Reforms needed to Canada’s Criminal Records Act
In the last 50 years, around 500,000 Canadians have received a pardon or record suspension for a crime. Of those, 95% have remained crime-free in the community. This highlights the overall effectiveness of the suspension of criminal records. In 2010-11 new laws came forward to raise fees for applying for a record suspension. They … read more
Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada, is pleased to launch three new icons for our three program areas: criminal justice, Indigenous peoples’ human rights, and peace. The icons are part of our overall strategy of sharing communications that are simple, honest, and easy to understand. The icons … read more
Update on the Wet’suwet’en land rights
In response to the current high profile around the Wet’suwet’en land defense, many Friends and CFSC supporters have reached out to us in recent days and weeks. Some of what’s circulating in the media and online is not carefully written and can actually increase misunderstandings. Good quality information is critical. That’s why we’re sharing links … read more
Canadian Quakers dismayed by US “peace” plan, call for Canada to reject it
On January 28th Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada, was dismayed to learn the details of the United States’ Middle East “peace” plan. This plan makes a mockery of the word “peace.” Over our 89 years of peace work, CFSC has come to know deeply that peace … read more
CFSC’s office in Friends House Toronto. We are located on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Petun, and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit River. This land has been the site of
human activity for 15,000 years and is the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum, a
sacred treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabek.
