Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC)
Your humanist community for scientific, skeptical, secular, and rational inquiry.
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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Several of us from CFIC Ottawa helped protest the religious anti-abortion group. Kevin Brown held the “Honk 4 Choice” sign which was effective in drawing support. Celebrate the end of 40 Days for Life 2019 with a counter protest. See Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/CFI-ottawa/events/266078699/
by Christjahn Beck Hi, my name is Christjahn Beck and I’m an alcoholic. This very familiar greeting formula is the way that I introduced myself to rooms full of strangers for a short time in my life. I am also a recent transplant from the United States to Canada, the child of two ministers, and…
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By Edan Tasca Every religion can be difficult to leave. I know this not because I used to be religious and had a difficult go of it after leaving my faith. I’m grateful to have been raised secularly. The reason I know how hard leaving religion can be is that I host a monthly support…
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Small teams of 2-3 people counter-protested the anti-choicers using signs, flags, banners, costumes, bubbles, pot-banging, vuvuzelas, drums and other visual, auditory, and psychological distractors for 1.5 hours on a Sunday afternoon. CFIC Ottawa supported our local Abortion rights Defense Group against religious picketers.