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Tobique Valley "to no longer recite the Lord's Prayer" at council meetings

The Lord's Prayer will no longer be said at the opening of Tobique Valley, New Brunswick, council meetings, following legal challenges from the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) and concerns raised by local residents.

Lord's Prayer challenged in New Brunswick town council

The BC Humanist Association is threatening legal action over the District of Tobique Valley's decision to continue to recite the Lord's Prayer at every council meeting. The practice was challenged by local residents for violating constitutional prohibitions on government-sponsored religious practices. District staff instead asked residents to ‘sit out’ during...

Reject the discrimination of Canadians suffering from mental disorders

The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) is calling on Justice Minister Sean Fraser to reject the recommendation of the federal Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD), which, on June 17, 2026, recommended that the government "indefinitely exclude" persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental disorder from...

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Secular progress against the storm

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s impossible to ignore the increasingly challenging global landscape. We’ve all watched as illiberal movements, often fueled by Christian Nationalism, threaten to roll back decades of hard-won progress on secularism, reproductive rights, and inclusive governance. While the most obvious examples are south of the...

Kicking off the conversation on property tax exemptions

Property worth billions of dollars across British Columbia is exempted from property taxes under unquestioned and antiquated rules, according to a recent CTV News investigation.

We call it White Christian Nationalism - Our remarks at No Tyrants Vancouver

The following was the script for my remarks to Vancouver's No Tyrants rally on October 18, 2026. My actual speech varied slightly as I went off script at a few points. Friends, thank you for being here today — for standing up for democracy, for equality, and for one another....

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