"Canada is a secular democracy."

In their joint factum to the Supreme Court of Canada, the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) and Canadian Secular Alliance (CSA) argue that the state's duty of religious neutrality is an integral part of the Canada's Charter.

An alliance of groups that support reproductive rights is raising the alarm over a recent partnership between Fraser Health and an anti-abortion organization called Hope for Women. Over the summer, Fraser Health supported four community groups to lead Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Cafés for new parents, with Hope for Women delivering the cafés in Abbotsford during August.

Vancouver, BC – A new report from the BC Humanist Association (BCHA), The Island Anomaly, reveals Prince Edward Island (PEI) as the most compliant province studied to date in adhering to the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2015 Saguenay ruling. The comprehensive study found only one instance of unconstitutional prayer in PEI municipalities with populations over 1,000, which occurred during a 2022 inaugural council meeting in Summerside.

In its submissions today to the federal finance committee and department, the BC Humanist Association has asked MPs on the committee to reaffirm their recommendation that the government use the next federal budget to remove the privileged status of religion as a charitable purpose.

On Tuesday afternoon, I joined a couple dozen other secularists outside Kelowna City Hall to call on the City to revisit its religious property tax exemption handouts.

The BC Humanist Association and Canadian Secular Alliance are headed back to the Supreme Court of Canada to argue for the importance of an inclusive interpretation of the state's duty of religious neutrality.

On Monday, BC Humanist Association Executive Director Ian Bushfield appeared before the Legislative Assembly's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services as part of its consultations for Budget 2026.

Alberta's provincewide review and new standards for school library books, ostensibly aimed at removing “explicit sexual content,” raises troubling questions about the true motivations behind government policy and echoes a significant past legal battle over religious influence in public education.

Today, the British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA) is marking the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s historic MLQ v Saguenay decision with the release of its latest report, “Prayer Free BC.” This report declares British Columbia to be free of prayer in regular municipal council meetings. This landmark achievement follows years of dedicated research and advocacy by the BCHA through its Saguenay Project.

The BC Humanist Association will be going to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to bring the perspectives of the non-religious and the importance of the duty of religious neutrality in a case that's challenging the refusal of St Paul's Hospital to provide medical assistance in dying (MAID) on site.