J. J. Thomson, prochoice philosopher

Had we but known, our blog could have been called _DAMMIT JUDITH!_ instead.

From Judith Jarvis Thomson's NYT obituary:

Professor Thomson showed that moral questions surrounding abortion suggest more general conclusions about the nature of fundamental rights. As Thomas Nagel, professor emeritus of philosophy and law at New York University, put it, “She expresses very clearly the essentially negative character of the right to life, which is that it’s a right not to be killed unjustly, and not a right to be provided with everything necessary for life.”

Professor Thomson advanced a theory of rights in her book “The Realm of Rights” (1992). But it was her abortion paper that, of all her work, had perhaps the greatest impact.

“A lot of the discussion in that time was focused on what was the fetus or embryo,” said Frances Kamm, a professor of moral philosophy at Rutgers University. “She completely shifted the view of the issues.”

Her brilliant essay published in 1971 argues a scathingly trenchant prochoice perspective. The relevance of her analogies, the elegant simplicity of her prose are eloquent and right on target.

"Everyone has a right to life, so the unborn person has a right to life." And isn't the child's right to life weightier than anything other than the mother's own right to life, which she might put forward as ground for an abortion?

This argument treats the right to life as if it were unproblematic. It is not, and this seems to me to be precisely the source of the mistake.

For we should now, at long last, ask what it comes to, to have a right to life. In some views having a right to life includes having a right to be given at least the bare minimum one needs for continued life. But suppose that what in fact is the bare minimum a man needs for continued life is something he has no right at all to be given? 

[...] to return to the story I told earlier, the fact that for continued life the violinist needs the continued use of your kidneys does not establish that he has a right to be given the continued use of your kidneys. He certainly has no right against you that you should give him continued use of your kidneys. For nobody has any right to use your kidneys unless you give him this right—if you do allow him to go on using your kidneys, this is a kindness on your part, and not something he can claim from you as his due. 

Nor has he any right against anybody else that they should give him continued use of your kidneys. Certainly he had no right against the Society of Music Lovers that they should plug him into you in the first place. And if you now start to unplug yourself, having learned that you will otherwise have to spend nine years in bed with him, there is nobody in the world who must try to prevent you, in order to see to it that he is given some thing he has a right to be given.

Here at DJ! and on Twitter, I've challenged many fallacious and disingenuous factoids that fetushists scrape up to justify the forced pregnancy and patriarchal control of female bodies.

Some pithy tweets successfully smacked down these mostly religious zealots but had I been familiar with Thomson's splendid, succinct points, I would have certainly deployed them. Particularly since the jolly use of kidneys as metaphor was often explored.

That essay should be an integral part of the Philosophy Canon, and studied at colleges and universities.

We Are Legion

Do you remember MP Ken Epp's private member's bill C-484, Unborn Victims of Crime Act from 2007? Joyce Arthur and I do. (We met for the first time in real life yesterday, appropriately, at Apiecalypse Now, the restaurant owned by pro-choice hero, Jen Bundock.)

We talked about how lonely we felt at the time, as two of a very few voices shrieeeeking about the danger it posed to abortion rights. Hardly anyone took notice. Certainly not the MPs. The bill passed second reading, only to die on the order paper when the 2008 election was called. Thank the goddess.

Now, things are very different. There is the ongoing and intensifying madness about abortion in the US that wafts northward. And social media is proving to be a powerful force used by individuals and groups to gain attention and amplify messages.

But it's more than that.

Joyce and I do not feel lonely anymore as dozens (hundreds?) of people have taken on the task of watching the Big Fetus Lobby and alerting others when they get out of line.

The media and other mainstream organizations are far more open to hearing these messages and acting.

For example, a screening of an anti-choice film at King's University College at Western University has drawn an amazing amount of attention. This morning I counted six media stories at Google News, including this pretty surprising demand from faculty for an apology for misrepresenting the school's values.

In a letter sent to Principal David Malloy Wednesday, professors from across disciplines, signed their names to a three page letter describing the "furor and fear" expressed by the school community when the movie was screened last Thursday.

Also recently, anti-choice MP Garnett Genuis's "survey" for constituents that included a question on abortion also drew online hell-fire.

Twitter user Ann Bibby (@anniegirl1138) expressed her anger in the tweet; “This is the bulls**t (Christmas) crap we get from our MP. Separatism and reopening the access to abortion issue. Ffs.”

Nearly 200 people retweeted the message and also tweeted their concern about the abortion questions. Others called the separation question divisive.

This is in Alberta, mind.

Other individuals are calling for buffer zones: around hospitals and clinics and around schools.

People are sick of seeing the enormous gory images of miscarried fetuses and demanding that towns and cites take steps to shut these displays down.

People are also sick of misleading or outright lying messages about abortion on their transit shelters and vehicles. Some cities are acting and having them removed.

Elsewhere, residents are fed up with their public spaces used to promote fringe values. Many cities and towns have (mostly) harmless flag- and banner-raisings. But they're realizing these minor events are more trouble than they're worth: in Nelson, BC and Saskatoon.

Also really encouraging is the Handmaids movement. There are more than a dozen chapters using the title Handmaids Local and the area code. Here is Handmaids Local 905 in their red finery.



And then, the entire country weighed in with the convincing defeat of anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ+ Conservative Andrew ("Yankee Doodle Andy") Scheer in the recent federal election.

Here is Peter MacKay's immortal quote.

"And yet that was thrust onto the agenda and hung around Andrew Scheer's neck like a stinking albatross, quite frankly, and he wasn't able to deftly deal with those issues when opportunities arose."

So, that's where we seem to be at. In Canada, social conservatives are stinking anathema. The majority doesn't even want to hear their voices, let alone look at their manipulative images or listen to their lies.

As a country, we seem to be saying collectively -- and politely of course -- "Shut the fuck up."

No more shrieeeeking in the wilderness for pro-choice activists. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.

Bloggers on Blogging: Part 7

Well, I finally got around to making my own contribution to DJ!'s birthday blog-fest.

First I want to thank all the bloggers who responded to the call-out for blog posts:

Part 1 by Catelli.

Part 2 by TrappedInAWhirlpool.

Part 3 by deBeauxOs.

Part 4 by Mandos.

Part 5 by Alison.

And Part 6 by pale.

Among them, they hit all the points that I would make about blogging. The people, fun, camaraderie, feminism, politics, dissent, and breaking stories.

Mandos, an internet senior citizen compared to the rest of us, takes us back to the dark days of the internet as a boyo-only space. Pale recounts the fun of our push-back against it, partly in the form of the F-Word Awards.

Trapped, Alison, and deBeauxOs muse about the seriousness with which we took blogging. And the political angles we explored that were not being addressed by the mainstream media.

Catelli reminisces about the people and important discussions in the blogosphere.

Like Alison, I loved it and miss it.

Those were the days of the "hat tip" (h/t). It was a Very Bad Form to fail to credit the source of an idea, a link, whatever. As Trapped says, credibility was our only coin.

I miss the collaboration, the planned blog-bursts and the plotting behind them. The passing-along of links and stories to bloggers who had a particular interest in a subject.

I miss all of the very smart -- yet ordinary -- people I met, who, from all over the country and world, were thinking very smart thoughts and sharing them on their blogs.

In particular, I miss Dave of The Galloping Beaver and JJ of The Unrepentant Old Hippie.

Dave was an ex-military man with insights into world events that were completely new to me. (I hear he's doing fine. Hi, Dave!)

JJ was a hoot and I considered her a pal. She was scathing but gracious. I learned a lot about how a good blogger conducts herself in the comments. She replied to all of them. She also helped the TechnoDolts (deBeauxOs and me) set this blog up. (So did Mandos.) JJ flopped the cat-bread picture up there for us.

She blogged on politics, abortion and right-wing nutjobs. Speaking of the latter, she had her own dedicated pray-er. Every Monday night, apparently, she was the target of a prayer assault from a blogger she called TubeSock.

Like most of us, she'd get fed up with blogging. She quit for a while. Then came back for a bit. Then disappeared. Her blog is still up.

I miss her and hope she's well.

So, it's been fun. We're going to leave this blog up and may return to it. I do to scoop old links.

Finally, I want to thank the other bloggers who responded positively to my call-out but who, for whatever reason, didn't hit my loose deadline of "end of the month." If any of you still want to play, email me and I'll publish your thoughts here with the others.

Bloggers on Blogging: Part 4

Woohoo! Mandos the Elusive returns to blog about Feminism 101. He didn't offer a title so here it is.

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For my contribution to the DAMMIT JANET commemorative blog party, I'm going to argue that sometimes undergoing maddening, pointless Feminism 101 discussions with people Just Asking Questions might sometimes actually do some good from time to time.

Nowadays I moved on to other things in my life, away from the quantity of Internet-argument I used to do before. But I joined DAMMIT JANET not quite at the beginning, but relatively close to it, and so I've shared a lot of the experiences of the DJ gang, and my path to it had a lot of shared stops, like rabble and Bread and Roses, at least in the latter part of my online career.  But otherwise, my path to DJ was probably somewhat unexpected.  I've been arguing on the internet for a long time, and I had an online presence on USENET and private NNTP forums way back before the commercial web was a thing.  If you, those who are "Internet-young" enough, think women and feminism are underrepresented in Internet-arguing now, well, let's just say that the Internet today is practically a "Take Back the Night" rally compared to then.  Back then, the default discussion around sex and gender issues revolved around whether, if we were going to allow abortion in the first place, men should also have the right to a "legal" abortion, meaning being allowed before any birth to make a declaration that they would not pay any support to the pregnant woman thereafter.  This was in some, if not most quarters, the progressive position -- the opposing position was preoccupied by how best to punish women who had abortions without male consent.

