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Focus on the Family (Canada) Association
TypeNGO
106845969 RR0001
Legal statusCharitable organization
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network
HeadquartersLangley, British Columbia.
Official language
English
French
President
Jean-Paul Beran
AffiliationsFocus on the Family.
Websitefocusonthefamily.ca

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.

Operations in Canada

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 in .[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

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

  1. ^ "Canada Rules 'Spouse' Includes Homosexuals - NYTimes.com". select.nytimes.com. May 21, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  2. ^ [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.
  3. ^ Gilgoff, Dan (February 19, 2009). "Focus on the Family's Growing Influence—in Canada - God & Country (usnews.com)". usnews.com. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Focus on the Family History". Focus on the Family Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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