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A Victory for Freedom: Why the Hillier Decision Strengthens Canadian Democracy
Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto, Ontario On April 7, 2025, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered a landmark decision in Hillier v. Ontario, overturning a lower court ruling and upholding the Charter rights of former MPP Randy Hillier. This decision, which found that...
THE TRUCKER PROTEST: A Fight For Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYX_awUlgXo Barry Bussey, president of the First Freedoms Foundation Canada, dives into the intersection of faith, law, and politics. From his early days in Newfoundland to arguing cases in the Supreme Court of Canada, Bussey’s passion...
Protecting Faith’s Vital Role In Canada’s Future: A Call To Protect Advancement of Religion
One of the last acts of the Trudeau Government’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance called for the removal of "Advancement of Religion" as a charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act. This proposal threatens to undermine the vital contributions of...
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Embassy Church Loses Tax Exemption – Interview With Pastor Meghan Mayer and Lawyer Philip Fourie
https://rumble.com/embed/v6rced9/?pub=vs2ia Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Pastor Meghan Mayer, of the Embassy Church in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, describes how her church lost property...
Two-Tiered Justice and the 2025 Election – Interview with Tom Marazzo
https://rumble.com/embed/v6qg14v/?pub=vs2ia Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Barry recently had the opportunity to discuss with Tom Marazzo the current election and the apparent two tiered...
Could Your Church Lose Its Charitable Status – Interview With Sherry Griffin of Lighthouse FM
https://rumble.com/embed/v6qfoij/?pub=vs2ia Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Sherry Griffin recently interviewed Barry W. Bussey on the Canadian House of Commons Finance Committee’s report...
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Dr. Bussey on the Three Minute Interview
https://www.youtube.com/embed/frPhNXtnGhk Bill 67 claims to be "antiracist," yet the ideas it promotes are, in fact, racist. CRT (critical race theory) stigmatizes or promotes certain groups, with little regard for individual responsibility or merit. If passed, the...
A Snitch Society: Barry W. Bussey on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHs0CqvaY34 First Freedoms President and CEO Barry W. Bussey has appeared on another "three minute interview" with Stephen LeDrew, who also recently joined Barry for a Freedom Feature conversation! In this video, the two discuss...
Dr. Bussey quoted in The Lawyer’s Daily
First Freedoms President and CEO, Dr. Barry W. Bussey, was interviewed following a BC Court of Appeal decision, Redmond v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) 2022 BCCA 72. The plaintiff in the case, who described...