You can imagine how things were.  Actually, in most cases, abortion itself was acceptable, because these were Internet engineer-libertarians mostly, the kind who thought that they'd become Howard Roark any day now. The objection was merely the supplanting of the family "state" (a.k.a. "freedom") with the government state. I was pretty lefty back then, which was, again, even more of a challenge on the Internet than it is now, because of all the open Randroidery.  But you can see what sort of things even a lefty young guy might start to get concerned about, when the main issues being discussed regarding gender came mainly from different degrees of Father's Rights Activist. (The libertarianism was happily bent to find excuses to limit women's freedom, of course, because women's freedom was deemed to require government intervention.)

Mercifully, curated web forums became a thing, and there were even a few left-progressive ones, like the storied Old Rabble, the original Rabble community when it first formed.  These types of forums had a lot more women on them (going from 2% to like 20% maybe), and they even had dedicated feminism subforums.  And then along came the first wave of blogs, well before DJ, and there were even blogs dedicated to women's liberation.
 
Man, I must have been insufferable.

I spent the bulk of this period learning that the dichotomies and conflicts about gender issues that the USENET-world had taught me were central to the issue just . . . weren't. I learned that the main, most pressing issue wasn't men's alleged impending exclusion from the comforts of family life (e.g., the establishment of a science-fictional matriarchy), but rather, the price women had to pay for the social consensus that the human family needed to revolve even around a man who was violently abusive.  I learned that a variety of female-separatist fantasy, with men deliberately confined to a social periphery or bred out through genetics, was never seriously going to be enacted by any significant number of feminists, for any number of reasons, and that those fears were distracting hypotheticals from the pressing issue of real life and real human relations between genders. 

And, by the time I was invited to contribute to DAMMIT JANET, I came to the understanding that bodily autonomy was the cornerstone of individual and collective liberty especially in the modern, technological world, and that no one safe from tyrannical control if the pregnant woman wasn't safe from tyrannical control. 

I reached that point through a great deal of arguing with feminists, some of them even male pro-feminists further along than I, on all those web boards and the early blogosphere, chewing my way through all kinds of maddening, abstract, intellectualized hypotheticals. Not everyone was gracious about it; some forum contributors were probably rightly angry at me and some of the things I said, and of course, they themselves were hardly all perfect people with excellent character, as they themselves might have admitted.  But I realize with hindsight how tedious some of those arguments must have seemed, how arrogant it was to treat all those topics as interesting intellectual hypothetical scenarios, rather than painful aspects of real life.

I do not claim to be perfectly cured of that, although I like to think I am a little more self-aware than I used to be.  And at DAMMIT JANET, we built an amazing team that punched way above its weight in the overall battlefield of human rights in Canada.  Indeed, I would like at the end just to make just a little bit of a case, that chewing over the arrogantly abstracted hypotheticals and repeatedly rehashing Feminism 101 concepts can actually do some good in the world, even though I know it takes a significant amount of time and energy.

An Unplanned Silver Lining

Well, that was a roller-coaster ride, wasn't it?

Unplanned, the movie about the very questionable events around the conversion of a pro-choice Planned Parenthood employee into a howling fetus freak, has mostly finished its run in Canada.

It opened in March in the US, but not in Canada. Some of the cast spoke at the March for Lies in Ottawa in May. Sponsored by some Conservative MPs, it was screened as part of the bun-fest.

The next we hear of it is that it was "banned." No, it wasn't, it just did not have a Canadian distributor. "Wah-wah-wah," from the anti-abortion crowd, "we are being persecuted. Again."

The same gang of MPs, led by Brad Trost, agitated online to bring the movie here. (Now that Trost has lost his nomination bid for re-election, he is free to be all anti-abortion all the time. See his Twitter account.)

So then it got a distributor, who moonlights as a Christian pastor.

A few independent theatres agreed to show it. But then there were
allegations of threats made to two indy houses. "Aha! See? It's the pro-choice side that's violent!!!"

Then Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas announced they were giving it a limited run in a few of their theatres.

There were protests by pro-choice people against Cineplex.

The protests centred around the fact that the story itself is highly dubious (see first link), the depiction of abortion is misleading, sensationalized and just plain wrong, and the portrayal of abortion providers shows them to be cartoonishly evil. In short, it is USian anti-choice propaganda.

Anyway, the film ran, there were a few protests, and reviews were written. In the opinion of NOW's film critic, Norm Wilner, the whole schmozzle was orchestrated and we were all played.

As is clear from the links above, Canadian mainstream media covered the hoopla.

But what about the reviews?

It has been said that bad reviews are more fun to write -- and read. ALL the reviews of Unplanned here are bad. And fun. Canadian movie critics had a ball with Unplanned.

(The Guardian review has been included because it's fun too.)

Here are five Canadian reviews from mainstream outlets: Maclean's, Winnipeg Free Press, Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and even the Toronto Sun. A "fact check" piece was done by the Toronto Star.

All the reviewers call the movie "propaganda."

All the reviewers question the truthfulness of the story.

And three of the five reviews, plus the fact check, counter the movie's lies with facts.

First from The Guardian, Jordan Hoffman, March 29.
The deck:

In a dim-witted Christian drama part-financed by the disgraced founder of a pillow manufacturer, a woman discovers abortion is evil.

More:

Despite the many ghastly scenes of blood (so much blood), Abby has her epiphany observing cheap, risible CGI of an ultrasound. A fetus presents what could be misinterpreted as fear or pain during the procedure. As Abby mugs, the callous doctor barks orders and the music swells just as the prayer group is mid-chant outside. We get corny closeups of medical tubes overflowing with what look like raspberry Icees. It’s enough to make anyone turn to a higher power, just to get this movie to end!

Next, from Maclean's Anne Kingston, July 15. Kingston also counters lies with facts and questions the story's truthfulness.

Such [ethical] queries aren’t pondered in Unplanned, a movie whose disturbing content has less to do with gore than its stealthy scare-mongering and misinformation about abortion that could put women’s health at risk.

From Winnipeg Free Press, on July 15, Jen Zoratti:

In Unplanned, abortion is depicted as dangerous, scary and something obtained only by white teenage girls. In reality, the procedure is safe, common and women from all socio-economic backgrounds access abortion care. The thing about propaganda is, it has to be persuasive to be effective. Unplanned is too simplistic to do much more than preach to the converted.

Now for a quite glorious review by Barry Hertz on July 10 in the Globe and Mail.

Headline:

Anti-abortion film Unplanned is a disgusting piece of propaganda that may endanger the health of women

Quote:

Unplanned will make you writhe in agony over how such an ugly, malicious and potentially dangerous piece of religious and political propaganda could have made its way into this world.

On July 11, Chris Knight of the Ottawa Citizen weighed in.

But none of this matters, because the film is preaching to the choir; no one who disagrees with its central tenet will be watching. And even if presented to a mixed audience, Unplanned is neither smart enough to rally anyone to its cause, nor dumb enough to alienate those who believe its message. As propaganda, therefore, it’s basically useless.

And finally, the surprise from the Toronto Sun by Liz Braun on July 9.

People are not protesting the movie here for pro-choice reasons but for pro-truth reasons — the film is said to be full of misrepresentations about abortion procedures (bloody! dangerous! terrifying!) and lies about Planned Parenthood, suggesting the organization pushes abortions. In fact, Planned Parenthood is a crucial health service for women in America and provides cancer screening, birth control materials and counselling, Pap smears, breast exams, STD testing and other services.

Just to round out the coverage, here is the fact check piece by Cherise Seucharan and Tessa Vikander from July 12 in the Toronto Star.

For pro-choice in Canada, while the movie is dangerous, it has proved to have a silver lining. The mainstream media agree: anti-choicers tell a lot of lies that the media is prepared to call out and counter.

And there was a very satisfying response of outrage and protest from ordinary people on social media and letters to the editor. Plus, of course, people who actually turned up to demonstrate.

There is absolutely no doubt. The response to Unplanned proves it. Canada is pro-choice.


UPDATE: July 21/19
More proof that Canada is pro-choice and wants nothing to do with USian propaganda bullshit.

Cineplex and Landmark chains refuse to extend Unplanned's one-week run.

In Lethbridge, two pro-choice groups paid to run ads with the movie.

Moreover, two local groups — one styling itself the Concerned Citizens of Lethbridge, the other a “pro-choice” association — each paid for a 15-second still advertisement in the eight-minute rotation that plays while people wait for the movie to begin, Binning said.

The Concerned Citizen ad stated: “The Unplanned movie is grossly inaccurate; for more information from a real medical professional go to unplanned-debunked.com” and the message from Pro-Choice Society of Lethbridge & Southern Alberta read: “Abortion? Birth control? We support and empower reproductive choice.”

And 68 radio stations have refused to run ads for it.

Canada is good.

Revoke Charitable Tax Status of Anti-choice Groups

The petition signers call upon the government of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency to:

• Revoke charitable tax status from all anti-choice groups
• Not allow new anti-choice groups to become charities
• Require that charities not work to oppose Charter and human rights, as per the similar requirement for the Canada Summer Jobs program


The numbers:
About 225 anti-abortion groups in Canada have charitable tax status – 71% of all anti-abortion groups. Of these 225 groups, 147 are “crisis pregnancy centres” that try to dissuade women from abortion, 73 are groups that advocate against abortion, and 5 are abstinence education or adoption promotion organizations. In comparison, only 3 of 26 pro-choice groups have charitable tax status.

