After a series on the theology and ethics of gene editing, culminating in a November 2021 panel on CRISPR technology, the Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group (FLSRG) of The Canadian Council of Churches kicked off a new series on artificial intelligence with a May 2023 webinar. The video of this webinar is now available …
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The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today on the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is a complex result that ultimately fails refugees. The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal in part, sending the equality rights issue at stake back to the Federal Court, and holding out for the possibility of the agreement being declared unconstitutional. …
Highlights and Decisions The Canadian Council of Churches Governing Board Meeting May 24-26, 2023 – Le Monastère des Augustines (Quebec City) >> These highlights and group photo are also available as a pdf. At this semi-annual Governing Board meeting of the Council, we: Shared church news and challenges and supported one another in prayer and song. Received the full …
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>This statement is also available as a pdf. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27) “Seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalm 34: 14b) Dear brothers and sisters in …
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“Remarkable.” The Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre Mike Morrice said that he had never seen so many religious leaders from different faiths in one room. “Amazing,” he said with eyes wide open. Approximately 150 conference participants had gathered in Waterloo for the keynote opening address by Green Party Leader MP Elizabeth May on the …
This week, members of the Council’s Governing Board will gather at Le Monastère des Augustines in Québec City for their Spring 2023 meeting (May 24-26, 2023). The decision to convene this meeting in a Francophone city was arrived at by the Governing Board after a season of discerning how the Council can work towards better …
The Council today announces that it has been accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. With this achievement, we join a distinguished ever-growing community of nonprofit organizations dedicated to operational excellence. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to help organizations strengthen their operations in five fundamental areas: …
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Join us May 31 from 4-5:30 Eastern! Since the introduction of advanced language learning models (like ChatGPT) six months ago, discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch, and it appears everyone is talking about the promises and perils of this new technology. But what is artificial intelligence? How does it compare to …
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The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for an Event Coordinator. This position works closely with the Executive Associate and other program staff to coordinate logistics, planning, communications, and follow-up for special Council events, in French and English. Candidates for this position should have Excellent communication and writing skills Bilingual in French and English Comfort with …
With sadness at the loss, and with joy for a life filled with love and justice, we share with you that Janet Somerville, Past General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches (1997-2002), breathed her last on Sunday morning, April 16, 2023. We have lost a giant in the Canadian ecumenical movement. The first woman …
