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/


Link to Part 2.

Alberta Religious Groups Funded by Canada Summer Jobs

Slowly, but slowly, we're working our way through the list of religious groups that have applied for and will get Canada Summer Jobs grants. To counter the totally false spin that NO religious groups applied or were not rejected.

Next up, Alberta. By riding, with MP and party affiliation.

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.

Remember that MPs get final say -- if they want it -- in which groups get funded.

Banff-Airdrie
MP Blake Richards, Con.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Airdrie, no website
St. Andrew's United Church

Battle River-Crowfoot
MP Kevin Sorenson, Con.
Bashaw United Church
Prairie Tabernacle Congregation
Mount Olive Evangelical Free Church

Bow River none
MP Martin Shields, Con.

Calgary Centre
MP Kent Hehr, Lib
Lifespring Community Church
Jewish Family Service Calgary
Knox United Church
Catholic Family Service !!!
Rocky Mountain Church of Christ
Altadore Baptist Church of Calgary
Christian Life Assembly Society of Calgary

Calgary Confederation
MP Len Webber, Con.
ABVM Ukrainian Catholic Parish
Greenhills Christian Fellowship
United/Presbyterian Campus Ministry

Calgary Forest Lawn none
MP Deepak Obhrai, Con.

Calgary Heritage
MP Bob Benzen, Con.
The Calgary Jewish Academy
Calgary Jewish Community Campus Corporation
"St. Andrew's United Church, Calgary, Alberta" no website

Calgary Midnapore
MP Stephanie Kusie, Con.
Central Organization for Jewish Education Lubavitch Alberta
Deer Park United Church


Calgary Nose Hill none
MP Michelle Rempel, Con


Calgary Rocky Ridge
MP Pat Kelly, Con.
Muslim Association of Canada
Westview Baptist Church Society
Victory Christian Fellowship of Calgary NW


Calgary Shepherd
MP: Tom Kmiec Con check
Emma Maternity House Society is a partner to ‪Fake Clinic Calgary Pregnancy Centre.‬
Evangel Christian Assembly
Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Calgary Signal Hill none
MP Ron Liepert, Con.

Calgary Skyview
MP Darshan Singh, Independent
Muslim Association of Canada
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc.
"The Redeemed Christian Church of God, House of Praise"

Edmonton Centre
MP Randy Boissonnault, Lib
Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA)
Robertson-Wesley United Church
St. Andrew's United Church
Young Life of Canada

Edmonton Griesbach
MP Kerry Diotte, Con.
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Fresh Manna Fellowship of Edmonton
Arabian Muslim Association no website
Ukrainian Catholic Women's League Canada -Edmonton Eparchy

Edmonton Manning
MP Ziad Aboultaif, Con.
Young Life of Canada

Edmonton Mill Woods
MP Amarjeet Sohi, Lib
Young Life of Canada
The First Mennonite Church

Edmonton Riverbend
MP Matt Jeneroux, Con
Riverbend United Church

Edmonton Strathcona
MP Linda Duncan, Lib
Bethel Korean Baptist Church of Edmonton
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc.
Centre for Spiritual Living
Young Life of Canada
Citadel International Church
Holy Trinity Church (Anglican)
United Church of Canada no website

Edmonton West
MP Kelly McCauley, Con.
Young Life of Canada
Hosanna Lutheran Church at Luther Place
Central Organization For Jewish Education Chabad Lubavitch of Edmonton
Edmonton Hebrew Association
Muslim Association of Canada

Edmonton Wetaskiwin
MP Mike Lake, Con.
City Life Christian Centre - Church & Ministries Alberta
Mulhurst Lutheran Church Camp Association
Covenant Bay Bible Camp Society
Lighthouse Fellowship Wetaskiwin

Foothills
MP John Barlow, Con.
One Hope Canada
Mill Creek Baptist Camp Ltd.

