A federal election is coming in October. Is your church congregation—even those registered as charities— aware of the best practices to actively participate in this extremely important democratic process? There are do’s and don’ts for churches during election season, and CCCC joins the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) to help… More
We’re continuing our look at the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector’s report, Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector. In Part One, we looked at the context of uncertainty surrounding the report and noted that there is no guarantee the recommendations will be pursued. Nonetheless,… More
Last week, the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector released its report, Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector. The report is 190 pages long and contains 42 recommendations and over 500 footnotes. So, what do you need to know? Over the course of the next… More
Barry W. Bussey will be presenting a public lecture at the Faculty of Law, Leiden University, Netherlands on Friday June 28, 2019 starting at 1:00 pm EST. It can be watched live over the internet. There are limited spaces for live streaming. Instructions are given below on how you may… More
We are thankful to God and for the prayers of our members as we share with you that the newly released Senate report reviewing the charity sector in Canada affirms “Advancing Religion” as a charitable purpose and recognizes the points raised by the Canadian Council of Christian Charities in its… More
The Quebec government recently passed legislation that requires all government employees – from school teachers to police officers – not to wear any religious symbols. That means no Jewish men wearing the yarmulke; no Sikhs wearing a turban; no Muslims wearing the hijab; no Christians wearing a cross lapel pin. … More
One year ago, those of us in the religious freedom field were waiting with great anticipation the June 15, 2018 decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) concerning Trinity Western University’s (TWU) bid to have a law school. (One decision on the Law Society of BC’s refusal to accredit… More
