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The Independence of Judicial Conscience

The independence of judges to apply their wisdom and training is a foundational concept in a free and democratic society. We give the judiciary latitude to make decisions based on the truth of things as they see it: to apply an honest reading of the law to the facts. 

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Conscience and Rights https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/conscience-and-rights/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:37:35 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2531 Conscience and Rights This collection of papers takes a fresh look at the nature and authority of conscience, and considers the extent to which the law should recognize claims of conscience. Buy Book Why should the law take claims of conscience seriously? This is not an easy question to answer because there are many different […]

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Conscience and Rights

This collection of papers takes a fresh look at the nature and authority of conscience, and considers the extent to which the law should recognize claims of conscience.

Why should the law take claims of conscience seriously?


This is not an easy question to answer because there are many different accounts of what the conscience is, and many different views of the authority of conscience. Is conscience a faculty capable of moral knowledge, or merely a vague term for subjective moral feelings? Do conscience claims deserve public recognition and legal protection, or are they just expressions of private convictions?


One thing seems clear. A free society governed by the rule of law should avoid two extreme views of the conscience. At one extreme lies totalitarianism, in which individual conscience has no weight at all: central government is entitled to make one-size-fits-all laws for the good of the state, and conscientious objection is criminal defection. Yet, at the other extreme, conscience is divinized, treated as the very voice of God, and this may result in an antinomian, chaotic individualism. If anyone can defect from any law to which they conscientiously object, how can there be a society?


This collection was developed from the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) World Congress in Bucharest, Romania in 2022. The essays take a fresh look at the nature and authority of conscience, and consider the extent to which the law should recognize claims of conscience.


The Collection of Papers

  1. Angus J. L. Menuge and Barry W. Bussey − Introduction

  2. Paul Copan − Some Preliminaries on Conscience, Morality, and the State

  3. David Guretzki − Three-Dimensional Conscience: A Theo-Legal Proposal for Testing Conscience Claims

  4. Hendrik Kaptein − Conscience Inside Out: From Inner Compunction to Common Reason in Action

  5. Michał Rupniewski − Understanding Fundamental Rights: The Role of Conscience

  6. Barry W. Bussey − The Independence of Judicial Conscience

  7. Justice Dallas K. Miller and Angus J. L. Menuge − Public Policy in Crisis: When May the Government Override Rights of Conscience?

  8. Claudia Mariéle Wulf − The Inner Compass and the Outer Law: Insights into Functions and Malfunctions of the Conscience

  9. Brian Bird − Conscience and Democracy

  10. Andy Steiger − Rights and Responsibilities of Conscience: The Courts Cannot Have It Both Ways

  11. Janet Epp Buckingham − Medical Conscience Rights (and Wrongs) in Canada

Conscience and Rights is a collection of papers developed out of the Supreme Court Law Review, Second Series.

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Politicization of Supreme Court of Canada Started Long Before ‘Woman’ Dustup https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/politicization-of-supreme-court-of-canada-started-long-before-woman-dustup/ Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:30:56 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2500 “What the Supreme Court demonstrates again and again is a set of scales tipped towards one side of this issue,” she writes. “If you believe that men are male and women are female, you can’t realistically expect the top court to hear you out as it would a gender-spectrum believer. That’s a problem, especially now that philosophical debates increasingly play out in the courts.”

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Politicization of Supreme

“What the Supreme Court demonstrates again and again is a set of scales tipped towards one side of this issue,” she writes. “If you believe that men are male and women are female, you can’t realistically expect the top court to hear you out as it would a gender-spectrum believer. That’s a problem, especially now that philosophical debates increasingly play out in the courts.”

A court taking on the “spirit of the times” is, some would say, natural. Why the fuss?

The problem is that the SCC has become part of the political power game in Ottawa and has ceased to function properly as a court.

As my friend, law professor Iain T. Benson says, “How can citizens expect to be treated in a judicial manner when the court has taken sides in political matters about which reasonable people disagree?”