Fort McMurray-Cold Lake
MP David Yurdiga, Con.
Markaz-Ul-Islam
Gethsemane International Assembly

Grande Prairie-Mackenzie
MP Chris Warkentin, Con.
One Hope Canada
Young Life of Canada

Lakeland
MP Shannon Stubb, Con.
Moose Lake Pentecostal Youth Camp Society
Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No.150
Shiloh Rebman Youth Ranch Society
Moose Lake Gospel Camp no website

Lethbridge
MP Rachel Harder, Con
Misericordia Fellowship Center
Lethbridge First Baptist Church
Victory Christian Fellowship of Lethbridge(1983) Inc.
McKillop United Church

Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
MP Geln Motz, Con.
First Assembly of God

Peace River-Westlock
MP Arnold Viersen, Con
/Clyde Christian Bible Church

Red Deer-Lacombe
MP Blaine Calkins, Con.
Gull Lake Baptist Camp Ltd.
Rehoboth Christian Ministries
Sylvan Lake Lutheran Bible Camp Association

Red Deer-Mountain View
MP Earl Dreeshen, Con.
Salem Acres Bible Camp Association
Red Deer First Church of the Nazarene
Mennonite Church Alberta

Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan
MP Garnett Genuis, Con
Fort Saskatchewan Community Baptist Church
Young Life of Canada
"Bethel Lutheran Church of Sherwood Park, AB"

St. Albert-Edmonton none
MP Michael Cooper, Con.

Sturgeon River-Parkland
MP Dane Lloyd, Con.
St. Andrew's United Church Thrift Shop

Yellowhead
MP Jim Eglinski, Con.
Living Faith Evangelistic Association
Edson United Church
Christian Youth Camps Inc. no website

There are a couple of Catholic organizations here. I wonder if they will give back the money as demanded by the bishops.

There is also a Twitter thread.

Make Up Your Minds, Guys

It seems that some Catholic agencies in Canada did not get the memo, which reads in part, "The government has handed us a perfect opportunity for a persecution shit-fit. No Catholic group is to interfere with this martyrgasm."*

That opportunity is, of course, the new attestation required for applicants to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.

The CSJ program will ‎not fund organizations whose primary activities:
• involve partisan political activities; or 
• do not respect – seek to remove or actively undermine – established individual human rights in Canada.

Pretty simple, eh?

The link above leads to the "Supplementary Information" the government issued when it was made clear that some groups were deliberately misunderstanding the original wording.

But it seems that many religious agencies understood perfectly well what was intended. They applied, presumably ticking the attestation box, and were approved for CSJ grants. The successful applicants, listed by province and riding, were released recently.

I have been going through this list to find obviously "churchy" sounding names. I have found a lot, including some with "Catholic" in the title.

Well. The Catholic Church has been doing some research too. Yesterday, Canada's bishops demanded that successful Catholic groups give back the dough. Other bishops weighed in too.

Make up your minds, guys. Are you being persecuted by the government or by your own agencies? Do you want the money or not?

Here are the groups that defied the Church. (I used the keyword "Catholic" so some without that word may have been missed.)



Note that the MP for this riding ML is Scott Simms, the Liberal who voted with the Conservatives to scrap the attestation. Hmm.













The Church seems to be in a bit of a pickle.

Or as Kayle Clark put it,

So a bunch of catholic groups got summer job funding and bishops are freaking out because it really counters their “persecution” narrative. #cndpoli https://t.co/ZgEXdcLV3U

— Kayle Clark (@kaclk) May 9, 2018

What a message. They're saying: "The Catholic Church does not respect established human rights in Canada and seeks to remove or actively undermine them."

Well, we in the pro-choice and LGBTQ2S communities knew that.

* I made this up.

Religious Groups in Saskatchewan Who Respect Charter Rights

In the "kerfuffle" over the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) attestation, the spin put on by the media and the Conservatives has been astounding. Despite the tons of research done by Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) volunteers, the usual suspects continued to paint it as "ideological coercion" etc.

