About us
NOTICE: CFIC DOES NOT POST ANY OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ON THIS MEETUP. PLEASE IGNORE ALL SUCH OFFERS, AS THEY ARE ILLEGAL SCAMS
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Centre for Inquiry Canada - Eastern Canada's meetup provides information about our in-person events for humanists, secularists, rationalists, and skeptics, from Ontario east to Newfoundland. If you are looking for events in western regions, please visit CFIC-West
For online meetings and webinars, please visit our Virtual Branch
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Are There Limits To Free Inquiry? Where Do Values And Ethics Come From? Does Science Have All The Answers? Should Multicultural Rights Trump Universal Human Rights?
You’ve Got Answers? We’ve Got Questions.
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NOTICE: CFIC DOES NOT POST ANY OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ON THIS MEETUP. PLEASE IGNORE ALL SUCH OFFERS, AS THEY ARE ILLEGAL SCAMS
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Centre for Inquiry Canada runs open and friendly events and discussions. Please help us to keep it that way!
CFIC wants to ensure that anyone attending our events and/or discussions is able to participate in them fully, and we are committed to providing a safe and hospitable environment for everyone, regardless of sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please notify an organizer or member of the leadership team and we will work to resolve the issue. (You can also reach us by email at cficanada@centreforinquiry.ca.)
The CFIC event organizers and leadership team reserve the right to remove anyone from an event if we deem their actions to be disruptive to the event and/or its participants.
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Centre for Inquiry Canada is the largest Freethought, Skeptic and Scientific Advocacy group in Canada. We operate through 10 branches across the Country and incorporate the tireless efforts of hundreds of volunteers in our daily mission to advance knowledge and education in all areas of human endeavor. - See more at: http://centreforinquiry.ca/about-us/
We have a variety of meetings and events - lectures, discussion groups, as well as social activities.
Please feel free to go ahead and suggest lectures, social activities and discussions if you think it would interest other members of this meetup. You do not need to be an organizer to do so.
We are a branch of CFI Canada
Did you know that CFIC relies on memberships and donations?
We are glad you are here! Obviously, you have committed to critical thinking and applying critical thinking to make the world a better place. We need more people like you to promote critical thinking, science and secularism. But we need more than that. To run an organization like CFIC requires funds.
If you can afford to help us financially, we would really appreciate it. Please visit our website to see all of our amazing content and then, why not join CFIC?
CFIC is a registered charity in Canada. Your membership fee and all donations are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
Upcoming events
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Skeptics in the Pub: Ottawa
The Lieutenants Pump, 361 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, CAMeet friendly skeptics, atheists, humanists and freethinkers for Skeptics in the Pub. If you’re tired of listening to people make unlikely claims or outlandish theories, come out and meet new friends instead.
Co-hosted by Humanist Ottawa and Centre for Inquiry Canada, we meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month. It’s an informal, warm and fun atmosphere. Join the free-wheeling conversation.
FOR ALL RETURNING SKEPTICS: you already know the fun involved so bring a friend.Alternative Meetings and Support: If you can’t make it to the park, CFIC offers several other ways to connect:
- Online Secular Chat - Ottawa West is hosted by the CFI Secular Community Network every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm (Sept 2).
- Skeptics in the Park meets nearby this Saturday (Sept 5).
- Living Without Religion is CFIC's monthly online support group held on the first Sunday of every month (Sept 6).
- Secular groups in Ottawa lists local and like-minded organizations.
- Recovering from Religion (RfR) is setting up an Ottawa branch this fall in cooperation with CFIC. If you're interested in volunteering, go to their website or ask one of the organizers at the event.
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Skeptics in the Park - Ottawa
meet at Minto Park, Elgin and Lewis, Ottawa, ON, CAJoin us Saturday in Minto Park on Elgin Street for Skeptics in the Park. Hosted by Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC), this is an in-person and informal discussion group for sceptics/skeptics, science buffs, atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, and freethinkers in the National Capital Region.
When: Saturday, September 5 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Where: Minto Park, between Gilmour and Lewis, across from Elgin Street School
What we do: Similar to our Skeptics in the Pub nights, we enjoy intelligent and lively discussions about current events, history, human rights, international politics, philosophy, science, technology, or any other topic that involves critical thinking.
How to get there:
- Transit: Take OC Transpo buses 5, 14, or 18 (Elgin/Gilmour stop heading north; Elgin/Lewis heading south).
- Walking: It's a 12-minute walk from the uOttawa O-Train station across the Corktown Footbridge, or a 15-minute walk from Rideau Centre.
- Driving: Street parking is free all weekend.
What to bring:
- Yourself, a friend or two.
- Optional topics to discuss.
- Optional food or drink.
- Optional alcohol (Minto is one of nine city parks where alcohol is permitted)
In Case of Rain: We will head to Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin, Cellar Room in the far left corner
Alternative Meetings and Support: If you can’t make it to the park, CFIC offers several other ways to connect:
- Online Secular Chat - Ottawa West is hosted by the CFI Secular Community Network every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm (Sept 2).
- Skeptics in the Pub is on the first Tuesday of every month (Sept 1) at Lieutenant's Pump. It's similar to the event in the park, but due to its size, conversations are usually limited to the people near you.
- Living Without Religion is CFIC's monthly online support group held on the first Sunday of every month (Sept 6).
- Secular groups in Ottawa lists local and like-minded organizations.
- Recovering from Religion (RfR) is setting up an Ottawa branch this fall in cooperation with CFIC. If you're interested in volunteering, go to their website or ask one of the organizers at the event.
Hope to see you this Saturday!
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LIVING WITHOUT RELIGION - HOSTED BY VIRTUAL BRANCH
·OnlineOnlineHave you given up your faith? Maybe you never had faith. Has your newfound or longstanding lack of faith been the source of difficulties? Has your lack of faith created conflicts with family? Friends? Neighbors? Coworkers? Why not take part in a discussion group where you can get things off your chest? No higher powers, no dogma. Just free expression, empathy, understanding, without judgment. We’re here for you. We are Living Without Religion, and you can too. This monthly recurring CFI Canada Virtual branch Meetup is hosted by Onur Romano every first Sunday of the month at 12pm EST (9am PST).
Living without Religion (LWR) is a monthly peer support group for those who have left their religion, are considering leaving their religion, and/or are encountering challenges with friends, family, classmates or co-workers due to religious differences. If you're already comfortable leading a secular lifestyle, you can also come to offer emotional support or advice, or just to enjoy a sense of social community that religions often offer.
Moderated by volunteers from the Virtual and Ottawa Branch of Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC), LWR meets first Sunday of every month from 12:00pm to 1:30 pm EST.
Please note that no one is here in a professional mental health capacity. We strive to be kind to each other, and as some attendees continue to hold faith in a deity or spiritual ideas, this is not a forum to challenge or convert anyone's current beliefs.To join, log into Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/962762133?pwd=Zm1wYjVtcGR4UHp3cXpVQ3crSGV4Zz09
Or call in:
1-647-374-4685 or 1-647-558-0580
Meeting ID 962762133#
Participant ID 43530#1 attendee
Past events
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