Document Category: Federal Elections

Nous vous invitons à vous joindre au Conseil canadien des Églises (le Conseil) pour vivre un processus démocratique intègre et pacifique. Les élections fédérales sont une occasion pour les croyants de réexaminer les liens entre leur engagement religieux et la vie publique canadienne. La foi peut apporter une vision durable axée sur l’espérance, une perspective pénétrante de justice pour tous, et des convictions profondes sur la communauté, le souci des autres, l’amour de la création, …

We invite you to join The Canadian Council of Churches (the Council) in praying for a healthy and peaceful democratic process. Federal elections provide an opportunity for people of faith to reconsider what their faith commitments have to do with Canadian public life. Faith can provide an enduring vision of hope, a penetrating perspective on justice for all, and deep convictions about community, care for others, a love for creation, solidarity, and service. We need …

“Justice, and only justice, shall you pursue” is the theme of the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This ancient appeal from the scriptures urges us to be focused on the main things: justice, redemption, right relationships. Include the prisoners, the strangers, and the poor in your community; do not be distracted by empty, symbolic actions or hollow promises. Federal elections provide an opportunity for people of faith to reconsider what their faith commitments …

« Tu rechercheras la justice, rien que la justice », tel est le thème de la Semaine de prière pour l’unité chrétienne en 2019. Cet appel qui nous vient de l’Écriture nous presse d’aller à l’essentiel: la justice, la rédemption, les relations équitables. D’inclure dans la communauté les détenus, les étrangers et les pauvres; de ne pas nous laisser distraire par des gestes spectaculaires ou des promesses creuses. Les élections fédérales donnent aux croyantes et …

This election resource has been prepared by several ecumenical organizations in Canada to inform and challenge all who are participating in the 2015 federal election. It identifies a range of priority issues, offers sample questions you can ask of candidates, and provides links to resources where you can learn more about these particular issues. We invite you to use this resource to: think through your own election priorities; call a group together to prepare for …

Media Alert: Churches Name Election Priorities, Urge Leaders to Act The Canadian Council of Churches issued a letter Friday naming their priority election issues. The Council wants strong commitments from federal leaders on anti‐poverty and climate change strategies, as well as serious attention to non‐military efforts in Afghanistan and global nuclear disarmament. For the full eight‐point letter to the political party leaders from the Council please see the attached document. The letter asks for responses …

Political Party Leaders: In view of the current federal election campaign, I would like to take this opportunity to put before you the top priorities of The Canadian Council of Churches. The member churches of the CCC would appreciate receiving a response from each of you on what actions your political party will take on these issues in the next Parliament. You will also see that The Canadian Council of Churches now works in concert …