The Christian Press Now that October madness has finally subsided it is time to see how the Christian press dealt with the election, especially regarding the pro-life issue. As usual, B.C. Catholic gets top marks for its excellence coverage and comprehensive lists of all the pro-life candidates running in the province. Christian Week chose to skip over abortion and not treat it [...]
Due to the enthusiastic approval in the fan letter that I received, (yes, editor, “letter” is correct) I have decided to return to my political past. This takes me to a time when I was seeking my fame and fortune-- especially my fortune--by running for the Liberal party. I decided to ride my lowly job as a school trustee and the Ontario [...]
A private member’s bill to “prevent the unjust enrichment through proceeds of crime” passed second reading in the Ontario legislature Oct. 21. Sponsored by Cam Jackson, Conservative MPP for Burlington South, it is the first of its kind in Canada. Jackson is concerned that criminals, while paying their “debt to society,” can be making millions granting interview rights and making book, tv, [...]
“Frances Kissling, President of Catholics for Free Choice (CFFC), which frequently appears in the media criticizing church teaching, admitted on WRKO Radio in Boston on August 21 that CFFC is not a membership organization. She also stated that they received funds in the past from Hugh Hefner and Playboy. Her remarks came in a debate on ‘The Jeanine Graf Show’ with C.J. [...]
Pope’s 10th encyclical reaffirms moral teaching The popular notion is that the pro-life movement is predominantly Catholic and Canadian Catholics are solidly pro-life. But as experienced pro-lifers will say, both these generalities can be misleading. Many of the most active pro-lifers in the country come from other denominations or from no church at all. And if this federal election showed anything, it [...]
What the Supreme Court said about life and death in the Sue Rodriguez case The pro-life movement in Canada breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday, September 30, when the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Criminal Code prohibition against aiding or abetting a suicide. It would be foolhardy, however, to assume that this judgement has settled permanently the push to [...]
I have a few books which I treasure but none more than A Gift of Hope, by Tony Melendez. On the fly leaf are written these words, “Fr. Ted. May your words always bring joy and enrich peoples’ hearts. May God bless you. Tony Melendez.” These are not written “by hand.” They are literally written “by foot.” Tony Melendez was born without [...]
The single, most powerful testimony against the gay agenda is the former homosexual. There is nothing like a fellow human being who says, “I once was, but no longer am.” We listen. These three videos all use these voices. They are all excellent. We don’t often hear from the former gay or the recovered lesbian. The mainstream media gives them no face [...]
I have two questions about the UNICEF articles. (1) What, if any, is Maggie Black’s connection with UNICEF? (2) What was Canada’s position, internationally, on population control in the early 1970s? H.F., Toronto, Ont. (1) Maggie Black is well-known to long-time readers of the UNICEF NEWS both as its editor and a writer. (2) Canada’s stand on population control was made plain [...]
On October 25, it became startlingly clear to Canadians that the Reform Party would have a far greater role in Parliament than almost anyone would have predicted just six months ago. Preston Manning as done a brilliant job of convincing people that he is a populist. He has recognized that millions of Canadians feel alienated from the political process. They see Members [...]
After any election, the only statistic that should interest pro-lifers is whether or not the results offer a step forward in the fight to protect preborn children, their mothers, the disabled and the medically vulnerable. At this early stage, the overall numbers of known pro-life MPs elected shows a decline from the numbers of the last Parliament, but the election shows a [...]
Mike McArthur’s “vacation” to Somalia was filled with shocking sights Last winter, Mike McArthur went to Somalia as an aid worker, helping the sick and starving in that desperate war-torn country. The 26-year-old second generation pro-lifer, youngest son of Bill and the late Laura McArthur (President of Toronto Right to Life for two decades), says that working in a Third World country [...]
Metro Toronto police officers from the anti-pornography squad are finally beginning to crack down on a vicious crime which has been plaguing the city for years. In early October police charged five people with producing, selling and distributing massive amounts of child pornography. The arrests have led to what is generally regarded to be the largest seizure of such pornography in Canadian [...]
Two vicious attacks within weeks of each other have left a Vancouver pro-life family reeling but vowing they won’t be “silenced or intimidated.” Paul Nielsen, a popular columnist with The Interim and an active pro-lifer in the Vancouver area, woke at 3:30 a.m. on October 23 to find his home filled with thick toxic smoke. A military-type smoke bomb had been fired [...]
It was ignored again by the media but Lifechain’s message still got out as about 45,000 Canadians held signs in more than 100 cities to try to stir the conscience of a country on the abortion issue. Louis DiRocco, Lifechain organizer, says the event, which has pro-lifers standing silently holding signs and praying for a stop to abortion, is still one of [...]