This from today is typical. Waaah! Thousands of jobs lost to "Liberal forced speech" in Saskatchewan.

So, I decided to have a look. Approved employers for the 2018 CSJ program have been posted by province, then by riding.

The riding is important because MPs get to have final say on who gets what, as ARCC volunteers showed in a searchable PDF with agencies, ridings, MPs, and parties. (Totally ignored by MSM.)

I'm just going by the names of the groups. If they sound "churchy," I've looked further. There are 1363 grants approved, multiples to some like the University of Saskatchewan.

There were lots and lots of First Nations, towns, and villages. Which puts the lie to one of the Conservative claims -- that FNs, towns, and municipalities would not apply.

They did and were successful.

There are 43 successful "religious groups" listed with some repeats, for example, Salvation Army. Saskatchewan, of course, is the home of Andrew Scheer, Ralph Goodale, and Brad Trost.

Here they are by riding.


Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek
MP Kelly Block, Con.
Mennonite Church Saskatchewan - Shekinah Retreat Centre
Mennonite Nursing Homes Inc.
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine Inc.
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, no website
Christian Horizon
Lutheran Early Learning Center Inc

Cypress Hills - Grasslands
MP David Anderson, Con.
The Salvation Army Cypress HIlls-Grasslands

Desnethé-Missinipppi-Churchill River
MP Georgina Jolibois, NDP
St. John Bosco Camp
The Quest at Christopher Lake Baptist Camp and Retreat Centre Inc
Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp
Okema Society For Christian Development
Meadow Lake Alliance Church
Camp Tapawingo Tamarack Presbytery United Church of Canada

Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan
MP Tom Lukiwski, Con.
The Salvation Army Beaver Creek Camp
Christian Horizons Moose Jaw
The Salvation Army
The Alliance Church Moose Jaw
Lutheran Sunset Home of Saskatoon
Kedleston Gospel Camp Inc.


Prince Albert
MP Randy Hoback, Con.
Living Waters Camp
One Hope Canada Stoney Lake Bible Camp
Nipawin Apostolic Church
Anglican Parish of St. David
Youth Farm Bible Camp

Regina-Lewvan
MPErin Weir, NDP
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH NORTH REGINA [caps in original, I'm too lazy to change them]
LOOK! CATHOLICS! Catholic Family Services - Regina
United Church Housing Corporation no website
Rosewood Park Alliance Church Inc.
Westhill Park Baptist Church

Regina-Qu'Appelle
MP Andrew Scheer, Con.
Echo Lake Bible Camp Corporation
Saskatchewan Conference - United Church of Canada

Regina-Wascana
MP Ralph Goodale, Lib
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada Inc.

Saskatoon West
MP Sheri Benson, NDP
Carpenter's Church of God Inc.
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army Saskatoon

Saskatoon-Grasswood
MP Kevin Waugh, Con.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Saskatoon Inc
Islington United Church no website

Saskatoon-University
MP Brad Trost, Con.
One Hope Ministries of Canada

Souris-Moose Mountain
MP Robert Kitchen, Con.
OneChurch.ca
Estevan Church Of God
One Hope Ministries of Canada - Kenosee Lake Bible Camp
Southeast Saskatchewan Youth for Christ Inc.
Moosomin Baptist Church Inc.

The Twitter thread if you want to cite it is here.

So, far from "thousands" of jobs lost, it looks as if a fair number were created. By Catholics (!), various Protestant sects, including Evangelicals, and Muslims.

Anyone who wants this, feel free to take it, repost it, whatever. Credit would be nice but not necessary.

Anti-Choice Is a Fringe Position

One of the best things about the new attestation for the Canada Summer Jobs program -- besides cutting off funding to anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ organizations -- is that it represents a strong message that respect for women's and LGBTQ rights is NOT a matter of opinion.

It is the norm.