There are an increasing number of examples of this by the top court. Consider the rather odd post of a photo of its five female justices to mark March 10 as International Day of Women Judges with the caption: “Achieving gender parity among judges at all levels in Canada is a step in the right direction towards having greater diversity on the bench.”

The SCC does not appoint its own judges and yet it virtue signalled as if it did. For what purpose? It is supposed to be a court of law.

However, one of the most graphic examples is what happened in relation to the Freedom Convoy trucker’s protest in early 2022. (I published a book on this topic last November, titled 210 Celsius: 16 Ways The Truckers Ignited Canada For The Long Haul.
 
If evidence was needed of the SCC taking on a political position, one only has to consider Chief Justice Wagner’s statement against the Freedom Convoy as it provides a superb example of the failure of judicial probity and prudence. Wagner stated that the convoy “should be denounced with force by all figures of power in the country.”

Let that sink in for a minute.

Never have our Supreme Court chief justices ever gotten in front of a political issue the way Wagner did regarding the convoy protest. To put into perspective the politicization of the SCC today, we only need to see how such an act was regarded in the past by the senior members of the court bench.

I’m speaking of the fierce battle between Chief Justice Bora Laskin and B.C. Justice Thomas Berger in the early 1980s. Berger got into hot water for publicly criticizing the way Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau handled the indigenous rights file during the charter negotiations, and was chided by Laskin.

The judges of Canada were in an uproar that Berger would get involved in politics. That also was the high-water mark of the concept that judges had no business getting into the political weeds because they just might have to pass judgment on the political events that end up in court. As they often do.

A complaint against Berger was filed with the Canadian Justice Council (CJC) by an irate judge. The CJC held a hearing and ultimately concluded that Berger had stepped over the line and would normally be removed from office, but “such a severe sanction should not be invoked in this instance.” It would be unfair, they said, to remove a judge “on the basis of standards of judicial restraint which had not previously been enunciated.”
 
Laskin was still not happy. At a Canadian Bar Association meeting in 1982, he came out strongly against those who claimed Berger’s freedom of speech was stymied, saying it was “plain nonsense.”

“A judge has no freedom of speech to address political issues which have nothing to do with his judicial duties,” he said.

“His abstention from political involvement is one of the guarantees of his impartiality, his integrity, his independence. Does it matter that his political intervention supports what many, including the press, think is a desirable stance? … Surely there must be one standard, and that is absolute abstention.”

Fast forward to 2022 and a group of 13 lawyers sent a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council against Chief Justice Wagner for his comments against the Freedom Convoy. The CJC threw out the lawyers’ complaint against Wagner with the following statement: “Considering that your complaint is unsupported, is largely based on a hypothetical scenario, is manifestly without substance, and does not concern judicial conduct, it does not warrant further consideration by the Council.”
 

Times have changed, indeed.

Law is always going to be involved in issues with a political dimension, but that is different than the court itself being political.

In 1924, Lord Chief Justice of England, Gordon Hewart, articulated the famous legal maxim: “[It] is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”

The SCC needs to return to the approach so clearly understood by former Chief Justice Bora Laskin and decouple itself from the stance taken by the current chief justice.

The more appropriate judicial behaviour toward the Freedom Convoy was exhibited by Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley when he recently ruled in no uncertain terms that the prime minister’s use of the Emergencies Act was unconstitutional.
 

Imagine how the Supreme Court of Canada is going to handle the government’s appeal of Justice Mosley’s decision, having so prejudged the issue outside of the courtroom? My guess is that if the Federal Court of Appeal overturns the Mosley decision, the Supreme Court will not even hear an appeal. They dare not for fear of being called every pejorative in the post-modern lexicon.

If the SCC does accept the appeal of Mosley’s decision, how could Chief Justice Wagner possibly sit on the panel? His very public pre-judgment of the issue means that he must recuse himself. That is not a good look for Canada’s highest court.

Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
 

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It’s Official – Trudeau Acted Illegally Using The Emergencies Act Against The Truckers – see my Three Minute Interview with Stephen LeDrew https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/its-official-trudeau-acted-illegally-using-the-emergencies-act-against-the-truckers-see-my-three-minute-interview-with-stephen-ledrew/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:57:16 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2468 It’s Official – Trudeau Acted Illegally Using The Emergencies Act Against The Truckers – see my Three Minute Interview with Stephen LeDrew

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210° Celsius – RATED 2 out of 5 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/210-celsius-rated-2-out-of-5/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:13:43 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2311 210° Celsius RATED 2 out of 5 – Because it is deemed a “Polemic” Since 210 Celsius was published I was invited to be on several podcasts with more coming up this week. Engaging in discussions on your work is the privilege of being an author.  Indeed, reviews both positive and negative advance my goal […]

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RATED 2 out of 5 – Because it is deemed a “Polemic”

Since 210 Celsius was published I was invited to be on several podcasts with more coming up this week. Engaging in discussions on your work is the privilege of being an author. 


Indeed, reviews both positive and negative advance my goal of raising the profile on the issues that caused the Freedom Convoy 2022 and its continued significance.  Many who read the book shared with me their appreciation.  Getting accolades from “the choir” is easy.  Even when cynicism and negative criticism blows that too is an opportunity to learn and see if the opposition has a point worth considering. 


Recently, Foreword Clarion Reviews published a dismissive review of my book rating it only 2 out of 5.  

“210° Celsius is a passionate contemporary polemic,” Isaac Randal proclaimed.  The book’s “moral posturing is without nuance,” he observes, “..in addressing decisions made by the convoy’s political opponents, the book’s tone is too cynical to be compelling.” 

 

Nothing surprising there – it is a passionate account for sure.  It was meant to be.  I could not but be passionate about the Prime Minister invoking the Emergencies Act on a peaceful protest!  


When we think of “polemic” we are reminded by Websters Dictionary that the word, “… was borrowed into English from French polemique in the mid-17th century, it referred (as it still can) to a type of hostile attack on someone’s ideas. The word traces back to Greek polemikos, which means ‘warlike’ or ‘hostile’ and in turn comes from the Greek noun polemos, meaning ‘war.’”


“Polemic” is often thought of in a negative sense.  “Warlike” is a sharp description.  It is never my purpose to be “warlike” in the literal sense but certainly when ideas and actions of government stomp on people’s rights it does rouse a certain guttural reaction.  Indeed, it was the government that used the “warlike” Emergencies Act on innocent people that had to be confronted.  This my book does – it confronts the government’s use of the “warlike” reaction.  


To call my book a polemic while not considering the “warlike” government actions is rather rich!  Further, the reviewer notes that the book’s “moral posturing is without nuance”.  Yes, it is and for good reason.  When people have lost homes, jobs, and been ostracized by their country’s leader and then face the riot police when they had the temerity to stand up, peacefully, that calls for a very direct condemnation.  Nuance evaluation of such government actions are not necessary at that point.


Mr. Randal says that “the book’s tone is too cynical to be compelling”.  I had a number of colleagues read the manuscript prior to it being published and it is rather satisfying to find that the supermajority of them found it to be compelling.  However, I admit, they might be referred to as the “choir”.  Each time you write you have to ask, “Who am I writing for?”  It seemed to me that when it came to the Trucker Freedom Convoy to write for the “cynical” type who were convinced of the Prime Minister’s narrative the best one can do is to cite the statements and evidence of the players involved.  If the naysayers are open at all they would at least see that what I presented was not without foundation.  


Randal’s criticism that the motivations I “… ascribed to the convoy’s opponents throughout [are] without qualification or evidence.”  That is simply not true.  Go through the book and you will find ample citations of the various actors saying the very things I ascribe. 

 

He points out that I address “the protesters and their sympathizers … in warm and charitable terms, as if prejudice, corruption, and the quest for power are exclusive to “The Cathedral”; negative examples of the participants’ behavior are dismissed as isolated and unrepresentative incidents, while the book presents isolated depictions of well-intentioned truckers as representative of the entire movement. These polarized characterizations are consistent throughout, inhibiting the book’s ability to present a full and measured look at the convoy.”


