This claim is not just factually untrue but is dangerous as it fuels a Christian Nationalist persecution complex.

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We reflect on the legacy of residential schools and the need to work toward respecting the dignity of all peoples.

In June, we called for Budget 2026 to advance secularism by ending the automatic religious tax exemptions and to phase out faith-school funding. Many of you shared our call and those efforts are reflected in the committee's report. But our work isn't done. www.bchumanist.ca/humanist_voi...

Let's be clear about what this is: The Alberta government is once again proposing to strip Albertans of their rights and autonomy. They went after trans kids, now the right to die. Will reproductive freedom be next?

Have you stumbled across a Crisis Pregnancy Centre website? 💻 Teale of @bchumanist.ca joins Leslie in our latest CPC website walkthrough of Valley Care Pregnancy Centre in Kentville, NS. Watch them reveal the common tricks and tactics used to deceive folks looking for options. 🔍

The duty of religious neutrality is an unwritten constitutional principle that cannot be overruled by the notwithstanding clause. We just filed our factum with the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec's religious symbols ban (Bill 21) case. www.bchumanist.ca/secularism_i...

🤔 Looks like Fraser Health saw our press release and have updated their social media and website messaging to remove mention of the crisis pregnancy centre. There's no public word on this yet though, so we'll keep investigating this.

An alliance of groups that support reproductive rights, including ARCC, is raising the alarm over a recent partnership between Fraser Health and the anti-abortion organization Hope for Women.

This is really great news, but why didn't Carney make it clear much earlier? Reproductive rights and health are obviously a low priority for this "Liberal" gov't.

We posted a quick summary of our latest report on prayers in PEI municipal council meetings. Check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBIw...

That one lone offender? The City of Summerside who invited a Christian minister to open their 2022 swearing-in ceremony with a prayer. We emailed them asking them to adhere to the Saguenay decision in the future and we eagerly await their reply.

We recently learned Fraser Health was partnering with an anti-choice crisis pregnancy centre to provide a "women-only" breastfeeding cafe. After they didn't reply to our emails, we're publicly calling them to break this anti-choice, transphobic partnership. www.bchumanist.ca/fraser_healt...

We've just published our latest report in The Saguenay Project on Prince Edward Island. Impressively, we only found one municipal council prayer in over a decade of meeting minutes in the entire province. Way to go PEI! www.bchumanist.ca/island_anoma...

We told Hemant: "We're obviously troubled by these moves. Further, we worry that these threats to individual rights and freedoms may overshadow the important recommendations that would help dismantle the privileges that institutional religion continues to enjoy in Quebec and across Canada."

Blasphemy laws are always wrong. We supported efforts to get Canada to finally repeal ours only a few years ago and there are still too many countries where "religious offense" takes precedence over freedom of expression. #FreeBetty gomag.com/article/moro...

Quebec’s new push to outlaw public prayer isn’t about preserving secularism. It’s about control—using Islamophobia as fuel. This bill won’t solve any problems. It’ll just create new ones. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/quebecs-pr...

A recent Pew survey showed that many nonreligious people believe in the afterlife, spirituality and even god. As our members put it, the survey didn't ask about values or morality, so we can't say how many of the world's nonreligious people align with humanism.

Our 2026 global humanist meet-up has now officially switched from Washington DC to Ottawa! Sign up now to get updates as they come for how to book and what’s on the agenda #OhCanada www.worldhumanistcongress.org

Humanists believe in a robust framework to protect our human rights. The notwithstanding clause has recently been invoked to undermine those rights. Check out the BCCLA's latest campaign to learn more.

These moves obviously don't promote "religious liberty" but rather push Christian Nationalism on students. This is why we continue to challenge prayers in Canadian institutions. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Like many Canadians, we were disturbed to hear the Prime Minister had invited an American Christian Nationalist to speak to cabinet. It's good he's not coming but we're disappointed Mark Carney continues to want to engage the worst elements of the MAGA movement.

Given the Alberta Government's back down on its proposed school book ban, it's worth revisiting our Calgary Herald op ed that pointed out these bans are often fueled by religious sentiments, which the Supreme Court of Canada has already found to be unconstitutional.

