John Longhurst

Faith leaders warn of ‘chill’ if Ottawa reworks hate laws Religious organizations urge Ottawa to consult them before redefining the limits of protected expression for religious groups. Read here: canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/09/fai…

Are you getting swamped with Giving Tuesday emails? Here's some help from my colleague @jdl562000 : canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/01/a-g…

Ottawa turns to faith leaders as measles cases surge The Public Health Agency of Canada is trying to strengthen trust and improve engagement in communities with low vaccination rates @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/02/ott…

60 years ago, Pierre Berton’s book The Comfortable Pew was published. It received widespread media attention. That would be hard to imagine today--except at the Winnipeg Free Press, the only major media outlet in Canada with a dedicated faith beat. onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-co…

Veteran journalist Brian Stewart, on famine, faith and the front lines Former CBC foreign correspondent Brian Stewart on witnessing suffering, finding solace in faith and the role of religion in reporting @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/16/vet…

Ottawa’s $2.7bn in aid cuts spark concern among aid groups Canadian non-profits warn that reducing global health and development funding will cost more in the long run @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/13/ott…

Canadian aid group uses ‘solar suitcases’ to help women deliver safely Canadian nonprofit Alongside Hope provides solar suitcases to bring safe, reliable light to off-grid maternity clinics @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/10/26/can…

The imam helping to build a Canadian Muslim identity Imam Sikander Hashmi, the new executive director of the Canadian Council of Imams, speaks about his ambitions for Canadian Muslims @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/09/16/the…

Why the United Church’s new leader says its members must think small Kimberly Heath says United Church of Canada members’ tendency to think of the congregation as ‘big is not helping us today’ @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/09/22/why…

Development leaders urge Ottawa to fund ‘foreign aid story’ Development councils say Canada needs to invest more in public engagement to show taxpayers the impact of their contributions abroad @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/09/28/dev…

@CanPeaceMuseum My peaceful place.

Tell you what peace means to you, and you could win $500. Share a short video or painting before 19 September for your chance to win. canadianpeacemuseum.ca/awards

Is Sean Feucht, the American evangelical worship leader, being persecuted in Canada? Is he really bringing revival, or will his appearance in that country cause the opposite? Why is he so unwelcome here? Some questions and observations. onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2025/08/sean-f…

With a sociologist’s insight and a pastor’s care, Archbishop Shane Parker steps into the primatial office focused on strengthening relationships, deepening collaboration and helping the Church navigate change with purpose. anglicanjournal.com/i-intend-to-le…

If the Anglican Church of Canada is going to survive and thrive, it will need to make deep changes — and Shane Parker, the denomination’s new primate is ready to guide that change. @CDNAffairs canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/27/glo…

In choosing Pope Leo XIV, Roman Catholic cardinals showed they want to follow path set by Pope Francis--just slower. @WinnipegNews onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-cho…

How can people today find hope to promote and sustain collective action in a divided world? That was a topic addressed at the June 15-17 Our Whole Society Conference at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. @CDNAffairs onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2025/06/our-wh…

@BobNeufer Peaceful scene in Winnipeg.

Rainbow over Bowmanville tonight. Hopefully better times are coming.

Canadian aid leaders react to Liberals’ foreign aid pledges Canadian aid leaders say they hope Canada uses the G7 to urge other countries to strengthen their commitment to international assistance @jdl562000 reports: canadianaffairs.news/2025/05/12/can…

@GeoffyPJohnston In the early 1990s, I went to a seminar on this new thing called the Internet. The presenter had an overhead projector. He’d put a slide on it with some text and then take it off and put on a new slide of text. That, he said, was what the Internet would be like.

🙋‍♂️Yup!

Winnipeg Free Press article by @jdl562000 on the role of religion in Canadian politics and elections, featuring our Director @swilk033: onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2025/04/role-o…