And the corollary is that anti-choice is a fringe position.

Anti-choice seeks to deny and rescind rights that the vast majority accepts.

On Twitter, @Prochoiceldnont made a similar point.

Scary moment this week in KW, and a good reminder that when we accept the #antiabortion position as normal, we open the doors to this kind violence. I am glad everyone is safe and know the #prochoice community will not stop for anything #kwawesome https://t.co/mUOS2PXwFO

— Pro-Choice London, ON (@Prochoiceldnont) March 9, 2018

This is the incident of unprovoked violence against a pro-choice activist referred to.

As long as the anti-choice position is accepted as a legitimate "opinion," some people will feel justified in resorting to violence.

Another factor fuelling anti-choice violence is the outrageous lies they repeat over and over.

The Colorado shooter who killed three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic talked about "no more baby parts." He was referring to the faked up videos of Planned Parenthood "harvesting" fetuses. This story has been debunked repeatedly.

But it still appears regularly in the anti-choice media. And people actually believe that such "harvesting" did and does take place.

Another zombie lie is the breast cancer = abortion BS. That one too is still going around, despite being refuted by every reputable cancer research organization in the world. (I'm not even going to put a link here.) Anti-choice is anti-science. And out of step with the 21st century.

A further indication that anti-choice is a fringe position is polling numbers. In Canada, a persistent 5-7% want abortion banned altogether. The vast majority of us accept that is it a necessary medical procedure, of course covered by medicaid.



Last year's March for Lies was the smallest ever. About 4,000 people arsed themselves to get to Parliament Hill to stomp their tiny irrelevant feet.

Even in Saskatchewan, home of Brad Trost and Maurice Vellacott, anti-choice is becoming increasingly fringey. When candidates for the Sask Party mused about limiting abortion, the outcry was so swift and loud, they immediately walked it back.

Not only can anti-choice not mount a respectable protest in Ottawa, their demos at clinics and on street corners are increasingly pathetic.








Of course, they can always rely on the guys in the capes, ostrich plumed hats and swords showing up. So 2018.




They are anti-science -- well, legitimate science -- so they fabricate and pay for BAD (biased, agenda-driven) science of their own. Here's a gallery of US "false witnesses" ready to lie on cue. They are often cited by Canadian fetus freaks.

But we also have our own BAD science organization, the DeVeber Institute, recipient of almost $194K from the Canada Summer Jobs program from 21 different ridings, courtesy of all three major parties.

The trend is clear. Anti-choice has fewer facts, fewer adherents, more violence, and less mainstream acceptance. It is already a fringe movement.

We look forward to its demise.

On Twitter, we've been using #AntiChoiceIsFringe. We welcome other examples here and/or on Twitter.


ADDED, March 11/18: Super Fetus Freak Brad Trost loses his nomination contest. Even Conservatives can read the writing on the wall.

Valentine's Day

Some Valentines. (A little late, I know.)

How to ID a Fake Clinic

What they do
Fake clinics, or "crisis pregnancy centres," exist to dissuade pregnant people from having abortions. They pretend to be medial clinics or helpful advice agencies.

They are not. They are the front line of anti-choice. Too often they are literal Christian missions out to deny pregnant people's rights, and ultimately to ban abortion.

They lie. About the stage of pregnancy ("too late to have an abortion"). About the risks of abortion. The consequences of abortion. They promise help that doesn't materialize. There have been many undercover exposés of what they do.

Because of their deception, they can be hard to spot -- which is part of their plan.

Name
The term "crisis pregnancy centre" has acquired quite a stink. So now they call themselves "pregnancy care centres," "pregnancy support services," or "pregnancy resource centres." They often use the words "choice" and "options."

Umbrella Group
In Canada, many belong to an umbrella group, Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services (CAPSS). (The "C" used to be "Christian.") CAPSS lists its members here.

