Written on 11 Nov, 1991 at 7:56 in
Frank Kennedy, Society & Culture | Author:
Frank Kennedy
The Ontario NDP now finds itself on the side of the angels in its support for a common day of rest for all Ontario residents. The villains are both the Liberal and the Tories who have now caved into the wishes of the big retailers who want wide-open Sundays.
Quagmire
But it is unlikely that the new Bill 115, which was to establish a ‘common pause day’ by regulating Sunday shopping will find its way through the legislative quagmire ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Jun, 1991 at 11:59 in
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Frank Kennedy
What a beautiful chance the Knights of Columbus in Stratford, Ontario had to show Premier Bob Rae recently what they thought of him, and his pro-abortion policies.
But they muffed it.
The Knights of Columbus, a large international Catholic men’s organization established over a hundred years ago, have recently had an identity crisis.
In the United States they have failed to kick out openly pro-abortion legislators on the grounds that they “don’t want to be holier than the church.”
Screened
When I joined the Knights ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Jun, 1991 at 11:50 in
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Frank Kennedy In a follow-up to Toronto Archbishop Aloysius Ambrozic’s categorical ‘No’ to condom promotion and information, The Interim contacted several Roman Catholic School Boards in Ontario outside the Toronto area.
Peterborough
Don Folz, the Assistant Director of Education for the Peterborough Northumberland Victoria & Newcastle RC School Board (23 elementary and three secondary with over 8,000 students), stated that his school board received no communication from Archbishop Aloysius Ambrozic. His school board is not in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
However, Mr. Folz was aware ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Mar, 1991 at 10:01 in
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Frank M. Kennedy Ontario Citizenship Minister Elaine Ziemba addressed a group of about 50 homosexual and lesbian students January 29, 1991, at the University of Toronto on the occasion of ‘Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week.’
Throughout the hour-long meeting, Ms. Ziemba bent over backwards in her attempt not to appear ‘homophobic’.
Myth
The first thing she did was to dismiss the idea that homosexuals are connected to the AIDS plague. She called this a ‘myth.’ (In 1988 96.4 per cent of Toronto’s AIDS patients were homosexuals.)
From ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Mar, 1991 at 9:31 in
Abortion, Frank Kennedy, Politics, Pro-Life, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Frank M. Kennedy Ontario Premier Bob Rae has responded to a letter from the Ontario Bishops (November 1990) and from the Knights of Columbus (December 1990), both of which objected to the underwriting of free-standing abortion ‘clinics’ in Ontario.
Both are reaffirmations of the NDP government’s aggressive pro-abortion policy.
Two months
It took almost two months for Premier Bob Rae to reply to bishop John O’Mara, president of the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops (OCCB). Bishop O’Mara had written “that innocent life needs to be protected ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Feb, 1991 at 7:12 in
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Frank M. Kennedy Covenant House in Toronto has abandoned attempts to build a youth hostel on part of a former school yard of St. Michael's Choir School in downtown Toronto.
Des Burge, communications officer with the Archdiocesan Center said that at the moment the Canadian financial climate does not allow for much successful fund-raising.
Toronto City Hall did not like the original plans and had delayed approving it.
Covenant House sources were not available for interview.
An architectural drawing shows it as a cold, fortress-like building which ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Feb, 1991 at 14:00 in
Abortion, Frank Kennedy | Author:
Frank M. Kennedy "The new abortion law is a minefield for abortionists," claims Bev Daw, executive director of the Canadian Rights Coalition (CRC).
"Doctors are not going to get away by hiding behind their lab coats," Mrs. Daw told The Interim Wherever we find evidence of a bungled abortion and somebody who feels angry about it, we're going to urge them to sue."
Sloppy
Mrs. Daw heads an organization concerned about the plight of women who are suffering from the after-effects of abortion.
"Abortionists are notoriously sloppy," ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jan, 1991 at 13:21 in
Abortion, Frank Kennedy, Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Frank Kennedy City Council in St. John’s, Newfoundland recently overruled an appeal board that had declared the new Morgentaler abortuary suitable for the area it was operating in.
Six out of the eight sitting councilors voted to overrule the appeal board, pro-life councilor Dorothy Wyatt told The Interim.
Eviction notice
Council is resisting a threatening letter from Morgentaler’s lawyers (all the way from Cambridge, Ontario!) to rescind the eviction notice. The councilors are preparing to go to court, Ms. Wyatt said, despite the view of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jan, 1991 at 8:58 in
Frank Kennedy, Politics, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Frank Kennedy Queen’s Park, Toronto
Ontario Premier Bob Rae’s office claimed they had never seen the letter from the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops (OCCB), urging the NDP government to reconsider its new policy of providing easier access to killing of the unborn.
The letter from the president of the OCCB, Bishop John O’Mara, was dated November 19, 1990. It was reported in a front-page story in the December 15 issue of the Catholic Register.
Correspondence
In response to an Interim enquiry of December 13, a ... (Continue reading)
