The idea of Christian Heritage Month is catching on in Canada. Saskatchewan will soon be the first Canadian province to officially declare December as Christian Heritage Month and Calgary, Alberta’s largest city, will do the same.
The Saskatchewan government made the proclamation official on December 4 in a document with the stamped royal seal of the province’s Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Alana Ross. An announcement from the government is expected in the coming days.
Molly Banerjei, the CEO of the Canadian organization dedicated to getting all governments from all levels to declare December in recognition of Christianity, welcomed the news of Saskatchewan being the first province to recognize Christianity’s importance in Canada.
“I’m ecstatic,” she said, adding she expects the same thing to happen “in every province.”
Banerjei is an estate agent from Toronto and CEO of the Christian Music Festival, the group behind the push to have December recognized as Christian Heritage Month by all levels of government. She is now focusing on getting other provinces on board.