Location/Signage
One of their tactics is to "co-locate" near real reproductive health clinics, sometimes using similar names. The hope here is that distraught "clients" might mistake the fake clinic for the real one. And people do.

Advertising
Real clinics rarely advertise. Transit ads saying "Pregnant? Confused?" are from fake clinics. Ads also target men as "victims of abortion."

Website
Check "services." The tell here is "post-abortion trauma counselling." Another tell is "self-administered pregnancy tests." Yes, the pee-on-a-stick kind because these are not medical clinics; they have no medical staff.

There may be a disclaimer. (You'll have to look hard for it.) It may say: "We do not refer for abortion or contraception." Or not.

There may be a statement about its mission: "We are a Christian organization..." Or not.

What to do
People have been known to carry sticky notes with "FAKE CLINIC" on them to slap on deceitful advertising. Similarly, "FAKE CLINIC" warning signs have been posted near their locations.

Inform your friends and colleagues. If you are at school, use handouts or bulletin boards. These outfits often target college and university students.

Check out local businesses' "partnerships." If you find a business or communal charity supporting a fake clinic, find out if the sponsor knows the real purpose of the seemingly innocuous "charity."

A US group called Expose Fake Clinics has other actions you can take. It is quite an activist group. You may not want to get so involved, but you can "like" honest reviews and report false advertising.

In Canada, Advertising Standards has an
on-line complaint submission process.

Fake clinics are deliberately deceptive rights-denying, discriminatory outfits. They need to be identified and called out for what they are.

Toronto Right to Life: An "Educational" Charity

I had never heard of Toronto Right to Life before this "abortion clause" (I hate the phrase, but that's what it's being called) kerfuffle.

It is a registered charity.

It's been in the news as one of the three anti-choice groups (with Guelph Right to Life and Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform, aka Fetal Gore Gang) that successfully pressured the government to release Canada Summer Jobs funding they were granted before the eligibility rules were changed.

Then it was in the news again for taking the government to court to argue that its Charter rights to freedom of conscience are violated by the new rules.

And this week, its' president, Blaise Alleyne, was on CBC's The Current to talk about those "rights."

I thought it odd that I hadn't heard of this gang, so I went looking.

Toronto Right to Life styles itself as an educational organization. (The website is under construction.)

Under What we do, there's this.

Our Mission
Equipping Toronto and the GTA to defend human rights for all human beings through education and applied experience.

"Applied experience"? Wot's that then? Hanging around street corners with big gory signs?



On the return filed with Canada Revenue Agency, it reports its' programs and activities thus:

Ongoing programs: 

Research and study for educational materials concerning life issues including abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, fetal and/or embryonic experimentation, stem cell research; speaking presentations and presentation content development; seminars and conferences; teaching and outreach; free support resources for people facing a crisis situation pertaining to pregnancy or end of life care.

New programs: 

Student grant program: assistance provided specifically for eligible high school students and post-secondary students in need of aid in accessing educational materials and resources covering the topic of abortion and euthanasia for student-led educational projects and initiatives.

It offers speakers to provide "pro-life education." And it has endorsements from teachers and students at "Toronto Catholic and Public School Board [sic]."



See that "Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute"? It's in the public Toronto District School Board (TDSB). On Twitter, I pointed this out to TDSB, who disavowed all knowledge, said they did NOT deal with this group, and acted swiftly to get that bogus endorsement off their page.

The principal is not aware of any such presentation taking place at Danforth Tech and this group is not a TDSB-approved partner. We have followed up with this organization and they have removed the quote and the reference to this school.

— Toronto DSB (@tdsb) January 12, 2018

And, indeed, they did remove it.



While I hadn't heard of the group, the president's name rang a bell. I looked further. Oh, there he is, as Toronto Outreach Director at CCBR (Fetal Gore Gang).



Hmm. Interesting. The Fetal Gore Gang is NOT a charity. Here's a 4-page PDF on its site explaining why.