Anti-choice groups do not meet requirements for charitable tax status because:

• They do not serve any public benefit, act to oppose human rights, and are harmful and discriminatory.

• Abortion has been legal for over 30 years and has become a fundamental Charter right for women and transgender people under Sections 7 and 15 (security of the person and equality). Yet anti-choice advocacy groups oppose these rights and ultimately want to re-criminalize abortion. Anti-human rights groups should not have charity status.

• "Crisis pregnancy centres” (CPCs) provide medical misinformation to their clients and the public, and thereby pose a threat to Canadians’ access to necessary healthcare and their right to unbiased, accurate information. CPCs create societal harm by reinforcing abortion stigma, and fostering feelings of guilt, fear, anxiety, and confusion in clients considering abortion.

• The use of medical misinformation and ideological propaganda by anti-choice charities cannot have any public benefit since it is not based on sound research or evidence, and fails the requirement that charities be “truthful, accurate, and not misleading.” Further, the information provided does not allow for informed decision making or the weighing of competing viewpoints, thereby not meeting the definition of “education.” And contrary to the definition of “healthcare,” anti-choice CPCs do not provide any direct healthcare – only biased counselling by untrained peer counsellors. Instead of “preventing or relieving a mental or physical health condition” – i.e., unwanted pregnancy – they hope to dissuade clients from using contraception and having abortions.


Petition by Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada.

Sign the petition here.

The Making of a Grassroots Activist

A woman in Haldimand Norfolk County in Ontario has made such a pain in the neck of herself that when a giant inflatable baby went missing, several people suspected suggested that she was involved.

Oddly, it was the same promotional inflatable that first caught Georgia Gamble's attention. Just over two years ago, a local restaurant used a picture of Baby Hope (awww) on its Facebook page to advertise a fund raising campaign for Norfolk Pregnancy & Family Resource Centre, an anti-choice crisis pregnancy centre.

She says: "The restaurant made it clear that they supported a woman’s choice and that this group they were raising money for 'were not like those kind of groups' which don’t support a woman’s choice.  This just didn’t sit well with me and I started to investigate just what crisis pregnancy centres were all about."

She came across a blog post here at DJ! about 100 Who Care groups and specifically about Women Who Care Norfolk.

(Briefly, here's how 100 Who Care groups work. A bunch of people get together a few times a year to hear pitches directly from good causes in their communities. Most groups require that the good cause be a registered charity. They listen, vote, and write cheques for $100 each. The Women Who Care Norfolk raised $14,600 for the Norfolk Fake Clinic.)

Georgia contacted the restaurant and explained what CPCs were about and from the response, she suspected the Norfolk centre hadn't been entirely candid with the restaurant about its true agenda.

Which we know is to lie to, manipulate, and shame pregnant people out of exercising their right to abortion.

Someone alerted Georgia to the fact that United Way of Halidimand-Norfolk also supported the anti-abortion group (page 6 here in United Way Annual Report 2017). When Georgia tried to enlighten UW, it insisted it was supporting parenting programs.

And an activist was born.

She began to research what other community groups and businesses were supporting CPCs. There is another fake clinic in the area -- Haldimand Pregnancy Care Centre, which by the way, received $36.4K in Canada Summer Job Grants, putting it in the top 5 nationwide. Until pro-choice activists put a stop to the practice.

She shared this information via social media like Facebook and Twitter. The Haldimand Norfolk Pro-Choice Coalition was created.

"My goal was to expose fake clinics and the harm they do in the community. I wanted people to know that they were donating to anti-choice groups.

"And it’s not always about raising money. Some groups and people continue to support the CPCs by allowing them to participate in local events. The Dunnville Bell Let’s Talk allows the Haldimand Pregnancy Centre to have an information booth at the Mental Health Fair.  The CAMHS Wellness and Recovery Centre in Simcoe allows the Norfolk Pregnancy Centre to have a information booth at their Wellness Event. For two years I have contacted them and let them know about the inaccurate information these two groups share but they continue defend their decision.

"The RBC Port Dover branch collected money from clients.  We contacted corporate and they defended the partnership saying they 'don’t take a stand on women’s reproductive healthcare'.

"The Norfolk Rotary and Haldimand-Norfolk Soroptimists International continue to donate to them."

But there have been successes. The United Way’s allocation committee did not choose either of the CPCs to receive any money this year. Domino's Pizza in Simcoe went from supporting the Norfolk centre with a Family Fundraising event, complete with bouncy castle, to denying that it was going to support them in the first place.



And of course, the Norfolk fake clinic is pretty unhappy with these efforts. Its website is pretty slick.

Norfolk Pregnancy & Family Resource Centre is a non profit, non-judgmental, safe place where anyone in the community experiencing pregnancy, parenting issues and/or related concerns, can come for loving, professional, FREE help and support.

It gets around the religious "mission" issue with this FAQ.

Is NPC a branch of a church or churches?

NPC is an independent organization with its own charitable status. We are a provincially incorporated organization.  Although many churches support the work we offer to those who choose our services we are not affiliated with any one church, denomination or business. 

But elsewhere on the site there's this.



And about that "abducted" inflatable baby? It was returned with a ransom-style note saying the abduction was a prank.

As for Georgia, she is finding this grassroots activity very satisfying. She continues to check social media and share information with her community. The Facebook page is growing.

She has some advice for others who might want to take up a similar hobby. "Just keep at it. Don't give up. Keep exposing organizations that are partnering with the CPCs. Share the disinformation, lies and harm that CPCs spread in communities. Let people know that CPCs aren’t what they appear to be. They say they aren’t faith based but that couldn’t be farther from the truth."

Follow Haldimand Norfolk Pro-Choice Alliance at @Prochoice_HN.

Anti-Choice in Our Schools

New school year, new challenges and questions. For parents and students alike.

In Ontario, the Fraud government is trying to axe the "new" sex ed curriculum and is running into more trouble than it expected.

In Calgary, the school board has severed ties with a fake clinic that taught sex ed in PUBLIC schools.

A couple of other school boards in Alberta have done the same. @ABProchoice tweeted a thread of other anti-choice organizations that offer sex ed. I used Threadreader (very easy, even for TechnoDork) to compile the info more permanently.

The information comes from Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada's study of Fake Clinics' (aka Crisis Pregnancy Centres) websites updated. (The study was in 2016.)

I plan to get to work on compiling similar info for the rest of Canada, but if any reader knows of anti-choice groups teaching sex ed in a public school board or school, please let us know.

Lawless Abortion: No, We Do Not Need a Law

We Need a Law, the astroturf wing of Dominionist group Association for Reformed Political Action*, has put up its first billboard in Dartmouth, NS.

No doubt to the group's delight, it is causing controversy.

Pattison Outdoor, which rents the space, says it has received complaints, but will not take it down unless instructed to by Ad Standards.

So, friends of truth and choice, we need to complain. Ad Standards has made this relatively easy.

Go here and read the instructions. There is a handy online form.

For this ad, I think the section of The Code that applies is 1(a) under "Accuracy and Clarity."

In assessing the truthfulness and accuracy of a message, advertising claim or representation under Clause 1 of the Code the concern is not with the intent of the sender or precise legality of the presentation. Rather the focus is on the message, claim or representation as received or perceived, i.e. the general impression conveyed by the advertisement.

(a) Advertisements must not contain, or directly or by implication make, inaccurate, deceptive or otherwise misleading claims, statements, illustrations or representations.

Section 14 "Unacceptable Depictions and Portrayals may also apply and has been successfully used against anti-choice advertising in the past.

Getting back to "Accuracy and Clarity," while technically accurate, the ad has two misleading implications:

1. That there is no regulation of abortion. This is not true. Like all other medical procedures, abortion is regulated by the practitioners, in this case the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Here are the guidelines.

2. That patients and providers are doing something wrong or illegal. Also not true. Abortion was decriminalized in 1988. It is a common medical procedure, fully covered by Canada's universal health insurance.

On the second point, Section 14(c) and (d) may apply.

(c) demean, denigrate or disparage one or more identifiable persons, group of persons, firms, organizations, industrial or commercial activities, professions, entities, products or services, or attempt to bring it or them into public contempt or ridicule;
(d) undermine human dignity; or display obvious indifference to, or encourage, gratuitously and without merit, conduct or attitudes that offend the standards of public decency prevailing among a significant segment of the population.

Let's do this. We Need a Law (Like a Hole in the Head) plans to put up 70 of these billboards across Canada.

Complain. Complaining works.

(Note: The online form takes a while to load. It's not loading for me at all, so I'm going to email. info @ adstandards.com)

ADDED: ARCC also has a guide to lodging complaints with Ad Standards.


*I've written about ARPA a lot. It is a political action group devoted to imposing Christian theocracy.

The mission of ARPA Canada is to educate, equip, and encourage Reformed Christians to political action and to bring a biblical perspective to our civil authorities.

They lobby the hell out of government, meddling in abortion matters, assisted dying, freedom of religion, and other shit that is none of its business.

It is not a benign influence on civic debate.

Canada Summer Jobs: The Round-Up (for now)

I'm still laughing about this.

