Children deserve protection too: BCHA brief on Bill C-273
The BC Humanist Association today urged a House of Commons committee to see the speedy passage of Bill C-273, which would repeal a section of the Criminal Code that permits the corporal punishment of children.
Read moreBCHA set to sue Vancouver over inaugural prayer
Yesterday, lawyers for the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) asked the City of Vancouver for a public commitment to respect the constitutional duty of religious neutrality. The City was warned that the BCHA is preparing to commence legal proceedings.
Read moreParliamentary report reflects calls to protect human rights in CSJ program
A House of Commons committee studying the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program positively quoted submissions from the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) and Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) on the importance of human rights protections.
Read moreSecularists applaud Wab Kinew's pledge to reform Manitoba legislature prayer
The BC Humanist Association applauds Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's recent proposal to update the provincial legislature's opening prayers.
Read moreLaunching legal action against the City of Parksville's council prayer
In a letter sent yesterday, counsel for the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) advised the City of Parksville that the BCHA will be commencing legal proceedings against the City for its breach of the duty of religious neutrality.
Read moreEmbrace the Electric Monk Initiative
In a bold move that defies the ordinary and flirts with the absurd, the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) has issued an impassioned plea to the provincial government: “Let the Electric Monk do the praying!”
Read moreDelays threaten MAID expansion
The BC Humanist Association is warning that further delays to the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) risk putting Canadian's end-of-life choices in jeopardy.
Read moreNew BCHA publications on government prayer in eurel
The BCHA has two new publications in eurel on municipal and legislative prayers in Canada.
Read moreBCHA applauds BC Supreme Court decision upholding privacy rights
The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) welcomes today's decision by Justice Wilson of the Supreme Court of British Columbia to dismiss a petition claiming the province's privacy act infringed the religious liberties of two Jehovah's Witnesses congregations.
Read moreLegislative Prayer Across Canada
The third edition of Legislative Prayer Across Canada includes the new inclusion of Indigenous Land Acknowledgements in Manitoba's Legislative Assembly, references to the new monarch and updated endnotes.
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