We're pleased to see the Alberta government is backing down on its plan to ban books from school libraries. From the start, this was driven by Christian nationalists trying to push their narrow worldview on other people's kids.

Banning public prayer is an obvious infringement of freedom of religion and expression. It's irreconcilable with any meaningful concept of "secularism." This is simply anti-religious authoritarianism and we denounce it in the strongest term.

Religious fundamentalists are training a group of activists to take over Alberta school board to continue to push their radical agenda. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Religious fundamentalists are trying to control what kids can learn in Canada.

Our submissions to the federal Finance Committee & Department of Finance: Stick to your recommendation to end the privileged status of religion in Canadian charity laws. www.bchumanist.ca/bcha_asks_fi...

The Pharmacare Act's promise of universal prescription contraception coverage for every Canadian was a landmark moment for reproductive rights in Canada. It's incredibly worrying the government may back away from that commitment.

Here's our recap of this past Tuesday's rally for fair property tax exemptions in Kelowna. This event is part of a larger conversation challenging the privileged status of religion in Canada. www.bchumanist.ca/fair_taxes_f...

We're headed back to the Supreme Court of Canada! Together with Canadian Secular Alliance, we'll argue that Quebec's religious symbols ban (Bill 21) undermines the state's duty of religious neutrality. www.bchumanist.ca/defending_in...

"If somebody like this wants to perform, maybe they should do it at a church, not at a public space outdoors. My tax dollars go towards this space, and I don't want a dime of it going towards supporting somebody who is divisive and who has some very controversial views."

Two religious extremists have been charged with hate crimes for harassing congregants at two Surrey churches. These men have condemned women for wearing pants and yelled at people they suspect of being gay.

A great editorial that rebuts the dehumanizing rhetoric that erases the people living and building community in the Downtown Eastside.

“Municipalities are under strain across the province… these taxes that aren’t paid by churches and other groups and places of worship are being paid by homeowners and local businesses.” www.kelownacapnews.com/local-news/r...

More coverage of Tuesday's rally for fair taxes outside Kelowna City Hall.

On Tuesday, we joined Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics & Humanists Association and Advocacy Canada for a rally at city hall to call for fair property tax exemptions.

They cancelled the permit but the concert tour is still coming to Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

People are understandably upset that an American Christian Nationalist plans to host a concert at a national parks site.

"Kelowna has the chance to become a leader in making sure that these exemptions go to groups that support Kelowna residents and Kelowna values." infotel.ca/newsitem/kel...

I'm heartened by the support we've gotten for this fundraiser - both in donations and kind words. But we've also got detractors: People who assume that because our work challenges religious privilege that we're necessarily anti-religious. But nothing could be further from humanism.

We've applied to intervene at the Supreme Court of Canada to challenge Quebec's Bill 21. We want to argue that it represents a distorted view of secularism that undermines individual religious freedom. But to get there, we need your help with our legal bills. www.bchumanist.ca/litigation_d...

Groups that divert funds abroad, marginalize 2SLGBTQIA+ people and restrict membership receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in subsidies from the City of Kelowna. www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...

Join us outside Kelowna City Hall on July 22 as we call on City Council to stop granting property tax exemptions to groups that perpetuate discrimination. www.bchumanist.ca/kelowna_rall...

ICYMI: I broke down what Alberta's new school library standards actually include (a ban on "sexually explicit content"! But the bible is excluded!) and what comes next xtramagazine.com/video/albert...

It's disheartening to hear about corporate sponsors pulling their support for Vancouver Pride. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

Meanwhile, parliamentarians here in British Columbia refuse to even acknowledge the issue!

Remember last month when we wrote in the Calgary Herald that banning looks based on religious views was unconstitutional? www.bchumanist.ca/book_bans_ca...

Researchers with Les3Sex are hoping for a greater understanding of abortion access among 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians. Learn more & take the survey here: les3sex.com/en/wbwc

We don't know if the CRA actually investigates overtly partisan charities but they at least act like the rule matters. In the USA, the IRS now says partisan endorsements by churches are A-OK. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/irs-declar...

"Now, it is too late," says David Suzuki on whether we can prevent catastrophic climate change. This should be an urgent call to action. www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...