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How much does the Government of Canada subsidize religion? Over the next year, CFIC will be reviewing Canada Revenue Agency data to bring you the answer to this important question. In 2017, subsidizing religious charities through charitable tax rebates cost Canadians in excess of $2 billion. It was more than the entire national student grant…
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Stop Faith Based Bigotry: Canada’s Only Charity for Science and Secularism Defends Ottawa Pride Week Events Ottawa – When Mark J. Maharaj, member of Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC), heard that protesters were threatening Ottawa’s Family Pride Picnic, he turned to CFIC’s Ottawa members to help make the event a safe one. The CFIC is…
Barry’s Powerbook
Long ago in ancient Greece, lawyers (to speak slightly anachronistically) learned their trade by paying an established lawyer to apprentice. Protagoras was one such lawyer who got very wealthy plying his trade. As such, he was also very much in demand as a teacher. Euathlus contracted with Protagoras to become his pupil. They agreed that…
Following are some letters sent by CFIC members and associates protesting the funding of homeopaths by Global Affairs Canada: No homeopathy for Honduras