Announcements
Written on 6 Mar, 2012 at 8:35 in
Announcements, Features, Religion | Author:
Paul Tuns
Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins, along with 21 other bishops from around the world, was promoted to the College of Cardinals at the Feb. 18 consistory. In an interview with Maclean’s as cardinal-designate prior to the consistory, Archbishop Collins was asked about “what Catholics call ‘life issues’,” and he replied: “I think it is the ultimate issue, the respect for life from the moment of conception to natural death.” He said abortion and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 2 Mar, 2012 at 12:24 in
Announcements, Features, Politics, Society & Culture | Author:
Paul Tuns On Feb. 12, Liberal MP Justin Trudeau (Papineau) told Radio-Canada in Quebec that he could support the idea of separation to help protect socially liberal values such as abortion and same-sex “marriage.”
Trudeau, the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and someone who is often touted as a possible future leader of the beleaguered Liberal Party, was asked whether he could support Quebec sovereignty and he told the French-language station that: “I ... (Continue reading)
Written on 2 Mar, 2012 at 12:20 in
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In an election year, the Canadian public can expect to be flagellated with fantasies about the “hidden agenda” of pro-life politicians. When they are not defaming defenders of unborn children as “un-Canadian,” social liberals cry wolf, nagging the public with their own personal nightmares of a scary world in which children in the womb enjoy protection in law.
In an interesting reversal, Justin Trudeau recently offered a telling glimpse of his own ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2012 at 9:20 in
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Pauline Kosalka The Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care highlighted the problem of elder abuse in its landmark report released on November 17, 2011. The report, Not to be Forgotten, a result of the committee’s consultations with stakeholders across the country, makes policy recommendations in the areas of disability issues, elder abuse, suicide prevention, and palliative care.
The report identifies elder abuse as an extensive societal problem. It is estimated that 4 to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2012 at 9:14 in
Announcements, Book Review, Features, Politics | Author:
Review Paul Tuns Grassroots Liberals: Organizing for Local and National Politics by Royce Koop (UBC Press, 212 pages, $29.95 paperback)
There has been much talk in the past few years about renewing the Liberal Party by focusing on its structure, from the federal executive and the provincial wings of the federal party down to the constituency associations at the riding level. Indeed, reform of their party structure was a major topic of discussion at their ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Feb, 2012 at 10:36 in
Announcements, Features, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis I spent one night of my holidays watching the new Bluray re-issue of Meet Me In St. Louis, a film that might be the pinnacle of the MGM colour musical, and is very probably the zenith of Judy Garland’s career. I enjoyed it even more than the last time I saw it, but like almost anything from what’s called Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” it made me wonder at how gradually the world ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Feb, 2012 at 10:27 in
Announcements, Features, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren As I write my first column in 2012, and I’d like to introduce a new term, a new concept into the dialogue, the narrative of the Canadian body politic and public conversation. It’s this. Shut up! Yes, I know I sound a little rude, but there we are. As someone who has laboured in the media trenches for some years now, as a Christian, a pro-lifer, a defender of marriage and of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Feb, 2012 at 19:50 in
Abortion statistics, Announcements, Features | Author:
Pauline Kosalka A study published in the British medical journal The Lancet claims that “unsafe” abortion rates are increasing and that abortion restrictions must be liberalized to decrease abortion and maternal mortality rates. The authors of the report, “Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008,” led by Dr. Gilda Sedgh of the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, write that the rate of “unsafe” abortion increased from 44 per cent in 1995 to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Feb, 2012 at 19:48 in
Activism, Announcements, Features | Author:
Dale Barr
Editor’s Note: The following article is adapted from a speech Barr gave to the Watertown, New York Right to Life, in October 2011.
I am very grateful for the opportunity to share my story with all of you today. As difficult as it is, I know that God is with me and that sharing my testimony is exactly what He wants me to do.
I was born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Feb, 2012 at 8:01 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
For three days in mid-January, more than 3000 members of the Liberal Party of Canada debated and voted on measures they hoped would rejuvenate the party’s fortunes after finishing third in last May’s federal election.
Speaker after speaker at the Jan. 13-15 biennial convention in Ottawa either urged the party to be bold or congratulated the Grits for being courageous in its attempts to reach out to reconnect with erstwhile Liberals and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Feb, 2012 at 8:01 in
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In 1729, Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, anonymously published a satirical pamphlet entitled, “A Modest Proposal,” arguing that Ireland’s food shortage – and many other social ills – could be assuaged with a simple, two-pronged solution: the murder of infants and the cannibalism of their corpses. Cunningly clothed in the language of moderation, Swift offered infanticide to the public as a solution to another evil besides the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Feb, 2012 at 11:47 in
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Paul Tuns In the week before Christmas, a Conservative Kitchener-area MP, created a media storm when he issued a press release saying it was time for Parliament to reconsider the country’s antiquated Criminal Code provisions which do not acknowledge the child in the womb as a human being.
Section 223 of the Criminal Code deals with homicide and Section 223(1) defines human being as a child that “has completely proceeded, in a living state, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jan, 2012 at 11:50 in
Announcements, Features, Palliative Care | Author:
Pauline Kosalka A new study is calling for increased support for family caregivers in Canada. Supporting Caregivers and Caregiving in an Aging Canada by Janice Keefe of the Institute for Research on Public Policy addresses the pressing issue of how to care for an increasing elderly population as the baby boomer cohort continues to age. Currently, much of home care is provided by informal caregivers, relatives or friends of the elderly person in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jan, 2012 at 11:45 in
Announcements, Features, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis Just as the sordid but ongoing saga of filmmaker and convicted pedophile Roman Polanski fades once again from the headlines, stories of child abuse in Hollywood have erupted again, with an unprecedented frequency. Of course, if you don’t know where to look for this sort of news, you might never have heard a thing.
In late November, a composer who had won awards for his work on Sesame Street was charged with ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2012 at 9:26 in
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On Nov. 30, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty introduced Bill 13, The Accepting Schools Act. This arrived on the heels of a tragic and much-publicized suicide involving Ottawa teenager, Jamie Hubley. The teen suffered with depression and happened to also be openly gay. The media dutifully painted the picture that Hubley committed suicide primarily due to “homophobic bullying” despite the fact his father , an Ottawa city councilor, admitted the teen struggled ... (Continue reading)