Visitors to DJ! over the past two or so weeks may have been bored to tears by noticed my rather compulsive compilations of apparently religious outfits that appear on the Canada Summer Jobs list of successful employers, i.e. groups that signed the evil abortion clause.

My point, of course, was to demonstrate that many, many religious organizations understood perfectly well what the government was trying to accomplish with the attestation despite the shrieking and spin from Conservatives, media, and the Church. The point was made by Michael Coren who had access to "official documents."

Official documents show that of the 2,728 faith-based organizations that applied for summer jobs funding this year, 58 per cent were willing to sign the attestation. Of the 115 Anglican groups that applied, only 10 refused so sign, and only two of the 199 United Church-affiliated organizations refused. Even more startling, none of the 89 Jewish or 130 Muslim groups withheld their support. Which leaves evangelical groups and, of course, Roman Catholics.

Opposition to abortion has become an absolute of conservative Catholic opinion even though, it should be noted, Canadian Catholics in general do not share this view and progressive Catholics have a far more nuanced approach.

Also, there is far more ambiguity in the Catholic response to the program than we have been led to believe. Contrary to what many critics of the policy have claimed, of the 365 Catholic organizations applying for funding, the overwhelming majority signed on, with less than a third (32 per cent) refusing to do so.

Indeed, the Catholic website, LieShite did their own compilation and came up with the number "157 identifiably Catholic groups" who checked the box.

“We didn’t start this controversy,” [Cardinal Thomas] Collins told Vatican Radio in February. “We’re trying to be cooperative, but we cannot check off the box.”

But despite this, at least 157 identifiably Catholic groups have done just that, according to the database of Canada Summer Job grant recipients for 2018, available online for some weeks.

Of these, the majority — 107, or 68 percent — are parishes, but charities, school boards, religious orders, hospitals, a day care, and care homes are also listed.

And even Jesuits!

LifeShite links to a PDF documenting who's keeping the dough, who's returning it, and who didn't bother to respond to LieShite's demand for explanations.

The site says that 30 groups intend to return the money. But sadly, not before:

They have now disappeared, but not, unfortunately, before a pro-abortion blogger gleefully displayed a screenshot of their names, with the derisive comment: “Make up you [sic] mind, guys.”

Of course that was me here. The typo was gratuitous.

The same day LieShite broke the news that 157 Catholic groups wanted the dough more than the martyrgasm, it also published a story about people "knowingly" ticking the box.

So, it looks like the evil-doers are getting spanked in public. I wonder if we'll ever know if they do actually return the money.

I've checked out the whole country now and I must say that we have an impressive array of do-gooders and entrepreneurs out there. As Coren says, not only Catholics, but other Christians, Jews, and Muslims will hire students with government help this summer.

In my perusal, I found Buddhists in Thornhill, atheists (!) in Lanark, and Knights of Columbus (!!!) in Miramichi and Sydney-Victoria. Coren doesn't mention a large number of Sikh groups, mostly in BC and Ontario.

Remember, this all started with Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada volunteers examining Canada Revenue charitable tax filings then matching the "government" funding up with Canada Summer Jobs.

Here are the info sheets. Funny, but absolutely nobody has picked up on the fact that ARCC also identified dozens of groups who did not properly report government funding. There is also a searchable PDF of which anti-choice groups got CSJ money, in which ridings, from which MPs and parties.

Finally, I'm happy to report that only one (maybe two) identified anti-choice group -- a fake clinic in Kitchener -- got approved this year. (The maybe second one is a maternity home partnered with a fake clinic in Calgary.

A friend had noted anti-LGBTQ groups that got CSJ money previously. They were happy to report that only three such groups succeeded this year, including Echo Lake Bible Camp in Saskatchewan.

So. The attestation is working as intended. We are pleased.

ADDED: Lists of religious groups getting Canada Summer Jobs money by province.

Ontario religious groups, part 1

Ontario, part 2

Alberta religious groups

Saskatchewan

Nova Scotia

Newfoundland and Labrador

British Columbia

Manitoba

PEI and territories

Nova Scotia

Quebec

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Religious Groups That Will Get Canada Summer Jobs Grants

A couple of days ago Michael Coren published an article with the numbers on religious applicants to the Canada Summer Jobs program.

There were a lot and more than half were accepted.

So that kinda puts the lie on media, Church, and Conservative screeching about anti-religion/anti-Christian bias.

Official documents show that of the 2,728 faith-based organizations that applied for summer jobs funding this year, 58 per cent were willing to sign the attestation. Of the 115 Anglican groups that applied, only 10 refused so sign, and only two of the 199 United Church-affiliated organizations refused. Even more startling, none of the 89 Jewish or 130 Muslim groups withheld their support. Which leaves evangelical groups and, of course, Roman Catholics.

Opposition to abortion has become an absolute of conservative Catholic opinion even though, it should be noted, Canadian Catholics in general do not share this view and progressive Catholics have a far more nuanced approach.

Also, there is far more ambiguity in the Catholic response to the program than we have been led to believe. Contrary to what many critics of the policy have claimed, of the 365 Catholic organizations applying for funding, the overwhelming majority signed on, with less than a third (32 per cent) refusing to do so. When we break down those figures, a clear pattern emerges.

In all of Quebec, only nine Catholic groups refused to sign and a massive 108 agreed to the attestation. In Ontario, 63 groups refused to sign, with 32 agreeing to do so, and the vast majority of dissenters, 52, in Toronto.

That's a lot a Catholics.

Coren doesn't mention New Brunswick but there are many Catholic organizations here too. The Knights of Columbus again!

So, here are the New Brunswick religious groups who applied for and will get summer job grants.

The usual reminders on process: I was going by name only, quite literally. All (known) religious groups got tagged. Others that sounded "churchy" got checked. Caps and quotation marks from original document. Where "no website" is noted I could not find a website for that particular group. (Obviously there is a website for "United Church of Canada" but sometimes I couldn't find one specific to that riding.) Where a link is not provided, it is elsewhere in this blogpost. I haven't done the hyperlink thing, because there are too many. Sorry, you'll have to copy and paste.

Asterisks indicate a Catholic organization.

Most of this was compiled by a diligent volunteer who wishes to remain anonymous. And of course thanks to the Data Monster again.

Acadie-Bathurst
MP Serge Cormier, Lib
Comité de Sauvegarde Église de Bas-Caraquet, http://www.sauvegardeeglisebc.com/ ***
St. Lukes Presbyterian Church, http://pccweb.ca/stlukes-bathurst/
Bathurst Pastoral Charge, http://www.firstunited-bathurst.ca/
Paroisse Saint-Nom-de-Jésus, http://diocesebathurst.com/web/fr/paroisses/beresford-st-nom-de-jesus ***
Paroisse Saint-Polycarpe, http://diocesebathurst.com/web/fr/paroisses/petit-rocher-st-polycarpe ***
L'Évêque Catholique Romain de Bathurst (X5) http://www.diocesebathurst.com/
Sanctuaire Ste-Anne-du-Bocage, http://www.upstjeaneudes.com/pastorale/stanne.html ***
New Bandon Pastoral Charge, https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/miramichi/new-bandon/

Beauséjour
MP Dominic LeBlanc‎, Lib.
Paroisse Saint Jean Baptiste, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_st-jean-baptiste.html ***
Lutes Mountain Church of the Nazarene, http://www.lutesmtnchurch.com/
Paroisse Saint-Thomas, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14295.htm ***
Paroisse Ste-Thérèse d'Avila, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14280.htm ****
Paroisse Saint-Ignace-de-Loyala, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14321.htm ***
Islington United Church, Sackville no website
Sackville United Pentecostal Church no website
Immaculate Conception Church, http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/rexton-immaculate-conception ***
The Roman Catholic Archbishop, Shediac http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14328.htm ***
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-office-closed-by-roman-catholic-archdiocese-1.1854667
Corporation of the Anglican Parish of Shediac, https://www.anglicanparishofshediac.com/
Paroisse Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14323.htm ***
Paroisse Sainte-Anne de Kent http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/sainte-anne-de-kent-sainte-anne ***
Paroisse Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur, http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/notre-dame-de-kent-notre-dame-du-sacre-c-ur- ***
Paroisse Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/richibouctou-saint-louis-de-gonzague ***
Paroisse Saint-Louis-des-Français, http://saintlouisdesfrancais.ca/ ***
Archeveque Catholique Romain de Moncton http://www.diomoncton.ca/ ***

Fredericton
MP Matt DeCourcey, Lib.
Wilmot United Church, http://www.wilmotuc.nb.ca/
St.Paul's United Church, http://www.stpaulsunited.ca/
Pathfinders Christian Fellowship, no website
Forest Hill Pastoral Charge, http://www.foresthillunited.com/
United Pentacostal Church of Geary no website

Fundy Royal
MP Alaina Lockhart, Lib.
Hampton Bible Camp, http://www.hamptonbiblecamp.ca/
Rothesay Baptist Church Inc, http://truelifenb.com/

