Cast a Vision of Hope, Love, and Empathy
into the Election Conversation

~ from the April 15, 2025 issue of E-ssentials, an e-newsletter of The United Church of Canada

As Canadians head to the polls on April 28, our faith reminds us to strive for a society rooted in justice, compassion, and the recognition of everyone’s inherent worth.

In times such as these you may feel overwhelmed, hopeless or reacting to fear.  With so much at stake, it is more important than ever to engage.  The United Church of Canada has provided a powerful framework to cast a vision of hope, love, and empathy into the election conversation.

The United Church has produced a video to help provide voting inspiration.  It features many United Church voices, including former Moderator Marion Pardy.

The “Faith and Politics” page on The United Church of Canada’s website is a good resource for helping us make connections between our faith and a vision of society that upholds our beliefs and values.

People of faith have a responsibility to cast a vision of Canadian society

• • that honours diversity, and opposes hate in all its forms, against all peoples;
  • that is open and welcoming to displaced persons;
  • that leads a movement of healing and protecting places and people being negatively affected by climate change, in our own communities and around the world;
  • that leads with integrity in the international community—Canada’s global relationships must demonstrate an unwavering commitment to human rights, dignity, and international law.

The vision above is grounded in the fact that all human beings are created in the image of God, equal, and infinitely precious, and we individually and collectively have a responsibility to live that out in action.

An earlier post on the parish’s website includes a statement by The United Church of Canada on the 2025 federal election as well as a video presentation by the Rev. Michael Blair, General Secretary of The United Church of Canada.