Another thing struck me. In the brouhahas over CCBR's attempts to impose gory transit advertising, this is the ad.



On TRL's website, there's this.



More hmm. On its resources page, TRL lists "Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform: Pro-Life Classrom" and a presentation by Stephanie Gray, co-founder of CCBR.

Back to the CRA's financials.

TRL was registered in 1973. It claims no government funding before 2017, when it claimed $10,800 from the summer jobs program. (CRA website lists only 5 most recent years.)

Its' revenues in general took a leap that year. From $117K in 2016 to $260K in 2017. Similarly, it went from 2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in 2016, to 3 full-time and 6 part-time employees in 2017.

Might Toronto Right to Life have morphed into the "charitable/educational" arm of the Fetal Gore Gang?

Stay tuned. More research is coming.

Strip All Anti-Choice Orgs of Charitable Status

Last week, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) released more results of an ongoing investigation by volunteers into the public filings by anti-choice groups.

These filings are required by the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) in order for organizations to maintain their very valuable charitable status.

ARCC reported details on the (deliberate?) errors and omissions by many such charities especially in reporting revenues from the now controversial Canada Summer Jobs program. These errors have been reported to CRA.

I'll have more to say about that in another post.

For now I want to focus on the whole question of: WHY THE HECK ARE THESE ORGANIZATIONS GIFTED WITH CHARITABLE STATUS?

Here is ARCC's Joyce Arthur on the matter:

“No anti-abortion agency should be registered as a charity,”said Joyce Arthur, ExecutiveDirector of ARCC." The mission and activities of anti-choice groups are inherently political and biased, which should disqualify them from charitable status. They work to stigmatize abortion, constrain individuals’ access to it, and ultimately to recriminalize it. They seek to subvert the Charter rights of Canadians through deception and misinformation.”

Here is ARCC's position paper on charitable status.

I completely agree, but I've been nosing around the CRA's website section on "Charities and giving", specifically its "public benefit test" part.

First, there are four allowable "charitable purposes." (Click to embiggen.)



Note that "advancement of religion" is okey-dokey all on its own. (Except the barbaric Moooslim religion, of course.)

There are disqualifying factors under the public benefit test.



"Purposes that are contrary to public policy" is a disqualifying factor. Like advocating and working to ban what is now considered -- by law and public policy -- the right to abortion?

Or, as the Prime Minister said, such activity is “is not in line with where we are as a government and, quite frankly, where we are at as a society.”

More on the benefit test.



What is "socially useful" about lying to, shaming and manipulating people out of exercising a human right?

Several more interesting things about public benefit.



Harmful? Boy howdy. These gangs attempt to scare people out of abortion by lying about long-discredited links between abortion and breast cancer, substance abuse, depression, suicide, infertility, etc.

And the relationship between agency and client? When public documents speak about prospective targets as "abortion-minded" or not, when other (no longer public) documents speak about tactics to humiliate and frighten, when sneaky moves like burning baby powder-scented candles in fake clinics' waiting rooms. . . . it's not exactly a respectful and helping relationship.

Next bit on "concerns raised" gives the example of a health clinic using controversial alternative therapies.



Well, how about pretending to be a health clinic? And giving out misinformation and lies under that aegis?

There's more about "tangible" benefits (like some used baby clothes?), conflict between public benefit and "some negative effect" (state-sanctioned lying might be considered a negative), but I'll cut to the chase.

Many of these regulations are based in precedent. If something has been deemed charitable in the past, it's likely to pass now.

Except CRA does recognize that such public benefits might change over time.



In the past, counselling, even shaming "unwed mothers" might have been considered a public benefit, but now? Where is the public benefit in dissuading people from accessing a perfectly legal, safe medical procedure?

It's time to strip all anti-choice agencies of charitable status. As the PM says, they're free to believe anything they want, but when it comes to actively working against settled Canadian law and policy, they should be on their own.