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On December 6, 2019, Peter Noteboom, General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, sent a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Mr. Stéphane Perrault, to express the Council’s support for consulting with religious communities to ensure fixed election dates do not conflict with major

In honour of the 75th Anniversary of The Canadian Council of Churches, last month we invited individuals and groups across the country to join in a livestream conversation about the place of Christianity in Canada today. Speakers included: Pastor JoAnne Lam (ELCIC), Pastor Mary Fontaine (PCC), Pastor

From November 4th to 8th the Federal Court of Canada will hear a challenge to the designation of the U.S. as a safe third country for refugees. The court will hear that sending refugee claimants back to the US violates Canadian law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Canada’s binding international human rights obligations.   Through the court case, the organizations are arguing

Human enhancement, the use of biomedical technology to morally improve individuals, raises questions and dilemmas concerning what it means to be human. The Canadian Council of Churches’ Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group (FLSRG) and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism invite you to two events open to the public

On June 13, General Secretary Peter Noteboom wrote to The Honorable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Opposition, asking what actions he will take to ensure that Bill C-262 passes the third and final reading in the Senate. The Bill, which has passed the House of Commons and