It’s very sad to see what’s happened to Canada in the past several decades. What was once a nation of freedom, founded on Christian morals and values, has devolved into a tyrannical, secular humanist, cultural Marxist society, and as that’s happened, Canada has completely lost its moral compass, leaving citizens in a state of delusion, self-indulgence, and sin.
Like the US, Canada was founded by Christians. French colonization began with Catholic settlers and missionaries, while British settlement brought Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and other protestant denominations. Of course, just as we see here in our nation, those particular varieties of “Christianity” no longer mean what they once did. And just as we see here in America, the “salt has lost its savor” in Canada — even more so than our modern American churches — if you can even comprehend that. I think it’s safe to say the vast majority of Canadian so-called “churches” are now far beyond apostate, and I’m glad my grandfather isn’t here to see what’s happened to Canada. It would break his heart.
Because when he emigrated from Ireland to the New World, he first settled in Canada, as did many of his siblings. At that time, there was an extremely strong Christian Protestant influence, and my grandfather was deeply, deeply involved in that. He married my grandmother there in 1910. But within a few years, they realized that Canada was not to be their home, and they moved to Chicago.
My grandfather, Alexander Pue, was an elder at Moody Church in Chicago, even before their current church building opened in 1925, the year my Dad was born. He also preached from the pulpit there on many occasions, and his portrait still hangs in the Visitor Center there today.
I still have relatives living in Canada, but most that I know of left their deep Christian roots behind long ago, just like most Canadians.
As we’ve seen in other formerly Christian nations, the decline in Canada was gradual. In the 1960s, in Quebec, what came to be known as the “Quiet Revolution” transferred education, healthcare, and other institutions away from Christian influence and relinquished it to the provincial state. Then, all across Canada, the influence of Christianity began falling as well. In 1969, abortion became legal there, but limited. In 1988, all laws prohibiting abortion were eliminated.
In 1982, the “Charter of Rights and Freedoms” officially turned the Canadian government away from Christian morals and values, as it embraced “religious neutrality” and secular humanism. Then in the 1990s and 2000s, Canada began to see a swift drop in church attendance and Christian influence. By 2021, only 13% of Canadians identified as being Protestant “Christians.”
The rise of homosexuality followed a similar course, ramping up with LGBTQP+ activism starting in the late 1960s. By 2005, Canada’s “Civil Marriage Act” legalized same-sex so-called “marriage” nationwide — as Canada became the fourth nation in the world to do so, a full ten years before the US followed suit.
I wasn’t really following news from Canada very closely until I was shocked to hear what had happened to our friend, Peter LaBarbera, in 2014. Peter is the founder of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality. His organization exposes the LGBTQP+ cult, its origins, and its agenda of grooming young people into this debauchery. In April of that year, he was invited to speak at a Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association Conference.
When he landed at the airport in Canada, he was immediately detained by federal agents, who confiscated his passport and held him for questioning until well after 1 am. Officials grilled him on his viewpoints and accused him of attempting to violate Canada’s hate-propaganda laws. They also confiscated his computer, the literature he’d brought with him, and delved deeply into his writings and his website. Peter recalls that it felt more like trying to enter North Korea than Canada.
He had an official hearing at 10 am the next day and was eventually released. Then, he joined Bill Whatcott to speak at the University of Regina. There, the two men were arrested for “hate speech.” The two stood trial in October of 2014, and both were eventually found not guilty.
Peter LaBarbera’s experience was the first of its kind I’d ever heard of, coming from Canada. But things there had become decisively anti-Christian long before that, which brings us to the struggles of Bill Whatcott. Bill was a licensed practical nurse in Saskatchewan when, in the early 2000s, he protested outside a Regina Planned Parenthood facility, rightly calling clinic workers “murderers” and “abortionists.” His nursing license was suspended, and he was ordered to pay $40,000 in legal costs. That conviction was eventually overturned. But Bill persisted.
In 2001, he became known nationally when he distributed pamphlets under the name “Christian Truth Activists,” warning of the homosexual agenda infiltrating the public schools. Four people complained to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, saying the pamphlets were “hate speech targeting a protected class of people.” A Tribunal was held, and he was ordered to pay the complainants $17,500. Twelve years later, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of hate speech laws under what became known as the “Whatcott Decision.”
