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Independent groups have, such as the Democracy Fund (TDF), have taken the matter into their own hands and have hired a veteran fire investigator to look into the recent massive wave of arson attacks on Canadian churches over the past six years. @LifeSite
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Canadian church arsons will be investigated by veteran fire marshal - LifeSite lifesitenews.com/news/canadi…
Raihaana Adira was selected for the Zaki Djemal Fellowship, created by Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily, which supports 25 Jewish and 25 Muslim content creators.
Congratulations, Raihaana!
Religious Freedom Fellow Dimpee Brar (@isthisdimpeeb) joined a debate on The Elevate Report, “Can ANYONE Become Canadian?” (15,000+ views). Drawing on our Quebec Act session, she spoke about religious accommodation at Canada’s founding.
WATCH: youtube.com/live/tLU6rtuB9Yo…
Carney Liberals block motion to study Canadian church arsons - LifeSite lifesitenews.com/news/carney…
TDF expresses concern after Commons committee declines to study attacks on places of worship: thedemocracyfund.ca/tdf_conc…
Liberal and Bloc MPs on the House of Commons Heritage Committee blocked a Conservative motion to study attacks on religious institutions, including more than 130 churches burned or vandalized and attacks on synagogues, after ruling the proposed study outside the committee’s scope.
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NEWS RELEASE: TDF expresses concern after Commons committee declines to study attacks on places of worship
The Democracy Fund is conducting its own forensic investigation into church and synagogue fires; urges Parliament to find a forum for the study.
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/tdf_conc…
Cultural Marxism is 'endemic' on Canadian campuses, says former MP at UBC rebelnews.com/cultural_marxi…
At Auschwitz, TDF Religious Freedom Fellow Ben Mast introduced himself to 97-year-old survivor Nate Leipciger. Nate, it turned out, had helped build the hospital where Ben and later his son were born.
Ben tells the story of what came next in @FaithTodayEFC: faithtoday.ca/Magazines/Sep-…
At Queen’s University yesterday, William Diaz of Canadian Students for Free Speech (@FreeSpeech_CAN) joined Sarah from @unify_action and Joseph Bourne to hold open debates with students about gender identity.
Some students disagreed with them; others agreed.
Several more students stopped to say they supported the conversation but declined to take part, citing fear of repercussions.
That last group is why this work matters.
Free expression is protected under s. 2(b) of the Charter, and it matters only if Canadians feel able to use it. A university campus should be where contested questions are argued in the open.
Support Canadian Students for Free Speech: studentsforfreespeech.ca/don…
TDF will continue to support students and speakers who want to host debates on campuses across Canada. Each event costs about $1,000 to run, from travel to security fees. We receive no government funding, and every donation is tax-deductible.
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NEWS RELEASE: TDF encouraged by University of Calgary’s defence of free expression for all sides
TDF Executive Director, Mark Joseph, said: "The University of Calgary’s statement defends the right of our speakers to make their case, and the right of students, faculty and artists to say publicly that they are wrong." The artists have every right to object to Dr. Flanagan’s views and to decide that their work will not hang on campus. Their call for his title to be removed is protected speech, just as his argument against it is protected speech. This is what a liberal democracy looks like when it works. The one thing that has no place in this exchange is the assault that ended the event, and we expect the university to enforce its code of conduct.”
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/tdf_enco…
NEWS RELEASE: Supreme Court agrees to hear government's Emergencies Act appeal
TDF Executive Director, Mark Joseph, said: "Two courts have now examined the same record and reached the same conclusion: there was no national emergency as defined by relevant statutes. The government's central argument - that judges should defer to Cabinet's belief that an emergency exists - would reduce the Act's safeguards to a formality. The "reasonable grounds" upon which the invocation is based must refer to objective factors giving rise to the subjective belief of Cabinet ministers; otherwise there are no restrictions on invoking an emergency under the Act. We're hopeful that the Supreme Court will take the opportunity to rule that emergency powers are bounded by law."
TDF will follow the appeal closely and report on the hearing once it is scheduled.