I did not seek to “present a full and measured look at the convoy.”  I purposely sought to make the case for an opposite view of what the mainstream media, and the government tried cast it as: it was a violent, hate-filled protest with no long term implication.  There is plenty of ink for that view.  I sought to present a reasonable case that the Convoy was peaceful and remains to be relevant.  


Randal continues: “…[T]he book makes a record of the Freedom Convoy not with an analyst’s objectivity, but with an insider’s noblesse oblige. Its prose is passionate and unconvincing beyond the bounds of the convoy’s own political in-group. The book is better grounded when it sticks to the documentary record, as with its account of the convoluted arrests and trials of convoy organizer Tamara Lich. Elsewhere, its committee-by-committee narrative of Trudeau’s testimony in the convoy’s aftermath represents gripping and humane investigative work.”


“In the end, though, far too many chapters revolve around vague, repetitive appeals to the general “heavy-handedness” of the Canadian government’s response, or to the general affability of the protesters. The book’s discussions of issues relating to COVID-19 itself—including the science involved in mRNA vaccines and their efficacy, the accuracy of COVID death totals, and the methods by which vaccine-related injuries are reported—are undersupported and dependent on worn, well-refuted talking points. The result an unreliable and inconsistent account of an event whose ultimate significance is still unclear.”


Mr. Randal’s view is the common view of the mainstream media.  The whole reason for writing the book to begin with was to provide “the other view” – a view that seems to ruffle those who struggle with the idea that the truckers might indeed be regular common-sense folk who were and remain tired of an overbearing government.  The Trucker protest remains a touchstone moment that politicians have no choice but to address.  The recent ascendancy of the Conservative Party under Mr. Poilievre has not and cannot ignore what the Trucker Convoy 2022 stood for.  It was also worthy of note that Prime Minister Trudeau referenced the Convoy in his 2023 year-end interviews.  No one can ignore this pivotal moment in recent political history.

Certainly, 210 Celsius, is a passionate account of the Convoy, no doubt about it.  It is a wake-up call that remains valid.  


It was never meant to be a “full and measured look at the convoy”.  A full account would take a volume at least three times the size.  As to objectivity I did not claim to be unbiased – I wrote as I saw the matter.  Further, the “vague, repetitive appeals to the general ‘heavy-handedness'” of government was anything but not “vague” – as I gave ample evidence of just how it was heavy-handed with appropriate documentation.  And, as to the book’s discussions on the science of mRNA vaccines, their efficacy, etc being “undersupported and dependent on worn, well-refuted talking points” I agree I am not expert but from my research and the evidence that I cited I maintain they are not “well-refuted talking points” rather such criticism is indicative of the reviewer’s own positions.  Of course, he is entitled to have his views but they are just that – his views.

  

Far from being an “unreliable and inconsistent account of an event whose ultimate significance is still unclear,” in my humble (admittedly biased) opinion, it is indeed a very reliable account.  I was there on the ground and saw what I saw.  I was living in the country during all of the drastic lockdowns and mandates.  I heard firsthand the stories of students denied school; nurses fired; truck drivers who lost their homes and had their bank accounts frozen.  The significance of this Convoy is unclear only in the extent of its significance but significant it was and so it remains.  Consider that within days of the protest arriving in Ottawa,  provincial governments dropped their harshest Covid-19 measures (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec), and the Official Leader of the Opposition lost his leadership.  


The shadow of the Convoy continues to grow over the current government.  Mr. Poilievre and members of his caucus and supporters continue to invoke imagery of the Convoy for sending a message that he is for “common-sense.”  


The Convoy’s significance is not dying down anytime soon!  That is the point of the whole book – it will be with us for the long haul.