Madawaska-Restigouche
MP René Arseneault, Lib.
Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, http://diocesebathurst.com/web/en/parishes/campbellton-notre-dame-des-neiges ***
Campbellton Pastoral Charge, https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/miramichi/campbellton/
Knox Presbyterian Church, http://presbyterian.ca/
Campbellton United Pentecostal Church, http://www.spiritofpentecost.com/
Paroisse Saint-François d'Assise, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_clair.html ***
L'Évêque Catholique Romain - Cathédrale Immaculée-Conception https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_cathedrale.html ***
L'Evêque Catholique Romain d'Edmundston, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/index.htmln ***
Paroisse St.-Jean Marie Vianney de Dundee, http://diocesebathurst.com/web/fr/paroisses/dundee-saint-jean-marie-vianney ***
Paroisse Ste-Trinité, http://diocesebathurst.com/web/en/parishes/eel-river-crossing-sainte-trinite ***
Paroisse Notre-Dame des Prodiges, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_kedgwick.html ***
Paroisse Saint-Basile, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_st-basile.html ***
Paroisse du Très Saint-Sacrement, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_st-quentin.html ***
Paroisse Catholique Saint-Joseph https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_st-joseph.html ***

‪Miramichi-Grand Lake‬
MP Pat Finegan, Lib
The Roman Catholic Archbishop - Paroisse Immaculee Conception, https://www.diocese-edmundston.ca/fr/zp_cathedrale.html ***
Paroisse Sainte-Anne, http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Fredericton-Region/Paroisse-Sainte-Anne-des-Pays-Bas.aspx ***
Camp Sheldrake, https://www.campsheldrake.ca/ ***
Saints Peter & Paul Church, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14364.htm ***
Parish of Newcastle/Nelson/Hardwicke, http://www.miramichi.jesusanswers.com/
"Diocese of Saint John, St. Raphael's Parish" http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Miramichi-Region/St-Raphael-s-Parish.aspx ***
Chipman United Church, https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/woolastook/chipman/
Camp Wegesegum Inc., http://www.campwegesegum.com/
"Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, Collette", http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14282.htm
Knox Presbyterian Church, no website
Évêque Catholique Romain de Bathurst(X2), http://www.diocesebathurst.com/ ***
"Knights Of Columbus, Council 3502", http://www.knightsite.org/kc9496/kc9496nb.htm ***
St. Michael's Basilica, https://stmichaelsbasilica.com/ ***
Catholic Health Partners Inc., http://www.rhsj.org/en/miramichi_735_-21.php ***
RC Bishop of Saint John St. Mary's Parish http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Miramichi ***
New Hope Community Church, http://www.newhopemiramichi.ca/index.html
The Salvation Army Community Resource Centre (Miramichi), http://www.miramichisalvationarmy.ca/
Saint James Parish, http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Miramichi-Region/St-James-Parish.aspx ***
Paroisse Saint-François-de-Sales, http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Saint-John-Region/Paroisse-St-Francois-de-Sales.aspx ***
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint John, http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/
St. Stephen's United Church, http://www.rbuc.ca/category/st-stephens-church/
Paroisse Saint-Joseph http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/pointe-sapin-saint-joseph ***
St-Peter's Church, http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14330.htm ***
Newcastle United Church https://faithlife.com/nubc/about

Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe
MP ‎Ginette Petitpas Taylor‎, Lib
Paroisse Saint-Anselme, http://www.diomoncton.ca/fr/parish/dieppe-saint-anselme ***
Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/dieppe-notre-dame-de-lorette ***
Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus, http://www.diomoncton.ca/en/parish/dieppe-sainte-therese-de-l-enfant-jesus ***
THE SALVATION ARMY IN CANADA,
First Moncton United Baptist Church http://www.firstmoncton.com/
Moncton Wesleyan Church http://mw.church/
St. Paul's United Churchhttp://www.stpaulsriverview.org/
The Corporation of the Parish of Riverview no website
Religieuses Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur no website ***

New Brunswick Southwest
MP Karen Ludwig, LIb.
Diocesan Synod of Fredericton http://anglican.nb.ca/
Kirk-McColl United Church https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/st-croix/st-stephen-kirkandmccoll/
Oak Hill Christian Centre Inc. http://www.gatewaycathedral.com/ohcc.html
Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint John http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/ ***
Sandy Cove Bible Camp http://sandycovebiblecamp.ca/
St. Augustine's Parish http://www.dioceseofsaintjohn.org/Parishes/Saint-John-Region/St-Augustine-s-Parish.aspx ***
St. Stephen's Association for Christian Education http://ssu.ca/
St. Stephen's University http://ssu.ca/

Saint John-Rothesay
MP Wayne Long, Lib
Corporation of the Anglican Parish of Lancaster http://www.anglicanparishstandrewsnb.ca/about-us/
Saint John Jewish Historical Society Inc. http://jewishmuseumsj.com/home.html
St. David's United Church http://www.rothesayunitedchurch.ca/saintdavidsunited/
St. Mark's United Church https://stmarksunited.ca/
The Corporation of the Anglican Parish of Saint John https://www.anglican.ca/about/organization/dioceses/
Sisters of Charity I.C. Ruth Ross Residence http://www.sistersofcharityic.com/associates.html **

Tobique-Mactaquac
MP T. J. Harvey, Lib
Carleton-Victoria United Pentecostal Children's Camp, http://www.bannoncamp.com/
Calvary Tabernacle Inc, http://calvarytabernacle.ca/
Nashwaak Valley Pentecostal Church Inc, https://www.nvpctaymouth.org/
Calvary United Pentecostal Church (Woodstock) Inc. http://www.calvaryupc.com/

All errors are mine. If I've asterisked as Catholic a group that is not, let me know in the comments and I'll fix it.

Nova Scotia Religious Groups That Will Get Canada Summer Jobs Grants

Here are the religious groups in Nova Scotia that did not succumb to the spin and bad-faith arguments on the Canada Summer Jobs attestation or "abortion clause."

I point out again that the attestation could as well be called the "sexuality/gender/gender identification clause" but why bother? The media and the "faith community" (meaning mostly the Catholic Church) chose to see it purely as ABORTION!!!!!

In fact, there are more Catholic groups in this lot that didn't get the memo, including the Knights of Columbus.



The usual reminders on process: I was going by name only, quite literally. All (known) religious groups got tagged. Others that sounded "churchy" got checked. Caps and quotation marks from original document. Where "no website" is noted I could not find a website for that particular group. (Obviously there is a website for "United Church of Canada" but sometimes I couldn't find one specific to that riding.) Where a link is not provided, it is elsewhere in this blogpost. I haven't done the hyperlink thing, because there are too many. Sorry, you'll have to copy and paste.

Asterisks indicate a Catholic organization.

Mega thanks again to the Data Monster.

Cape Breton - Canso
MP Rodger Cuzner, Lib.
"ST. MARGARET'S PARISH, BROAD COVE" no website
Catholic Cemetery Company no website
Catholic Episcopal Corporation
Episcopal Corporation of Antigonish http://www.antigonishdiocese.com/
Episcopal Corporation of Diocese of Antigonish same as above
Holy Guardian Angels Parish http://home.seaside.ns.ca/~hgap/
Saint Joseph's Parish http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14557.htm ***
St. Anne's/St. John's Cemetery http://gbcem.cbns.ca/GB_StAnnes.html
St. Matthew's United Church, Inverness http://inverguyunited.ca/saint-johns/
St. Michael's Parish http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14633.htm ***
St. Peter's Parish http://www.antigonishdiocese.com/index.php/our-parishes/mass-times-by-location
St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church http://inverguyunited.ca/saint-johns/
United Protestant Church of Sydney River http://www.unitedprotestant.com/about-us/

Central Nova
MP Sean Fraser, Lib.
Camp Geddie - Synod of the Atlantic Provinces of the Presbyterian Church in Canada http://campgeddie.ca/
Lower Musquodoboit Pastoral Charge https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/truro/lower-musquodoboit/
Pictou United Church http://www.pictouunited.com/
Sheet Harbour United Church Pastoral Charge https://marconf.ca/presbyteries/halifax/sheet-harbour/
The Salvation Army
Trenton Church of the Nazarene http://www.trentonchurch.ca/

Cumberland-Colchester
MP Bill Casey, Lib
Atlantic Christian Training Centre https://www.tatacentre.ca/
The Salvation Army in Canada

Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
MP Darren Fisher, Lib.
Corporation of Christ Church https://www.christchurchdartmouth.com/
Stevens Road United Baptist Church stevensroadbaptist.ca

Halifax
MP Alaina Lockhart, Lib.
"Congregation of the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax" http://www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com/
The Salvation Army
Halifax Dartmouth Church of Christ http://halifaxchurchofchrist.com/
Hope United Church http://www.hopeunitedchurch.ca/
Maritime Muslim Academy http://www.maritimemuslimacademy.ca/
Parish of St. George http://roundchurch.ca/
Saint George's YouthNet Society https://www.stgeorgesyouthnet.ca/
ST. MATTHEW'S UNITED CHURCH http://stmatts.ns.ca/
The Atlantic Jewish Council https://theajc.ns.ca/
Wardens St. Paul's Anglican Church http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/our-team/
Mission to Seafarers Halifax http://missiontoseafarershalifax.ca/

Halifax West
MP Geoff Regan, Lib.
Bayers Road United Baptist Church can't connect to website
Bedford Baptist Church https://www.bedfordbaptist.ca/
Beechville Baptist Church http://beechvillebaptistchurch.ca/
Grace Chapel http://www.gracechapel.ca/
Mosaic Church Halifax http://mosaicchurchhalifax.ca/
One Church http://www.onehalifax.com/
Parish of All Saints Church http://www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com/
Timberlea United Baptist Church https://timberleabaptistchurch.squarespace.com/next

Kings-Hants none
MP Scott Brison, Lib.

Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook
MP Darrell Samson, Lib
"Knox United Church, Lower Sackville, NS" http://www.knoxsackville.ca/
Beacon House Inter Faith Society https://www.beaconhousens.org/node/2
Good Shepherd Church Lawrencetown http://www.goodshepherdchurch.ca/
Lake Echo Fellowship Baptist Church http://lakeechobaptist.com/
Vineyard Christian Fellowship http://www.halifaxvineyard.com/

South Shore-St. Margarets
MP Bernadette Jordan, Lib.
AEnon Baptist Church https://www.aenonbaptist.church/
Atlantic Jewish Council
Bridgewater Day Care Centre of the Bridgewater United Church http://www.bridgewaterunited.ca/
Central United Church Lunenburg http://www.centralunitedlunenburg.ca/
Milton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) http://www.miltonchristianchurch.ca/index.html
Saint Margaret's Anglican Church https://oakfieldanglican.ca/
Summerville Christian Church http://www.canadadisciples.org/our-congregations.html
The Three Churches Foundation http://www.threechurchesfoundation.ca/
Western Nova Scotia Camp Council - United Church of Canada no website
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church https://www.facebook.com/ZionEvangelicalLutheranChurch/
Lutheran Camp Mush-A-Mush Society http://campmush.ca/

Sydney-Victoria
MP Mark Eyking, Lib
Catholic Episcopal Corp. no website
Holy Cross Cemetery Care Committee https://www.holycrosscemeteryns.com/
Inner City Churches Loaves and Fishes Society http://www.loavesandfishescb.com/
Knights of Columbus http://scotiaknights.ca/about-us/ ****
Parish of Saint Leonard http://parishofsaintleonard.com/home.html
St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Neil's Harbour no website
The Salvation Army

West Nova
MP Colin Fraser, Lib.
Anglican Parish of Clements http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/page/parishes.aspx#.WvxYTYV6KUc
Beacon United Church http://www.beaconunited.org/
Congregational Church of Chebogue Preservation Society no website
Corporation of Trinity Anglican Church http://anglicanpdw.ca/church/trinity-anglican-church/
Immaculate Conception Parish Episcopal Corp. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/canada-east/14624.htm
Paroisse St-Pierre Epis. Corp. of Yarmouth http://www.paroissesaintpierre.ca/ ****
Restoration Committee for the Argyle Historic Church no website
Weymouth Church of Christ http://weymouthchurch.wixsite.com/weymouthchurch
Old Holy Trinity Charitable Trust http://oldholytrinitychurch.ca/wp

And in a tiny bit of good news, some media outlets have acknowledged -- albeit at the end of otherwise shrieeeeeky articles -- that indeed religious groups have applied and been funded.

The Employment and Social Development Canada website shows hundreds of churches among the employers who were approved for funding this year, along with faith-based camps.

Ontario Religious Groups That Ticked the Abortion Clause

Here are the religious organizations in Ontario that were successful in their applications to the Canada Summer Jobs program, despite the totalitarian requirement to respect the human rights of other Canadians. In 2 parts, link to second at end.

Note: I was going by name only. All (known) religious groups got tagged. Others that sounded "churchy" got checked. Caps and quotation marks from original document. Where "no website" is noted I could not find a website for that particular group. (Obviously there is a website for "United Church of Canada" but sometimes I couldn't find one specific to that riding.) Where a link is not provided, it is elsewhere in this blogpost. Asterisks indicate a Catholic organization. I haven't done the hyperlink thing, because there are too many. Sorry, you'll have to copy and paste. And another "sorry": it is loooooong.

MPs' names are included because they have final sign-off -- if they want it -- on who gets funded.

Ajax
MP: Mark Holland, Lib
Southside Worship Centre https://www.facebook.com/SouthsideWorshipCentre/
Christ House of Glory International http://www.chogi.org/
FaithWay Baptist Church http://www.faithway.ca/

Algoma — Manitoulin — Kapuskasing
MP Hughes, Carol, NDP
One Hope Ministries of Canada, Blind River https://onehopecanada.ca/ontariofield/
Christian Horizons https://www.christian-horizons.org/
Strawberry Point Christian Camp Inc. https://www.strawberrypoint.org/
CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE DE DISTRICT DES GRANDES RIVIÈRES https://www.cscdgr.education/
Spring Bay Pentecostal Camp http://www.springbaycamp.com/

Aurora — Oak Ridges — Richmond Hill
MP Alleslev, Leona, Liberal
none

Barrie — Innisfil
MP Brassard, John, Conservative
Chabad Jewish Centre of Barrie http://www.jewishbarrie.ca/
Oasis of Hope Church http://www.oasisofhope.ca/
Heritage Baptist Church of Barrie http://www.hbcbarrie.com/

Barrie — Springwater — Oro-Medonte
MP Nuttall, Alexander, Conservative
Canadian Pagan Spiritualists http://www.earthandskyconnection.com/canadian-pagan-spiritualists-the-paganfest-series/
Grace United Church https://www.graceucc.ca/
Trinity Anglican Church https://www.trinitybarrie.com/

Bay of Quinte
MP Ellis, Nei, Liberal
The Pentecostals of Quinte https://www.facebook.com/thePOQ/
Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church of Canada http://bayofquinteconference.ca/
PARKDALE BAPTIST CHURCH http://www.parkdalebaptist.org/


Beaches — East York
MP Erskine-Smith, Nathanie, Liberal
Anglican United Refugee Alliance - AURA http://www.auraforrefugees.org/
Hope United Church https://hopeunitedchurch.wordpress.com/
Danforth Islamic Centre http://danforthislamiccentre.com/
Kimbourne Park United Church http://www.kpuc.org/
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc. http://www.ahmadiyya.ca/
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church http://tcmcnews.com/
World Association for Christian Communication http://www.waccglobal.org/
Calvary Baptist Church http://calvary-baptist-church.ca/
"Church of St. John the Baptist, Norway" http://www.stjohnsnorway.com/pb/wp_86318f55/wp_86318f55.html


Brampton Centre
MP Sangha, Rames, Liberal
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE OF BRAMPTON https://www.bramptonnaz.com/
WORLD SAVIOUR EVANGELICAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL no website
World Sikh Organization of Canada http://www.worldsikh.org/
Toronto Youth for Christ http://www.yugta.ca/
CENTRAL PARK BAPTIST CHURCH https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Park-Baptist/150906131615898
North Bramalea United Church http://www.nbuc.ca/
Muslim Community Services http://www.muslimcommunity.org/
All People's Church Inc http://allpeopleschurch.ca/

Brampton East
MP Grewal, Raj, Liberal
Sant Shree Dyaneshwar Gurukul of Canada Foundation http://dharmashree.org/SantShriDnyaneshwarGurukul.html
SIKH SPORTS CLUB http://sikhsportsclub.com/
Federation of SIkh Youth Association https://www.facebook.com/SikhYouthFederation/
Gill Summer Camp http://gillsummercamp.com/
Sikh Summer Camp http://khalsacentre.ca/camps/
Brampton Bramalea Christian Fellowship, Inc. https://www.bcfchurch.net/
Peel Pentecostal Tabernacle https://peelpentecostal.org/

Brampton North
MP Sahota, Ruby, Liberal
Federation of SIkh Youth Association
Gill Summer Camp
Sikh Summer Camp
Heart Lake Baptist Church http://www.hlbchurch.com/
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria The Church of Archangel Michael and Saint Tekla http://michaelandsttekla.org/


Brampton South
MP Sidhu, Sonia, Liberal
Refiners House of Prayer http://www.refinershouseofprayer.org/
SIKH SPORTS CLUB
Grace Place Community Resource Centre https://www.graceunitedbrampton.com/grace-place
The Salvation Army Correctional and Justice Services Cuthbert House http://www.salvationarmyjustice.ca/residential-facilities.html
Harvest Worship Centre https://www.hwc.org/
Holland Christian Homes Inc http://www.hch.ca/
Federation of SIkh Youth Association
The Toronto Church of Christ http://torontocc.com/


Brampton West
MP Khera, Kamal, Liberal
Kingdom House Christian Centre https://www.kingdomhouse.com/
Sikh Summer Camp
Brampton Interfaith Family Church http://bcfc.ca/
Federation of SIkh Youth Association

Brantford — Brant
MP McColeman, Phi, Conservative
Fairview United Church http://www.fairviewunitedchurch.org/
St Paul’s United Church https://stpaulsparis.com/

Bruce — Grey — Owen Sound
Ontario
MP Miller, Larry, Conservative
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada
Cape Croker United Church http://capecrokeruc.weebly.com/
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Inc http://slmc.ca/
Salvation Army Wiarton

Burlington
MP Gould, Karina, Liberal
Islamic Relief - IR Canada islamicreliefcanada
Port Nelson United Church http://www.portnelsonunitedchurch.com/
Compass Point Bible Church https://compass-point.ca/
St. Christopher's Anglican Church http://www.stchristophersburlington.com/

Cambridge
MP May, Bryan, Liberal
Ontario Muslim Academy http://omacademy.ca/
Islamic Centre of Cambridge http://www.iccambridge.com/
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH https://centralchurchcambridge.ca/
St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church http://stpeterscambridge.com/
Cambridge Hindu Society https://www.radhakrishnamandir.net/
Fairview Mennonite Homes https://fairviewmh.com/


Carleton
MP Poilievre, Pierre, Conservative
OTTAWA CHURCH OF CHRIST http://www.ottawacoc.org/

