Announcements
Written on 1 Jul, 2011 at 17:48 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
When Tom Wappel was first elected to Parliament in 1988, he recalls that 40 per cent or more of the Liberal caucus was pro-life, or held traditional values.
But by the time he left federal politics and retired as MP for Scarborough Southwest in 2008, he was one of the last remaining pro-life MPs in caucus. The same year, fellow prolife Liberal Paul Steckle (Huron-Bruce) retired from politics.
Judi Longfield, another pro-lifer, lost in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2011 at 8:22 in
Announcements, Features, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Recent attacks on the family often become attacks on fatherhood. For instance, figures from Hollywood have embraced alternative family structures, questioning or mocking the importance of a father figure. Actress Jennifer Aniston in August 2010 said that fathers are unnecessary, especially since now there is no need “to fiddle with a man to have that child.” Another example is the positive portrayal of a lesbian couple raising a family in the movie “The Kids are Alright.” There are too many ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Jun, 2011 at 11:35 in
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More than 15,000 Canadian pro-lifers took part in the National March for Life in Ottawa, addressed by MPs and numerous pro-life and religious leaders addressed the crowd. And this year, something different happened: the media covered it.
Campaign Life Coalition organizes the annual march to mark the day in 1969 when Pierre Trudeau’s Omnibus bill broadened the abortion law and effectively legalized abortion-on-demand. The theme of the first march in 1998 was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jun, 2011 at 7:40 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns Pro-lifers hold their own politically
When the five-week campaign was done and all the votes were counted, the Conservative Party defied the pundits and won their elusive majority. After a campaign in which the three major parties courted the “family vote” and some opponents of the Tories, including a coalition of abortion advocates, attempted to paint Stephen Harper and the Conservatives as reactionary zealots bent on recriminalizing abortion and reversing same-sex ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2011 at 14:07 in
Announcements, Features, Issues, Profiles | Author:
Fr. Ted Colleton was a Pro-Life Hero to those who knew him, read about him or met people who who had inspired over the years to take an active role in the Pro-Life movement. Many of us will give him the credit for inspiration and encouragement to make the pro=life issue their lives work as well. Here are four articles about him in the June issue of The Interim.
The Lion In Winter Passes
In the evening of April ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 14:27 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Over the past three decades, there have been dozens of pro-life private members bills and motions introduced in the House of Commons and Senate (as well as some pro-abortion ones). While none of them have passed – many were never voted on and some died when the House was prorogued or the Writ was dropped (thus ending Parliament), it is worth recognizing the work of some of the MPs who have ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 13:47 in
Announcements, Euthanasia, Features | Author:
Alex Schadenberg Special to The Interim Euthanasia Prevention Coalition seeks intervener status
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is seeking intervener status in the Rasouli case, which will be heard before the Superior Court in May. The Rasouli case is a precedent-setting case of national importance that will decide whether doctors must obtain consent before withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment. EPC has retained lawyers Hugh Scher and Mark Handelman to represent us and the estimated cost to be ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 13:35 in
Announcements, Features, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis
While heroes pay the bills in Hollywood, the creative class labouring in movies and TV are in thrall to anti-heroes, a mad love reinforced in the hymns sung by critics hardwired to prefer a menacing, flawed protagonist to a clear-browed, virtuous one. Batman versus Superman, if you will, and a loaded choice ultimately corrosive to the audience’s moral clarity, especially in an industry more competent at asking questions like “Ginger or Mary ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 May, 2011 at 8:59 in
Abortion, Announcements, Features | Author:
Pauline Kosalka A pro-life billboard in Manhattan was taken down on Feb. 24 owing to its controversial but truthful content. The huge ad showed a black girl with the words “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb.” The poster was part of an advertising campaign by the pro-life organization, Life Always, directing viewers to the website ThatsAbortion.com. It was displayed in the SoHo neighbourhood, half a mile away ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2011 at 12:59 in
Announcements, Features | Author:
Michael Ignatieff: F
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff seems bent on moving his party to a more radical position on abortion and family issues. He supports abortion-on-demand and believes it should be a “protected right”. In 2010, he pressed the government to include abortion as part of its G8 maternal health initiative. He supports same-sex “marriage.” In 2010, in support of a bill to add transgenderism and transsexualism to federal human ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2011 at 11:35 in
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Pre-campaign – Budget and contempt
On March 22, the Conservatives introduced their 2011 federal budget which featured a number of family friendly items: the Family Caregiver Tax Credit (a 15 per cent non-refundable tax credit up to $2,000 for those who care for dependent relatives), $3 million to “support the development of new community-integrated palliative care models,” and a 15 per cent Children’s Arts Tax Credit for sums up to $500 for ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2011 at 6:24 in
Announcements, Editorials, Election Briefs, Features | Author:
On May 2, Canadians will go to the polls to elect members of the 41st Parliament and, even now, the mainstream media is shaping the simplified story that will be told about the day’s results. The upcoming election will be taken as some sort of referendum about the incumbent government and, with no more precision than the ancient augurers, a legion of commentators will scrutinize the entrails of the electoral results, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2011 at 6:03 in
Announcements, Features, Rory Leishman | Author:
Every year since 1976, the United States Congress has adopted the “Hyde Amendment,” a legislative enactment banning the use of federal funds to pay for abortions except in the case of rape, incest or danger to the life of the mother. In addition, most of the states likewise ban public funding for abortions.
Within the United States, these measures have widespread public support. In a typical nationwide survey conducted last year, the independent ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2011 at 6:01 in
Announcements, Election Briefs, Features | Author:
Saanich-Gulf Islands
Conservative MP Gary Lunn is Minister of State (Sport) and won re-election by nearly 2600 votes in 2008 over Liberal Briony Penn, but this time he is facing Green Party leader Elizabeth May and the other left-of-centre parties are pulling back their efforts in an apparent attempt to help her knock off the incumbent. Lunn is rated pro-life and pro-family by CLC and has a perfect 11 for 11 voting record on issues of importance rated by the national ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Apr, 2011 at 11:26 in
Abortion, Announcements, Donald DeMarco, Features | Author:
Donald DeMarco Abortion requires obfuscation, cannot survive the Truth
Ten days after Remembrance Day (November 21, 2010), the Toronto Star, Canada’s highest-circulation newspaper, ran a massive four-page “Insight” feature explaining how an abortionist can reconcile his strong support for “women’s rights” with his personal life. One might imagine a future Remembrance Day when the unborn are remembered and memorialized. Major John McCrae’s celebrated poem could equally apply to the unborn as to ... (Continue reading)
