ARPA in BC

One of the fundamental tenets of responsible government is that the elected legislature is supposed to keep the executive branch in check. One way it does that is by controlling public funds through the scrutiny of a budget. Proponents of democracy should be very concerned when any party tries to appropriate funds without explaining how they will be used.

At the beginning of February, we heard hints from our provincial leaders that in-person worship services might be allowed again by the end of the month. That didn't happen. Now they are hinting that service might be able to resume by the beginning of April. Continue to pray that this might be the case.

The British Columbian government is rewriting regulations to replace gendered terms with gender-neutral terms, but not in the way you might have thought. They ARE NOT replacing "him" or "her" with "them." They ARE replacing "him" or "her" with more specific nouns related to the topic of the law, such as "teacher, officer, applicant, or parent."

The government and the JCCF lawyers delivered their final remarks today and spent a lot of time talking about... Orthodox Jews? Listen as Mark and Levi rehash the last days of hearings and offer some concluding thoughts.

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Earlier today, BC Manager Levi Minderhoud had the opportunity to speak on the Mike Smyth Show on CKNW about the new, total ban on worship services in British Co...lumbia. His reaction? Worship services are essential services, are protected by our constitutional rights and freedoms, and have not been transmitting COVID, and so they should continue to be able to meet. See more

One ARPA school club in Smithers decided to take political action to a whole new level. Homemade postcards? On four different issues?

The votes are tallied. The final results are in. British Columbia’s MLAs have officially been elected or re-elected. Many Reformed Christians in British Columbia awoke last week to a new provincial representative, likely under a new party banner. Now is the time to begin building relationships! Building relationships requires work and patience. And, in some cases, a feast...

In the latest update in the Delta Hospice saga, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that the Hospice must accept every application for membership, regardless of whether the potential member supports or opposes euthanasia.