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Article synopsis: Discusses the 2006 Federal election riding of Surrey North that may determine whether the Conservatives form a minority or majority government. The riding was held by the former Chuck Cadman and the 2006 electorates included Penny Priddy of the New Democratic Party and David Matta for the Conservatives.

Article synopsis: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami killed an estimated 250,000 in southeast Asia. The event produced changes in the way journalism was done between Christmas and the New Year. The news stories were dominated by relief and development efforts directed toward “less-developed” Asian nations impacted by the tsunami, much of it coming from western faith-based agencies, assisted, bolstered often by national grant funds.

Article synopsis: In lead up to the 2006 Federal election, Faith Today ran essays by the three major English-speaking federal leaders who were asked "What role do you think faith should play in developing public policy? And what place do religious institutions have in contemporary Canadian society?" The article discusses the answers.

Article synopsis: Discusses the nature of fundamentalism and its impact on governance and society, and references Salman Rushdie and the bounty placed on him by fundamentalist Islamic leaders. The article also speaks to the difficulty that some detractors of Christianity have in sorting out “fundamentalism” and the evangelical movement.

Article synopsis: Discusses the left/right debate over the role of the family in society through an article published in the Ottawa Citizen that interviewed Alan Mirabelli, former executive director of the Vanier Institute of the Family (VIF).

Article synopsis: Introduces Jeff Hammond, a pastor of a church in Jakarta, Indonesia and his view about Christian peacemaking in a Muslim society.

Article synopsis: Discusses the 2006 Federal election campaign and the re-emergence of the same-sex marriage issue through the Defend Marriage Coalition.

Article synopsis: Discusses multiple views whether there is political will in the Conservative government under Stephen Harper's leadership to revisit the gay-marriage subject.

Article synopsis: Discusses the upcoming Federal election on January 23, 2006 and encourages Christians to learn more about Conservative leader Stephen Harper.

Article synopsis: Community responses to article #51 to Tristan Emmanuel’s suggestion that Christians “have a right to impose their morality in Canada".