Ultraconservative, politically active Christian sect. Lobbied against gay marriage in Canada1 and contributed to UCP fundraising.2 Also provides centralized business services to members, particularly well established in Manitoba, where affiliated businesses picked up millions of dollars worth of government PPE contracts during COVID-19 in somewhat mysterious circumstances.3
Emily Leedham, “Religious Sect That Tried to Censor LGBTQ Content from Human Rights Museum Also Asked George W. Bush to Stop Gay Marriage in Canada, Documents Show” (PressProgress, July 4, 2023), https://pressprogress.ca/religious-sect-that-tried-to-censor-lgbtq-content-from-human-rights-museum-also-asked-george-w-bush-to-stop-gay-marriage-in-canada-documents-show/.
Emily Leedham, “Who Is the Canada Growth Council? Why Did They Mass Text Manitobans?” (PressProgress, July 5, 2023), https://pressprogress.ca/who-is-the-canada-growth-council-why-did-they-mass-text-manitobans/.
Rumneek Johal, “Religious Sect Members Who Obtained \$12 Million Through Manitoba Government Contracts Run Companies Out of Co-owned Building, Records Show” (PressProgress, July 12, 2023), https://pressprogress.ca/religious-sect-members-who-obtained-12-million-though-manitoba-government-contracts-run-companies-out-of-co-owned-building-records-show/.