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Charles McVety
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Charles H. McVety (born 1959) is a Canadian evangelical Christian leader and conservative political activist. He has been the president of Canada Christian College in Whitby, Ontario since 1993, taking over for his father, and was president of Canada Family Action until 2008. He is perhaps best known for campaigning to repeal the law legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada. McVety played a significant role in helping to elect Doug Ford as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. According to the CBC, McVety is "one of the most powerful leaders of the Christian Right in [Canada]".
On October 27, 2020, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed a motion to "condemn the extreme and hateful invective of Charles McVety and oppose any efforts to make Canada Christian College into an accredited university."
McVety is the son of Betty and Elmer S. McVety (1928-1993), who was a Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, television preacher, and the founder of Canada Christian College. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved with his family to Toronto in the mid-1960s. Charles McVety's grandfather, Hugh John McVety (1900-1962), had been dean of Winnipeg Bible College. Charles McVety's uncle was evangelist John Wesley White, an associate of Billy Graham.
McVety is married to Jennifer McVety, Registrar of Canada Christian College, and has two adult children, Ryan, CEO of Canada Christian College, and Shannon, Executive Assistant at Canada Christian College.
Charles McVety claims he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 at Canada Christian College in Winnipeg and his Master of Arts at the same college in 1984. McVety claims to have earned a Ph.D from Korea International Cultural University in 2017, calling his dissertation "The Betrayal of Conservative Values." In 2000, McVety received an honorary degree of "Doctor of Literature Honoris Causa" from Saint Petersburg State University.
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