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Barry Winston Bussey, Publications, 2000 – 2023 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/barry-winston-bussey-publications-2000-2023/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:32:09 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2147 Barry Winston Bussey, Publications, 2000 – 2023 Books/Monographs Bussey, Barry W., 210˚ Celsius: 16 Ways the Trucker Protest Ignited Canada for the Long Haul (Forthcoming, 2023) Bussey, Barry W.; Angus Menuge, eds., Rights and Conscience, (LexisNexis, 2023) (Forthcoming) Bussey, Barry W.; Angus Menuge, eds. The Inherence of Human Dignity, Vol 1:Foundations of Human Dignity (Anthem […]

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Barry Winston Bussey, Publications, 2000 – 2023

Books/Monographs

Law Review Articles and Chapters

Editorials

Book Reviews

  • Review of Recognizing Religion in a Secular Society: Essays in Pluralism, Religion, and Public Policy, edited by Douglas Farrow (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2004). In (2007) 49:1 Journal of Church and State 153. 
  • Review of Hope for a Global Ethic, by Brian D. Lepard. In (2006-2007) 22:2 Journal of Law and Religion 585.
  • Review of The Pilgrimage of Stephen Harper, by Lloyd Mackey. In (2006-2007) 22:2 Journal of Law and Religion 589. 
  • Review of Family Transformed:  Religion, Values, and Society in American Life, by Steven M. Tipton & John Witte, Jr. (Washington, D.C.:  Georgetown University Press, 2005). In (2006) 48:3 Journal of Church and State 706.
  • Review of Religious Liberty in America: Political Safeguards, by Louis Fisher (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002). In (2004) 46:1 Journal of Church and State 156. 
  • Review of Legislating Morality: Pluralism and Religious Identity in Lawmaking, by Lucinda Peach (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002). In (2003) 45:2 Journal of Church and State 397.
  • Review of From Civil to Political Religion: The Intersection of Culture, Religion and Politics, by Marcela Cristi (Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2001). In (2003) 45:1 Journal of Church and State 178. 
  • Review of School Prayer and Discrimination: The Civil Rights of Religious Minorities and Dissenters, by Frank S. Ravitch (Boston: Northeastern University). In (2000) 42:1 Journal of Church and State 193.

Case Commentary

Case Notes: Oxford Journal of Law and Religion

  • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada: 2018 SCC 33: Supreme Court of Canada: McLachlin CJ, Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown, and Rowe JJ: 15 June 2018” (2018) 7:3 Oxford J L Religion 570. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwy048
  • Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University: 2018 SCC 32: Supreme Court of Canada: McLachlin CJ, Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown, and Rowe JJ: 15 June 2018” (2018) 7:3 Oxford J L Religion 572. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwy049
  • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia 2016 BCCA 423: Court of Appeal for British Columbia, Canada: Bauman CJ, Newbury, Groberman, Willcock, Fenlon JJ: 1 November 2016” (2017) 6:1 Oxford J L Religion 207. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww079
  • The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society v Trinity Western University 2016 NSCA 59: Court of Appeal For Nova Scotia, Canada: Fichaud, Beveridge, Farrar, Bryson, Bourgeois JJ: 26 July 2016” (2017) 6:1 Oxford J L Religion 210. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww080
  • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada 2016 ONCA 518: Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada: MacPherson, Cronk, Pardu JJ: 29 June 2016” (2017) 6:1 Oxford J L Religion 213. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww081
  • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada [2015] ONSC 4250: Ontario Divisional Court, Canada: Marrocco ACJ, Then and Nordheimer JJ: 2 July 2015” (2016) 5:2 Oxford J L Religion 370. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww016
  • Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia 2015 BCSC 2326: The Supreme Court of British Columbia: Hinckson CJ: 10 December 2015” (2016) 5:2 Oxford J L Religion 372. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww017 
  • Trinity Western University v Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society [2015] NSSC 25: Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada: Campbell J: 28 January 2015” (2015) 4:2 Oxford J L Religion 318. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwv015
  • Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City) 2015 SCC 16: Supreme Court of Canada: McLachlin CJ, LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, and Gascon JJ: 15 April 2015” (2015) 4:3 Oxford J L Religion 536. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwv043

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Supreme Court Law Review, 2nd Series, Volume 113 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/supreme-court-law-review-2nd-series-volume-113/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:20:13 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2135 Supreme Court Law Review, 2nd Series, Volume 113 This collection of papers take a fresh look at the nature and authority of conscience, and to consider the extent to which the law should recognize claims of conscience. Buy Book

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This collection of papers take a fresh look at the nature and authority of conscience, and to consider the extent to which the law should recognize claims of conscience.

