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11 Jan 2019 ARPA Canada gets intervenor standing in Alberta’s Bill 24 challenge!

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The new year has just begun and already we have some encouraging news to share with you from Alberta! On Tuesday, January 8th, ARPA Canada applied for and was granted intervenor status in the court challenge to Bill 24, a bill which mandates unacceptable changes to school policies. You can read more about our concerns on Bill 24 here.We praise the Lord for the court’s decision to grant us intervenor status, and the added privilege of presenting evidence in this case. We pray that God will bless these efforts. Typically, a...

07 Nov 2018 Alberta NDP to add gender identity ideology into child and family services

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Take Action: Send an EasyMail letter to share your concerns with your MLA UPDATE: Bill 22, has now passed in the Alberta Legislature. Alberta’s NDP wants to emulate the family laws of the late Wynne Liberal government of Ontario. As many Albertans already know, that’s not a good thing. Alberta’s Bill 22 is similar to Ontario’s Bill 89 (2017), which inserted gender identity ideology into the law for child and family services, which governs child protection agencies, foster care, and adoption. ARPA Canada has been informed of cases in Ontario in which a Children’s Aid Society interferes in a family because...

26 Sep 2018 Gideon Project Phase 2: Get on the horn!

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The EasyMails were write on and we reached our goal of 2,500! Now it's time to call! We're launching phase two of the Gideon Project. We've got a sticky note for you with talking points and everything else you need to call the Honourable David Eggen. Your sticky note is right here! (See a version for non-parents here). So take that sticky note and call the Education Minister. Yes, pick up the phone and speak up for the right to send your child to a school that wishes to remain faithful to its...

07 Sep 2018 March for Life – AB 2018

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March for Life - Edmonton 2018 We broke our record! Yes, you read this right. This year, Edmonton March for Life broke record of attendance. We had 3000 people at the March for Life event! This year we had 4 more school from Red Deer as well as PICS from Edmonton join us at the March. Despite the cold and rainy weather it was so good to see so many people. I chatted with so many new people, returning ones as well as new ones. We talked about the importance of these events, the...

29 Aug 2018 FAQs on Alberta’s Bill 24 saga

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The recent passing of Bill 24 could have a serious impact on the operation, governance, accreditation, and funding of Christian schools. Consequently, the state of Christian education continues to be of serious concern in our circles. Parents want to be engaged and informed about what goes on at their schools. However, it appears the Alberta government wants to limit parental involvement especially in the area of sexuality and gender issues. Understandably this has caused some stress, if not confusion, about what this legislation really means for the future sustainability of...

27 Aug 2018 BBQ Fundraiser – AB

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BBQ Fundraiser On Saturday, August 25, the Neerlandia ARPA School Group joined their local ARPA chapter for a hot-dog sale at Freson Bros. in Barrhead, AB. The sale lasted three hours in which many people came past. With three ARPA school club members standing at the street corner holding a sign, and the adults running the grill, we were able to witness to many people. The most asked question asked was, “What does the ARPA stand for?” It was a moment for us to raise awareness about what ARPA does with...

28 Jun 2018 Civil Disobedience and Courageous Leadership by Alberta Schools

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by Mark Penninga Many of us are ready to disengage for the summer, leaving behind the stress of our regular lives. But before doing so, please take a moment to reflect on yesterday’s Alberta court ruling against the application for an injunction on Bill 24. This may sound like Greek, and largely irrelevant to you. But it isn’t. For starters, have a look just at page 1 of the decision. Look at the names of the schools listed in the court challenge. Do any of them look familiar to you? This may be the...

27 Jun 2018 Important: Alberta Court Rules against Injunction for Bill 24

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TWU ruling cited as precedent Update: We have published a new article with analysis of this decision here. Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision against Trinity Western University, a coalition of parents and independent schools in Alberta, including all of the Reformed schools in the province, has lost an application for an injunction to delay implementation of Bill 24, “An Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances”. Among other things, the law makes it illegal for anyone in the education system - be that in public, private, or parochial...

26 Jun 2018 Important Update: Bill 24 Injunction Ruling Expected This Week

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(Lighthouse News - June 26, 2018): A ruling is expected by the end of this week in the first round of a court battle over Alberta's Bill 24. That is the bill that mandates every school to institute gay-straight alliance (GSA) clubs on request from any student, and to hide information about students from their parents, along with a threat of denying funding or accreditation if they don’t comply. A coalition of parents, Christian schools (including the Reformed schools in the province), and others are taking the Alberta government to court...

23 May 2018 What did Jason Kenney really say?

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By Lighthouse News Some social conservatives in Alberta are expressing disappointment at what they perceive to be United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Jason Kenney’s position on Gay Straight Alliances and the question of parental notification. The party held its founding AGM and policy convention in Red Deer in early May, and ever since then, there has been considerable controversy over Kenney’s statements with regard to a particular policy resolution that was passed there. Resolution 30, which passed with the support of 57 percent of the delegates, called on the government to reinstate parental...

Alberta Tag

11 Jan 2019 ARPA Canada gets intervenor standing in Alberta’s Bill 24 challenge!

07 Nov 2018 Alberta NDP to add gender identity ideology into child and family services

26 Sep 2018 Gideon Project Phase 2: Get on the horn!

07 Sep 2018 March for Life – AB 2018

29 Aug 2018 FAQs on Alberta’s Bill 24 saga

27 Aug 2018 BBQ Fundraiser – AB

28 Jun 2018 Civil Disobedience and Courageous Leadership by Alberta Schools

27 Jun 2018 Important: Alberta Court Rules against Injunction for Bill 24

26 Jun 2018 Important Update: Bill 24 Injunction Ruling Expected This Week

23 May 2018 What did Jason Kenney really say?

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