New Alberta bill passes additional MAiD safeguards
Alberta has passed a bill that puts in place additional safeguards for euthanasia in their province. These safeguards include limiting MAiD to adults who are in their last year of life and requiring only patient-initiated discussions of MAiD. The EFC and others had recommended these limits in a consultation in December 2024, and the EFC commends Alberta for passing them. This is an example that other provinces could follow. For more information, see TheEFC.ca/AB18.
Podcast: Sacred Assembly and cultural baggage
Adam Kline, director of intercultural missions at the Free Methodist Church in Canada, and Jonathan Maracle, a Mohawk musician from Tyendinaga, reflected with Faith Today Podcast host Bill Fledderus about how our ethnic background can influence church practices and theology. Maracle's music career launched at an important event called Sacred Assembly back in 1995. He and Kline discussed how church understandings around Indigenous culture have changed over those years.
EFC concerned about overhaul of MAiD death review
The EFC has expressed concern about changes made in an overhaul of the MAiD Death Review Committee of the Chief Coroner of Ontario. The EFC has urged the Ontario Solicitor General to ensure there is a high bar for detailed, transparent, independent review of MAiD deaths in Ontario. Read the EFC’s letter.
How resilience forms character and hope
At See Hear Love’s International Women’s Day gathering, more than 200 women discovered how resilience takes root through faith, community, and the steady work of God. Melinda Estabrooks reflects on the event inspired by the popular 100 Huntley Street show.
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Barrie, Ont., Lindsay Callaway speaking about Parenting Faith at Faith Matters: Barrie 2026, May 2
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Three Hills, Alta., Roger Helland teaching a pastoral ministries class at Prairie College on kingdom prayer, May 4
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Victoria, B.C., Roger Helland leading Ignite Prayer Victoria at Victoria Church of the Nazarene, May 8
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Calgary, Alta., Roger Helland speaking on Stirred Up for Prayer at Apostolic Church of Pentecost biennial conference, May 25-28