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210° Celsius 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/210-celsius/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:38:32 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2071 210° Celsius 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul From late January to mid February 2022, the eyes of Canada—and indeed, the world—were on Ottawa, Ontario as the Trucker Freedom Convoy converged from all parts of the nation. They were there to tell Prime Minister Trudeau that enough was enough, and they […]

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16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul

From late January to mid February 2022, the eyes of Canada—and indeed, the world—were on Ottawa, Ontario as the Trucker Freedom Convoy converged from all parts of the nation. They were there to tell Prime Minister Trudeau that enough was enough, and they were not going to give in to his politicized mandate that required all cross-border truckers to receive the COVID 19 vaccine. Their journey caught the imagination of a nation tired of lockdowns, mandates, and government overreach. Hailed by many as heroes, and by the government and government sponsored media as “terrorists” and a “fringe minority with unacceptable views,” the truckers took an historic stand for freedom on Canadian soil.

 

In 210° Celsius: 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul, lawyer Barry W. Bussey chronicles the events of the protest, including the invocation of the Emergencies Act, and he highlights the impact the convoy had on Canadians’ perception of government, the judiciary, and personal freedom. Replete with eyewitness testimony from the streets of the capital and the sworn testimony given at the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC), this thoughtful, well-researched presentation calls on Canadians to reflect on this peaceful protest and the government’s response to COVID-19. The peaceful protest stands as a beacon of how Canadians can stand up to government excess and force changes to government policy.

 

Wherever readers stand on these issues, 210° Celsius: 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul will stimulate conversation and inspire us all to consider what it means to be a Canadian and what role government should play in our lives.

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Webinar by CCCC’s – Stewardship of your Ministry’s Investments https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/webinar-by-ccccs-stewardship-of-your-ministrys-investments/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:07:02 +0000 https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/?p=2046 Our Faith-Based Charity clients may be interested in a webinar put on by the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities. Here is the information: Date & Time: June 21, 2023, 02:00pm Toronto Time Description: Would you like to learn how to make the most of your ministry’s capital investments while responsibly stewarding your resources? If so, join […]

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Our Faith-Based Charity clients may be interested in a webinar put on by the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities. Here is the information:

Date & Time: June 21, 2023, 02:00pm Toronto Time

Description:

Would you like to learn how to make the most of your ministry’s capital investments while responsibly stewarding your resources? If so, join us at CCCC’s webinar “Stewardship of Your Ministry’s Investments”. During this webinar, we’ll explain how investments can align with our Christian values and why this may be important to potential major donors. Additionally, we’ll showcase examples of how these investments can generate steady returns for ministries over time.

This webinar will be led by our guest presenter Tim Jenkins from Trinity Family Wealth Advisors. You will be equipped with practical guidance on how to incorporate Biblically informed investing into your pension funds and investment portfolio. You’ll learn about the importance of aligning your investments with your values and goals, and the role of stewardship in achieving financial success.

This webinar is designed for Chief Financial Officers, members of your Investment Committee, staff who oversee your pension fund, and any staff/volunteers involved in your investment decisions. You’ll come away with a better understanding of how to make the most of your ministry’s investments, both in terms of financial returns and impact.

During the webinar, we’ll cover a range of topics, including:

– How ministries are avoiding losses in their investments and still making solid returns year after year.

– The basics of Biblically informed investing.

– How to align your investments with your ministry’s values and goals.

– The importance of stewardship in achieving financial success.

– Best practices for managing your pension funds and investment portfolio.

– Knowing if your ministry is operating within the Securities Commission Regulations.

By the end of this webinar, you’ll gain an understanding of how to turn stewardship into impact and make the most of your ministry’s investments. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn from an expert and take your ministry’s finances to the next level.

Register Here

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