Evangelical Christians have impacted the social and political fabric of Saskatchewan for over a century, from fur-trade era missionaries to the temperance movement to the anti-trans "parent's rights" legislation. At the same time, the movement in Canada has tended towards moderation in comparison to their counterparts in the U.S. This episode examines the history of evangelicals in Saskatchewan and Canada and how the rise of Trump and the COVID era has put new energy into Canada's Christian right.
Sources:
This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate CanadaHow Canadian evangelicalism is reinventing purity culture as ‘pro-women’Canada’s marginal ‘Christian right’Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable'Exorcism at Sask. children's Bible camp could be criminal, say expertsFact Sheet: Public Opinion on Abortion
