Drivers coming into Kelowna will no longer be confronted by anti-abortion billboards thanks to efforts by Kelowna pro-choice activists and legal support from the BC Humanist Association.

Humanists are celebrating the passage of Bill 40 in Manitoba, which removes mandatory prayers from the province's Public Schools Act.

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) has argued that the federal government must end its financial and structural support for organizations propagating anti-equality and misogynistic views that undermine the development and mental health of young Canadians.

In its brief to the House of Commons Justice Committee, the BC Humanist Association warns that new criminal code offenses risk silencing religious dissent.

Reproductive rights advocates are decrying the federal government's latest budget for failing to include a commitment to regulate anti-choice pregnancy centres.

"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.

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.