Then came the Toronto Pride incident of 2016. At that event, Bill and his crew attended, dressed as “homosexual zombies” — green body suits that looked more like “alien” costumes. As one who’s been to “Pride” festivals to minister to the lost, I can tell you that was probably a good idea, because the things that take place at these events are so bizarre, you’d need to look just as bizarre in order to not be physically attacked or even beaten to death.
Then, they handed out materials that appeared to be “safe sex packages.” Inside were materials that explained sexually transmitted diseases, the truth about homosexual behaviors, and messages urging sodomites to repent. A proposed class action lawsuit sought $104 million in damages, but that was later settled out of court.
But two years later, Toronto police charged Whatcott with “willfully promoting hatred.” He turned himself in to police, a trial was held, and he was acquitted in 2021. Meanwhile, Bill continued to witness against abortion, child abuse, sodomy, and now, “transgenderism.”
In 2017, a “transgender” candidate in British Columbia took issue with one of his fliers that explained how changing one’s gender is impossible. Two years later, a Tribunal ruled that Whatcott had violated the British Columbia “Human Rights Code” and awarded the candidate $35,000 for “injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.” Can you imagine receiving $35,000 from a court because someone hurt your feelings?
Although Bill was acquitted in 2021 for the materials he passed out in 2016 at “Toronto Pride,” Canada has no “double jeopardy” rules, so he was forced to go back to court for the crime of “criminal hate propaganda,” and a single judge declared him guilty just a couple of weeks ago. He’s set to be sentenced in December of this year, and faces up to two years in prison — for something he did ten years ago and was originally acquitted of.
And in June of this year, Canada passed Bill C-9, the “Combatting Hate Act.” It is now the “law of the land” in Canada. This law expands the “hate speech” and “hate propaganda” laws currently on the books to include even the Bible when it comes to criticism of any “protected class” of citizens. In other words, preaching Scripture and referencing what God’s Word calls “sin,” “abomination,” “depravity,” and “debauchery” is now punishable with sentences ranging from 2 years to life in prison.
In 2016, Canada also passed Parliament’s Bill C-14, which legalizes euthanasia, which they call “Medical Assistance in Dying” or “MAID.” In January, this law automatically gets expanded to include people whose only medical condition is mental illness. In other words, even if you’re just depressed, you can go to the doctor and request your own death. And just recently, it was reported that an 83-year-old grandmother was euthanized against her will — she begged to not be killed, but they killed her anyway.
Need I mention what took place during COVID? Remember the Canadian truckers, and how they became criminals because they dared to expose the tyranny of the politicians? Bank accounts were frozen, money was seized, trucks were seized. Anyone aiding the truckers was persecuted.
We should also remember Pastor Art Pawlowski, who has now endured over 400 charges against him for daring to keep his church open, preaching in public, and even feeding the homeless while preaching on the streets. He’s been relentlessly pursued by the legal system there, simply for following the Word of God. Indeed, Canada does seem more like North Korea when it comes to people following Christ.
Canada’s a beautiful country, but it’s been overtaken by Communists and God-haters. What was once a nation founded on Christian morals and ethics has been overtaken by madmen, intent on nothing less than absolute government and Globalist control. There’s no such thing as “freedom of religion” there anymore, if the “religion” you’re talking about is Christianity…not that it matters to most, because, just as is happening here in America, God was removed from society decades ago, and church leadership allowed it to happen, as they remained silent and did nothing.
Morally and ethically, Canada has fallen. It’s become a cautionary tale of what happens when a nation forgets God, our Creator, and replaces Him with gods of their own imaginations. If you’re a good little Communist, if you keep your mouth shut and don’t offend anyone in a “protected class,” Big Brother might leave you alone. But if you dare follow Christ or think for yourself, or defy the Almighty State, be assured Big Brother is always watching, seeking opportunities to stomp you under his heel. Watch Canada carefully, friends, because we’re next. I suggest you read Deuteronomy 28 right now, put two and two together, and understand how we got here. Then, spread the word, because it’s way past time for someone to do so. Lord knows, you won’t hear this in church.