Chatham-Kent — Leamington
MP Van Kesteren, Dave, Conservative
United Mennonite Educational Institute https://ontariomennonitehistory.org/2017/06/26/united-mennonite-educational-institute/
Leamington Mennonite Home & Apartments http://www.mennonitehome.ca/

Davenport
MP Dzerowicz, Julie, Liberal
Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International http://www.islaminfo.com/

Don Valley East
MP Ratansi, Yasmin, Liberal
Friends of Jesus Christ Food Bank Ministry http://www.friendsofjesuschrist.com/
East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church http://etcbc.org/
St. George & St. Rueiss Coptic Church https://www.stgr.org/
St. Mark's Presbyterian Church http://www.stmarkstoronto.org/
Toronto Youth for Christ

Don Valley North
MP Tan, Geng, Liberal
Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto https://mnlct.org/
Faith Miracle Temple of Toronto https://www.deeperlifecrusades.org/

Don Valley West
MP Oliphant, Robert, Liberal
Trinity Presbyterian Church https://mytrinity.ca/index.html
MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION ST. CLEMENT OF OHRID, TORONTO, CANADA" http://www.stclementofohrid.com/
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) http://www.gometropolis.org/
Islamic Society of Toronto http://islamicsocietyoftoronto.com/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada (2)

Dufferin — Caledon
MP Tilson, David, Conservative
Bolton Pastoral Charge https://torontoconference.ca/cof/bolton-pastoral-charge/
Orangeville Baptist Church http://orangevillebaptist.org/

Durham
MP O'Toole, Erin, Conservative
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army
The Embassy of the Kingdom of God https://theembassychurch.ca/
Al Rayan Islamic Centre https://alrayanislamiccentre.org/


Eglinton — Lawrence
MP Mendicino, Marco, Liberal
Beth Jacob High School https://jewishtoronto.com/directory/beth-jacob-high-school-for-girls
Chabad On the Avenue https://familyshul.ca/
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah https://yesodeihatorah.ca/
Ve'ahavta https://veahavta.org/
Bais Yaakov Elementary School https://www.baisyaakov.ca/
Morris Winchevsky Schools https://jewishtoronto.com/directory/winchevsky-centre
Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto https://www.jvstoronto.org/
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral https://stmaryeotctoronto.com/
Bialik Hebrew Day School https://bialik.ca/
Mesivta Lubavitch Toronto https://mesivtalubavitch.org/


Elgin — Middlesex — London
MP Vecchio, Karen, Conservative
Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario http://www.torontomuslims.com/listing/the-islamic-centre-of-southwest-ontario-icso/
Pearce Williams United Church Christian Centre https://www.campisbetter.com/
Sanctuary Ministries of London http://www.sanctuarylondon.ca/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

The Old St. Thomas Church Restoration and Maintenance Trust
http://oldstthomaschurch.com/
St. Andrew's United Church http://www.fsaunited.com/
St. Peters Anglican Church https://londonanglican.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/st-peters-anglican-church/

Essex
MP Ramsey, Tracey, NDP
none

Etobicoke Centre,
MP Wrzesnewskyj, Borys, Liberal
St. Demetrius (Ukrainian Catholic) Development Corporation http://www.stdemetrius.ca/
St. George's On-The-Hill Church https://www.facebook.com/stgeorgesonthehill/
St Philip's Lutheran Church http://www.stphilipstoronto.com/
St. Timothy Presbyterian Church https://timothypc.com/
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Humber Heights http://www.standrewshh.ca/
Richview Baptist Church https://richviewchurch.com/
HUMBERVALE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH FOUNDATION INC no web site?
HUMBER VALLEY UNITED CHURCH https://www.hvuc.ca/
St. Demetrius Church http://www.stdemetrius.org/

Etobicoke North
MP Duncan, Kirsty, Liberal
Christian Horizons https://www.christian-horizons.org/
Shiv-Shakti Kali Devi Mandir Hindu Association http://www.shivshaktihinduassoc.com/
Bharat Sevashram Sangha Canada http://www.bsstoronto.org/

Etobicoke — Lakeshore
MP Maloney, James, Liberal
Martin Luther Ev. Lutheran Church http://martinluther.ca/
Mimico Baptist Church https://www.mimicobaptist.ca/
New Toronto Church of God of Prophecy no website?
The Salvation Army Lakeshore Community Church https://salakeshore.com/
Toronto Youth for Christ http://www.yugta.ca/
United Church of Canada http://www.united-church.ca/
Islington United Church http://www.islingtonunited.org/Home
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Islington" http://www.standrewsislington.org/index2.asp?nav=home


Flamborough — Glanbrook
MP Sweet, David, Conservative
Hamilton Presbytery Mission Council of Canada http://hamiltonpresbytery.org/
United Church of Canada http://hamconf.org/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army
School Sisters of Notre Dame of Ontario School Sisters of Notre Dame of Ontario
"Knox Presbyterian Church," Waterdown http://www.knoxwaterdown.ca/

Glengarry — Prescott — Russell
MP Drouin, Francis, Liberal
Eastern Counties (ON) Youth for Christ Inc. http://www.econyfc.ca/

Guelph
MP Longfield, Lloyd, Liberal
Trinity United Church https://www.guelphunited.org/trinity/
Governing Council of the Salvation Army Canada
MUSLIM SOCIETY OF GUELPH http://www.msofg.org/
Harcourt Memorial United Church http://www.harcourtuc.ca/
Church of the City http://churchofthecity.ca/
The University of Guelph Ecumenical Campus Ministry https://studentlife.uoguelph.ca/community/multi-faith/ecumenical-campus-ministry
Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada https://www.facebook.com/MAFCanada/
Three Willows United Church https://www.guelphunited.org/three-willows/

Haldimand — Norfolk
MP Finley, Diane, Conservative
The Salvation Army Lawson Ministries http://www.lawsonministries.org/
All Saints Anglican Church (Hagersville) https://niagaraanglican.ca/parish/all-saints-church-hagersville
Oneida Baptist Camp https://camponeida.com/
The Ontario Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) http://oacc-disciples.com/the-ontario-assembly-of-the-christian-church--disciples-of-christ-/store/10
First Baptist Church http://www.simcoefirstbaptist.ca/
United Church Outdoor Ministries - Hamilton Conference - Ryerson Camp https://www.facebook.com/RyersonCamp/

Haliburton — Kawartha Lakes — Brock
MP Schmale, Jamie, Conservative
Trinity United Church http://www.trinityprovidence.com/
Fair Havens Bible Conference http://www.fairhavens.org/
Kawartha Lakes Bible Conference no website
St. Andrew's (Bolsover) Presbyterian Church http://bolsover.church/ 2nd???
United Church of Canada, Janetville no website
Cambridge Street United Church http://theunitedchurch.com/
Haliburton United Church https://hpcharge.wordpress.com/haliburton-united-church/

Hamilton Centre
MP Christopherson, David, NDP
Mission Services of Hamilton Inc http://mission-services.com/say-hello/mission/
The Salvation Army Lawson Ministries Hamilton
Carisma Pentecostal Church c/o Children's Ministry http://carisma.church/
St Paul's Presbyterian Church https://www.stpaulshamilton.ca/
The Living Rock Ministries http://www.livingrock.ca/
Wesley Urban Ministries Inc. http://wesley.ca/
The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara https://niagaraanglican.ca/

Hamilton East — Stoney Creek
MP Bratina, Bob. Liberal
The Church of the Nativity https://niagaraanglican.ca/parish/church-of-the-nativity-hamilton
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat Canada
Hamilton East Seventh-Day Adventist Church http://hamiltoneastsda.org/
Wesley Urban Ministries Inc.
Hamilton Presbytery Mission Council of Hamilton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada http://hamiltonpresbytery.org/

Hamilton Mountain
MP Duvall, Scott, NDP
Hamilton Presbytery Mission Council of Hamilton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada
Mt. Hamilton Baptist Day Care http://www.pumpkinpatchdaycare.ca/facilities
Masala Ministries Trust http://masalaministries.org/ This one seems to have as a mission the conversion of South Asians to Christianity.

