Centre for Inquiry Canada - Halifax, Nova Scotia

05/20/2026

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05/18/2026

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05/15/2026

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05/15/2026

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05/15/2026

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05/13/2026

Humanist Groups Condemn Religious Obstruction of Healthcare; Call for Protection of MAID Rights

VANCOUVER / OTTAWA — May 12, 2026 — The British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA), Humanist Canada, and Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) are calling on the federal government to uphold the state’s duty of religious neutrality in response to renewed efforts by the Catholic Church to influence medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Humanist Groups Condemn Religious Obstruction of Healthcare; Call for Protection of MAID Rights VANCOUVER / OTTAWA — May 12, 2026 — The British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA), Humanist Canada, and Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) are calling on the federal government ...

05/10/2026

SELECT NO RELIGION: https://centreforinquiry.ca/select-no-religion-2026/

Once again! If you are not religious, select “no religion” on your 2026 census.

In 2021, we brought you a Critical Links article on the challenge of Canada’s census question on religion, and we are back to remind you of it. The census question essentially asks about your parents’ religion. A group of humanist and secular organizations are working to change this question, which has historically been asked every 10 years. We hope that by 2031, we will have a new question that asks about a person’s current religious identification. However, it came as a surprise to learn that this question will show up again in 2026.

What’s the issue? The language in question is:

What is this person’s religion?
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Indicate a specific denomination or religion, even if this person is not currently a practising member of that group.

For example, Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican, Muslim, Baptist, Hindu, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, etc.

For additional examples of denominations and religions, visit www12.statcan.gc.ca/religion-e.

Specify one denomination or religion only
or
No religion
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We encourage people who are not religious to select “no religion.” Furthermore, we encourage people to discuss this question with others.

Discussion point: Government, politicians and businesses all use responses to this question to set direction. If the number of religious people is exaggerated because of the language used in this question, decisions will continue to be made that favour religiosity. Decisions such as maintaining religious educational institutions, allowing religious healthcare facilities to set policies and programming based on religious tenets and saying prayers before public meetings.

04/25/2026

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04/25/2026

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04/24/2026

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