Focus on the Family Canada
Type | NGO |
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106845969 RR0001 | |
Legal status | Charitable organization |
Purpose | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
Headquarters | Langley, British Columbia. |
Official language | English French |
President | Jean-Paul Beran |
Affiliations | Focus on the Family. |
Website | focusonthefamily.ca |
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Focus on the Family Canada (French: Focus Famille), legally incorporated as the Focus on the Family (Canada) Association, is a Canadian affiliate of the American evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Family. It was founded in 1983, and is based in Langley, British Columbia.
History
[edit]Six years after Focus on the Family began in the U.S., Focus on the Family Canada opened in a one-room office in Vancouver, BC, eventually growing as an independent partner in one of the largest family ministries in the world.
Controversy
[edit]Focus on the Family Canada has established the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada/Institut du Mariage et de la Famille Canada (IMFC) which has intervened in family law court cases. In H v. M (1999) the organization unsuccessfully supported denying same-sex couples the right to apply for alimony from one another.[1] In 2004 it was successful in the precedent setting case of Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General),[2] in which the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the legality of child spanking in Canada.
Organization
[edit]Current president is Jean-Paul Beran (2021-present). Former presidents of the organization include: Geoff Still (1986-1995), Bruce Gordon (1995–1998), one time Deputy Chief of Staff to PM Harper, Darrel Reid (1998–2004),[3] Terence Rolston (2004–2021).[4]
A former member of the board of directors of Focus on the Family Canada is Sharon Hayes, who from 1993 to 1997 was a Member of Parliament belonging to the Reform Party of Canada.
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada Rules 'Spouse' Includes Homosexuals - NYTimes.com". select.nytimes.com. May 21, 1999. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76, 2004 SCC 4, "Supreme Court of Canada - Decisions - Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General)". Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2006-07-09.
- ^ Gilgoff, Dan (February 19, 2009). "Focus on the Family's Growing Influence—in Canada - God & Country (usnews.com)". usnews.com. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
- ^ "Focus on the Family History". Focus on the Family Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1974 establishments in Canada
- Evangelical parachurch organizations
- Religious organizations based in Canada
- Anti-abortion organizations in Canada
- Charities based in Canada
- Conservatism in Canada
- Focus on the Family
- Organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights in Canada
- Christian organizations established in 1983
- Non-profit organizations based in Vancouver