The EFC participates in a group called the
Canadian Interfaith Conversation, which gathers representatives of 62 faith communities and faith-based organizations who believe people of faith can contribute positively to the benefit of all people in Canadian society. The group holds a major conference every couple of years, with the next one
June 15-17, 2025.
Theme: Our Whole Society:
Fostering Hope in a Divided World. Brings together public figures, social activists, academics, religious leaders and members of the general public to examine sources of hope in relation to major themes of importance to Canadian society such as reconciliation, climate change, polarization, human rights, and international affairs.
Location: Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg
Details and registration: interfaithconversation.ca/our-whole-society
Speakers include: former global affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew; international human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan and environmentalist Elin Kelsey. EFC Senior Ambassador Bruce J. Clemenger will also be one of the speakers.
The conference will be the seventh in a series about the changing role of religion in a pluralistic Canadian society. Previously held in Montreal (2013), Vancouver (2015), Ottawa (2017), Toronto (2019), online (2021), Waterloo (2023), the gathering brings together leading thinkers from all sectors of society to create a space for meaningful exploration, where a variety of insights can shed light on the place and contribution of religion in a secular age. Past speakers have included Canadian thinkers and writers such as John Ralston Saul, John Borrows, Marie Wilson, Daniel Weinstock and Bob Rae.