Hamilton West — Ancaster — Dundas
MP Tassi, Filomena, Liberal
St. John's Anglican Church http://www.ancasteranglican.org/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army
Dundas Youth Chaplaincy http://routesyouthcentre.ca/
Hamilton Jewish Communal Projects Inc. https://www.jewishhamilton.org/
"Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hamilton, Inc." http://glc.ca/
Westside Baptist Church https://www.wbchamilton.com/
Hamilton Jewish Home for the Aged https://www.shalomvillage.ca/history/
Hamilton Presbytery Mission Council of Hamilton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada

Hastings — Lennox and Addington
MP Bossio, Mike, Liberal
Joy Bible Camp Inc. http://www.joycamp.ca/
Madoc Trinity United Church no website

Humber River — Black Creek
MP Sgro, Judy A., Liberal
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH (AGBALA ITURA) WORLD WIDE no website?
The Toronto Church of Christ http://torontocc.com/
Christian Horizons https://www.christian-horizons.org/
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc.
Toronto Youth for Christ
GOOD NEWS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH https://www.sessionplusinc.com/blog/good-news-international-church
Jane Finch Community Ministry https://torontoconference.ca/cof/jane-finch-community-ministry/
Sea Mission Inc. http://www.seaprisonmission.org/
Christian Centre Church https://ccctoronto.com/
Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace Inc no website

Huron — Bruce
MP Lobb, Ben, Conservative
Gorrie Bible Fellowship http://gbfchurch.net/
Lakeshore United Church http://www.lakeshoreuc.org/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada
United Church Outdoor Ministries - Hamilton Conference

Kanata — Carleton
MP McCrimmon, Karen, Liberal
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) https://www.nccm.ca/
Kanata Muslim Association http://kanatamuslims.ca/
The Shepherds of Good Hope http://www.shepherdsofgoodhope.com/
Ottawa Mandarin Wesleyan Church http://www.omwc.net/English.html

Kenora
MP Nault, Robert, Liberal
B'nai B'Rith Jewish Community Camp http://jcccamps.org/camping/bnai-brith-jewish-community-camp/

Kingston and the Islands
MP Gerretsen, Mark, Liberal
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada
Sydenham Street United Church http://sydenhamstreet.ca/ssuc1/

King — Vaughan
MP Schulte, Deborah, Liberal
Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel no website
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc.
Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks http://thmp.ca/
Shoresh Jewish Environmental Programs http://shoresh.ca/

Kitchener Centre
MP Saini, Raj, Liberal
Kitchener Gospel Temple http://www.kitchenergospel.com/

****THE PREGNANCY CENTRE http://pregnancycentre.ca/services/****
Fake clinic slipped by.

Muslim Association of Canada
St. Matthews (Kitchener) Lutheran Church http://stmattskw.com/
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church http://www.standrewskw.com/
Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support https://www.mcrs.ca/
Highland Baptist Church https://www.highlandbaptist.ca/

Kitchener South — Hespeler
MP Tabbara, Marwan, Liberal
Lutheran Homes Kitchener-Waterloo http://www.trinityvillage.com/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army Canada
Doon Presbyterian Church http://doonpc.com/
Christian Horizons listed 5 times https://www.christian-horizons.org/contact
Muslim Social Services Kitchener-Waterloo http://muslimsocialserviceskw.org/

Kitchener — Conestoga
MP Albrecht, Harold, Conservative
St. George's of Forest Hill Church http://www.stgeorgesofforesthill.com/
Tri-County Mennonite Homes http://www.tcmhomes.com/

Lambton — Kent — Middlesex
MP Shipley, Bev, Conservative
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Kent Deanery http://ssvp.on.ca/en/stores2.php?store=8
Lambton Presbytery United Church Centre http://www.lambtonpresbytery.org/

Lanark — Frontenac — Kingston
MP Reid, Scott, Conservative
Almonte Baptist Church https://www.facebook.com/pages/Almonte-Baptist-Church/299300886867396
Church of Atheism of Central Canada https://www.facebook.com/atheismcentralcanada/
ATHEISTS!!!!

Leeds — Grenville — Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
MP was Gord Brown, Con.
The Pier Christian Church https://thepier.church/
Bethel Christian Reformed Church http://www.bethel-crc.com/
Rideau Hill Camp of the United Church of Canada https://rideauhillcamp.com/
Smiths Falls Free Methodist Church http://www.sffmc.com/

London North Centre
MP Fragiskatos, Peter, Liberal
Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence http://www.cscprovidence.ca/
Siloam United Church http://siloamunitedchurch.org/
London Jewish Federation https://jewishlondon.ca/
Muslim Association of Canada
Metropolitan United Church http://metropolitanchurch.com/
Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron https://diohuron.org/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada on behalf of The Salvation Army Centre of Hope

London West
MP Young, Kate, Liberal
Wesley-Knox United Church http://www.wesleyknox.com/
London Community Chaplaincy http://londoncommunitychaplaincy.com/
Acorn Christian Day Care Incorporated no website
Riverside United Church http://www.riverside.on.ca/
Islington United Church no website
West London Alliance Church http://www.wlachurch.org/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army
Byron Community Church Inc http://www.byroncommunitychurch.com/

London — Fanshawe
MP Mathyssen, Irene, NDP
Trinity United Church https://goldenrulechurch.ca/
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada
London Youth for Christ
Chalmers Presbyterian Church http://www.chalmerslondon.com/

Markham — Stouffville
MP Philpott, Jane, Liberal
The Council of Islamic Guidance Inc. http://www.cig.ca/
St. Andrew's United Church Markham https://www.standrewsmarkham.com/
Rhenish Church of Canada http://rhenish.ca/
Islamic Society of Markham http://www.markhammasjid.ca/
Mennonite Home Association of York Region no website but 2 staffers on Sunshine List? https://www.sunshineliststats.com/Employer/Index/?year=2015&n=The%20Mennonite%20Home%20Association%20of%20York%20Region
The Mennonite Association of York County no website
One Hope Canada https://onehopecanada.ca/

Markham — Thornhill
MP Ng, Mary, Liberal
Markham Wesley Centre https://www.markhamwesley.com/
Mercy Mission Canada Outreach Network http://mercycanada.ca/
Christian Blind Mission International https://www.cbmcanada.org/
Community on the Mount Ministries http://cotm.co/
Toronto Christian Community Church http://www.tccc.ca/
Islamic Society of Markham
Chabad Lubavitch of Markham http://www.chabadmarkham.org/

Markham — Unionville
Saroya, Bob, Conservative
The Bridge - A Markham Community Church http://thebridgemarkham.com/
St. Philip's on-the-hill Anglican Church https://spoth.ca/


Milton
MP Raitt, Lisa, Conservative
St.Andrews Ev. Lutheran Latvian Church - Sidrabene http://standrewslatvian.org/en/
St . George's Anglican Church Lowville http://www.stgeorgeslowville.ca/
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH https://southsidemilton.org/
Grace Church https://www.gracechurchmilton.com/
Milton Bible Baptist Church https://miltonbiblechurch.ca/
St. George and St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church https://sgsamilton.ca/

Mississauga Centre
MP Alghabra, Omar, Liberal
Sikhs Serving Canada Association http://sikhsservingcanada.blogspot.ca/
CATHOLIC CROSS-CULTURAL SERVICES http://cathcrosscultural.org/ ***
The Toronto Church of Christ http://torontocc.com/
Muslim Welfare Centre of Toronto https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/
Christ for Life Ministries http://christforlife.ca/
Mercy Mission Canada Outreach Network http://www.mercymission.ca/
Organization For Islamic Learning https://www.islamiclearning.org/
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria https://www.cccnet.ca/


Mississauga East — Cooksville
MP Fonseca, Peter, Liberal
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Iglesia Hispana Del Nazareno Bethel http://www.bethelhispana.org/
Gilgal Christian Community https://www.gilgalchristiancommunity.org/
Restoring Toronto Evangelical Community https://www.gilgalchristiancommunity.org/restoring-toronto-evangelical-community.html
The Salvation Army Community and Family Services
Cooksville United Church http://www.cooksvilleunitedchurch.ca/


Mississauga — Erin Mills
MP Khalid, Iqra, Liberal
St. Peter's Church Erindale https://www.stpeterserindale.ca/
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada
Glenbrook Presbyterian Church https://www.glenbrook.ca/
Erin Mills Church Campus http://emuc.ca/About-Us/History
MUSLIM COMMUNITY SERVICES
Muslim Association of Canada

Mississauga — Lakeshore
MP Spengemann, Sven, Liberal
Chabad of Mississauga http://www.jewishmississauga.org/
Chartwell Baptist Church Clarkson Village Inc http://www.clarksonchurch.ca/
Corporation of Lorne Park Church http://lpbc.ca/
Islamic Society of North America - Canada
Clarkson Road Presbyterian Church http://pccweb.ca/clarksonpc/
Muslim Association of Canada
Muslim youth soccer league https://www.mysl.ca/

Mississauga — Malton
MP Bains, Navdeep, Liberal
SIKH SPORTS CLUB http://sikhsportsclub.com/
COVENANT CHILDREN MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL no website?
ISLAMIC PROPAGATION CENTRE OF ONTARIO http://www.jamemasjid.org/blog/?page_id=2
CANADA HINDU HERITAGE CENTRE http://www.canadahinduheritage.ca/
Sikhs Serving Canada Association
Passion To Reach Ministries http://passiontoreach.com/
Anatolia Islamic Centre http://anatoliacentre.ca/
Greek Orthodox Community of Mississauga http://www.prophetelias.ca/
CATHOLIC CROSS-CULTURAL SERVICES http://cathcrosscultural.org/
The Church of Pentecost https://www.facebook.com/copcanada/
FULFILLED LIFE EVANGELICAL MINISTRY http://www.fleministry.org/
FRUITFUL HOUSE FAMILY CHURCH http://www.fruitfulhouse.com/

Mississauga — Streetsville
MP Sikand, Gagan, Liberal
Suffah Academy of Learning Inc. https://www.facebook.com/pg/SuffahAcademyofLearning/about/?ref=page_internal
LifeHouse Church https://lifehousechurch.ca/
Trinity Anglican Church Streetsville. https://www.trinitystreetsville.org/
FELLOWSHIP CHURCH GTA http://www.fellowshipgta.ca/
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria https://www.cccnet.ca/
Miraj Mississauga Islamic Region Al-Jamaat no website
The City Church of Mississauga http://thecitychurch.ca/
Logos Baptist Church (Mississauga) http://www.lbcm.ca/index.php?s=front&p=gospel-camp-cant&locale=b5
Islamic Circle of North America http://icnacanada.net/


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