summer students. Over the past two years, the Federal Government has come under criticism for its requirement that all applicants sign an… More
Attacking faith-based institutions for upholding codes of conduct ignores the Charter, violates the spirit of pluralism, and risks undermining religious freedom, argues lawyer Barry W. Bussey. CBC News “Go Public” ran a story recently about the “dark secret” of religious schools. Initially, the story got a lot of attention, but… More
This article will review why 2018 was so offensive; explain what the government did differently for 2019; highlight the unanswered questions the government has yet to clarify; and then, finally, suggest a way forward for Christian charities in the valley of decision on whether to apply. Christian charities in Canada… More
Published in National Post December 11, 2018 Barry W. Bussey “What we heard from faith-based groups,” explained Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, as reported by Maclean’s on Dec. 6, 2018, “is that they want to be very clear that this isn’t a judgement about what they believe.” She continued by saying,… More
The Canadian Council of Christian Charities is pleased that the Federal Government has removed the problematic 2018 values language in the 2019 Attestation for the Canada Summer Jobs program. This is a very positive move. It came as a result of hundreds of our members voicing their concerns to the… More
Brian Platt, of the National Post, has published the 2019 Attestation for the Canada Summer Jobs program. I am posting a copy of the form here; read the entire article here. We will be responding shortly. The 2019 attestation Below is the 2019 attestation in full, plus the eligibility criteria for… More
December 6 Update The initial news report appears to have been taken down. However, here is another story link. Original post: A news report was published today stating that the government has changed the wording of the Canada Summer Jobs application form so that “pro-abortion beliefs to funding eligibility is being dropped.” However,… More
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