The Baha’i Community of Canada has relaunched a section of its website that includes a series of statements and discussion papers on issues in the public discourse.
For many decades, the national Baha’i community has responded to invitations to contribute to public commissions and open policy processes. Its contributions have included submissions to the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Propsects of Canada in 1983, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in 1991, the Government of Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2013. These statements can be read and downloaded here.
More recently, the website has been updated to include a number of ‘thought pieces’ related to the public discourses on youth and the role of religion in society. Additional papers are planned on questions related to citizenship and reconciliation.
“Our office has worked with a number of collaborators to develop these thought pieces, which are intended to present a series of reflections and questions about issues that are under discussion by civil society groups and government,” said Geoffrey Cameron, Principal Researcher.
The statements and thought pieces can be found on the Baha’i Community of Canada website, here. Comments or questions about the papers can be directed to the following email address: externalaffairs@cdnbnc.org