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/supreme_…
Crown drops charge against Toronto street preacher Jeffrey Sapocinik for the second time rebelnews.com/crown_drops_ch…
NEWS RELEASE: Crown withdraws criminal charge against Pastor Jeffrey Sapocinik
Fourteen months after his arrest for street preaching, Pastor Sapocinik is free to share his faith in public, with no conviction and no criminal record.
TDF Litigation Director Adam Blake-Gallipeau stated:
“My client spent fourteen months under a criminal charge arising from peaceful street preaching. He leaves with no conviction and no criminal record. He is free to peacefully preach his faith in public - a right guaranteed under our Charter to all Canadians. Public areas have always been places where Canadians speak and sometimes argue about ideas: criminal charges are a poor response to these arguments.”
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/crown_wi…
ONE WEEK LEFT: No Safe Spaces comes to UBC on Monday, Oct. 26.
Join the Hon. Stockwell Day (@Stockwell_Day) and Kate Marland (@kateemarland) for a discussion on free expression at Canadian universities.
🎟️ General admission $10 · VIP $55 (includes a meet-and-greet)
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: studentsforfreespeech.ca/eve…
Kate Marland, Executive Director of the Free Speech Union of Canada, joins our National Campus Coordinator, William Diaz, to discuss the state of free speech on campus today.
On Oct. 26 at UBC, Kate joins the Honourable Stockwell Day on stage. Limited tickets: studentsforfreespeech.ca/eve…
WATCH: youtu.be/m8F8w6YWlgI?si=0a1S… @FreeSpeech_CAN @FSU_Canada @kateemarland @WilliamDiazAB
NEWS RELEASE: TDF selects Glenn Baxter, certified fire and explosion investigator, as expert for church & synagogue fire investigation
TDF has chosen Glenn Baxter as the investigator to lead its church and synagogue arson investigation. Glenn currently serves as the Fire Marshal for a major Canadian Fire Department, and has served his communities in roles from Firefighter to Fire Chief for over two decades. He has conducted over 350 origin and cause investigations, including residential, commercial, vehicle, and explosion incidents. Prior to his position with his current Fire Service, Glenn served as the Fire Chief for the Turner Valley Fire Department. His background includes extensive work in fire suppression, hazardous materials, rescue, and code enforcement.
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/tdf_glen…
The Democracy Fund (TDF) has launched an independent forensic investigation led by a certified fire investigator to conduct an expert analysis of the wave of arson attacks and vandalism against churches and synagogues that has swept Canada since 2021.
This marks the first known independent forensic review of Canada’s unprecedented wave of attacks on Christian and Jewish places of worship.
LEARN MORE: thedemocracyfund.ca/tdf_chur…
Read the latest from TDF's Religious Freedom Fellow Dimpee Brar (@isthisdimpeeb)
China Doesn’t Need To Invade America. It Has Canada.
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LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY: Is free speech still welcome on Canadian campuses?
On October 26, the Hon. Stockwell Day and Kate Marland of the Free Speech Union of Canada take on that question live at UBC, followed by an audience Q&A.
Tickets start at $10. VIP spots are limited!
LEARN MORE: studentsforfreespeech.ca/eve…
@FreeSpeech_CAN @kateemarland @FSU_Canada @Stockwell_Day @WilliamDiazAB
MAKE YOUR CASE SERIES: Were Indigenous Residential Schools a Genocide?
On September 29, Dr. Tom Flanagan and Rebel News reporter Drea Humphrey sat at a table on the University of Calgary campus. They invited any student who disagreed with them to make their case.
For roughly 90 minutes, students argued their side, some for twenty minutes or more at a time. Then a crowd chanted “get off campus,” and a masked man poured a bottle of water over Dr. Flanagan’s head. Security detained him and handed him to police.
It was the first event in the “Make Your Case” series from Canadian Students for Free Speech (@FreeSpeech_CAN), and the full debate is now online.
Watch the full debate: studentsforfreespeech.ca/mak…
