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This entry is part 3 of 30 in the series Canada Summer Jobs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Honourable Patty Hajdu
\nMinister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
\nHouse of Commons
\nOttawa, Ontario
\nK1A 0A6<\/p>\n

Dear Minister Hajdu,<\/p>\n

The Canadian Council of Christian Charities is concerned about your recent policy change on the Canada Summer Jobs program.  It is troubling on a number of accounts including the fact that it makes a government benefit subject to agreement with government ideology on social policies such as abortion and sexual norms, upon which reasonable people may disagree.<\/p>\n

This is a terrible precedent to be setting at a time when Canada is increasingly multicultural and is espousing greater co-operation among the different religious communities in our country.<\/p>\n

The policy comes across to us as condescending.  We suspect that it was not meant to be so.  However, we do not appreciate the presuppositions being advanced such as:<\/p>\n

–        That organizations who do not accept the government ideology on abortion and sexual ethics are not in keeping with the Charter of Rights or human rights legislation.  This is false.  Religious organizations that are against abortion, and uphold traditional sexual norms are not in violation of any law;<\/p>\n

–        That children need to be protected from such organizations that hold these religious views.  This, we must say, is particularly offensive and uncalled for;<\/p>\n

–        That such organizations do not respect women\u2019s rights because they hold a pro-life position.  Again this is false.  A pro-life position does not disrespect the rights of women to chose what they do with their body.  As a free country we are permitted different opinions.  Reasonable people can reasonably disagree;<\/p>\n

–        That government funding of these organizations is somehow a government endorsement on the religious beliefs of those organizations.  This logic leads to an absurdity.  Government license to operate a nursing home does not mean that government endorses the religious views of the nursing home owner.  Rather, it recognizes the competency of the nursing home to look after those under its care;<\/p>\n

–        That the law is settled on matters such as \u201cCharter values.\u201d That is not the case.  There is a huge debate in the legal community as is noted by a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, Gehl v. Canada (Attorney General)<\/em>, 2017 ONCA 319<\/a>;<\/p>\n

–        That it is ok to deny religious organizations a public benefit even though they did not violate the Charter or human rights legislation.  This is totally unacceptable in light of the rule of law;<\/p>\n

–        That religious \u201cvalues\u201d is not a Charter value to be considered when it most definitely is.<\/p>\n

We cannot but be anxious when government, by making this policy, has unjustly slurred the reputation of the religious community who hold views different from the government.  Such views, they are entitled to hold without government interference.<\/p>\n

We kindly request that you revisit this policy in light of our concerns and reinstate the eligibility for the Canada Student Jobs program to all non-profit organizations, including Christian charities who do not hold the same views on social policy as your government.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

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Canadian Council of Christian Charities<\/div>\n
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Hello,<\/p>\n

Thank you for contacting the office of MP Patty Hajdu. This message is to acknowledge that we are in receipt of your email and will be in touch shortly. Please note that our first priority is to respond to inquiries from residents of Thunder Bay – Superior North.<\/p>\n

To help us address your concerns more quickly, please include within the body of your email your full name, address, telephone number and the best time of day to reach you.<\/p>\n

Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Department of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour if it concerns topics pertaining to the Minister`s role regarding Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your note and your patience as we respond to a large number of messages.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Patty Hajdu, MP
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This entry is part 3 of 30 in the series Canada Summer Jobs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Patty Hajdu, Canadian Minister of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, has announced that the government is not going to back down on the attestation requirement\u00a0for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) application process. 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Bussey \u201cWhat we heard from faith-based groups,\u201d explained Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, as reported by Maclean's on Dec. 6, 2018, \u201cis that they want to be very clear that this isn\u2019t a judgement about what they believe.\u201d She continued by saying,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5782.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5782.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5782.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5782.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5782.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27036,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/02\/02\/government-extends-the-canada-summer-jobs-deadline-to-february-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":26851,"position":3},"title":"Government Extends the Canada Summer Jobs Deadline to February 9","author":"cccc","date":"February 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Federal Government has decided to extend the Canada Summer Jobs application to February 9.\u00a0 This comes as more opposition grows to the new attestation requirement. http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/summer-jobs-hajdu-deadline-extended-1.4514044 https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/funding\/canada-summer-jobs.html","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27635,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/05\/23\/we-need-your-financial-help-to-support-litigation-against-the-government-of-canadas-violation-of-freedom\/","url_meta":{"origin":26851,"position":4},"title":"We Need Your Financial Help to Support Litigation Against the Government of Canada\u2019s Violation of Freedom","author":"cccc","date":"May 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Dear friend, Help us defend freedom in Canada. New ideological requirements for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program are a violation of conscience and an abuse of the Charter. The rights of everyone are at stake. We are taking a legal stand against the government\u2019s unlawful discrimination, and we need\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 2 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 2 comments","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/05\/23\/we-need-your-financial-help-to-support-litigation-against-the-government-of-canadas-violation-of-freedom\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screenshot-199-300x60.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26903,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/01\/03\/important-notice-about-the-canada-summer-jobs-program\/","url_meta":{"origin":26851,"position":5},"title":"Important Notice about the Canada Summer Jobs Program","author":"cccc","date":"January 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Attn.: Christian Charities in Canada If you have received funding in the past but in 2018 it is denied because of your refusal to accept the government\u2019s attestation, please email (mail@cccc.org) or call (519-669-5137) us at the CCCC office as to the next steps. 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