I sat in stunned silence. The CBC newscaster had just announced the passing of the Honourable David William Kilgour. “How could that be? I just responded to his email a few days ago,” I reasoned. But my long-time friend had indeed crossed the Jordan. I met David Kilgour at a Christian event more than thirty years ago, shortly after moving to Ottawa from Edmonton … [Read more...] about Remembering a bridge builder: David Kilgour
Community
Creating community; belonging, connecting and supporting one another, celebrating the joys, and facing and overcoming the challenges in our common life together.
Will the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) be compromised?
In the Manitoba case of R vs Alcorn, the male perpetrator against an underaged indigenous girl who had been sexually exploited, filmed and then committed suicide, appealed his sentence. Instead, the justices increased his sentence by four times, setting a new precendent. At the same time, the sex industry was pressuring the Federal Justice Committee to repeal the Protection of … [Read more...] about Will the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) be compromised?
The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
In the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II, in the First Session of the Forty-fourth parliament, on February 4, 2022, the first reading of Bill C-230 occurred in Ottawa. Few of us who honour our medical professionals took time away from the news headlines to realize the significance of Kelly Block’s private member’s bill. The design was to amend the Criminal Code to “make it an … [Read more...] about The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
Baptizing the world
A decade ago, journalist Douglas Todd noted that a Statistics Canada survey recognized the west coast of Canada as a place of extremes in regards to Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and the religiously unaffiliated. The 2021 Canadian census recorded over three million residents in the lower mainland where 16 of the province’s 30 most populous municipalities exist with 60 percent of … [Read more...] about Baptizing the world
Indigenous Voice: Focusing on the positive
My name is Parry Stelter. I’m originally from Alexander First Nation, which is part of Treaty Six territory. As an Indigenous person, who comes from the Sixties Scoop generation and who has many relatives who went to residential schools, I can easily find some very negative stories of what happened within the history of Canada. In fact, I’ve struggled with depression most of my … [Read more...] about Indigenous Voice: Focusing on the positive