Editorials
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Written on 20 Aug, 2006 at 9:06 in
Editorials, Marriage and Family | Author:
It is hardly surprising that after 35 years of abortion, contraception, and no-fault divorce, marriage is no longer the norm or even the ideal. Hence, the same-sex “marriage†lobby has been successful for the same reason that many of those who defend traditional marriage have failed - the definition of marriage has been lost. To give an adequate defence of marriage, it is necessary ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jul, 2006 at 11:29 in
Abortion, Editorials, Equal Rights | Author:
The recent, disturbing news uncovered by Western Standard magazine that sex selection abortions are taking place in Canada is quite simply the inevitable result of the abortion-on-demand ideology that has taken hold in this country, thanks in large part to the agitation of feminist zealots in co-operation with certain other influential and powerful elements that have a grip on key power points here. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jul, 2006 at 11:28 in
Editorials, Society & Culture | Author:
Three and a half years ago, same-sex “marriage” was not an issue. Marriage was understood to be the union of one man and one woman and the possibility of its redefinition was not even on the political radar screen. When marriage became an issue in 2003 (that is, when three Ontario judges decided to strike down what may be the oldest legal precedent ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Jun, 2006 at 10:24 in
Editorials, Society & Culture | Author:
On Wednesday, May 10, MP Maurice Vellacott resigned from the parliamentary committee he headed because of allegedly“controversial” comments he made to a CBC reporter the previous Friday. This tawdry affair was entirely orchestrated by our public broadcaster, the CBC, in an attempt to tarnish the good name of a fine politician. And, although Vellacott has been humbled by this manufactured ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 May, 2006 at 8:37 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
In March, the media obtained an e-mail from the Prime Minister's Office that told cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats that their communications were to be vetted by the same Prime Minister's Office. Many noted that this is the kind of heavy-handedness the Conservatives often criticized in Jean Chretien's PMO. We will take a slightly (but only slightly) more forgiving view. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Apr, 2006 at 7:52 in
Editorials, Marriage and Family | Author:
In January, a study prepared for the Justice Department recommended that polygamy be legalized. Months earlier, in 2005, the president of the Canadian Islamic Congress called polygamy a “positive family force.” Now, a new television series on the American cable giant HBO, entitled Big Love, portrays the polygamous marriage of one man and his three wives. HBO says that the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 2006 at 11:16 in
Bioethics, Editorials | Author:
When you get to the bottom of the issue of organ donation, there are two main arguments used against pro-lifers in their concerns about the practice: dying patients don’t need organs anyway and improving another person’s life is a truly pro-life position. Neither argument holds any water.
Regarding the first argument, the moral principle is simple: it is never ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 2006 at 11:13 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
Even before Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that parliamentarians would be allowed to “interview” his appointee to the Supreme Court of Canada, the chattering classes were in apoplexy over the “politicization” of the judicial appointment process. The chief justice of the Canadian Supreme Court, Beverly McLachlin, warned Canada’s new prime minister not to “politicize” the appointment system to the court. She told the Ottawa ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Feb, 2006 at 8:56 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
From the editor's desk
Covering elections is difficult in the best of circumstances. The best circumstance, in my mind, is that of a daily paper with dozens of reporters, dozens more editors, and a multi-million-dollar budget – the type that can afford the $3,500-a-day price tag for a media bus ticket ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Feb, 2006 at 8:53 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
Throughout the course of the winter campaign, then-prime minister Paul Martin frequently taunted Stephen Harper about his supposed “hidden agenda.” Such rhetoric jeopardizes deliberative debate - it prefers innuendo and suspicion to facts and arguments, it is used to scare voters and it panders to their misplaced sympathies and irrational fears. But it is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2006 at 7:54 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
Elections are opportunities – opportunities to speak up on the vital issues of the day and to influence the political process by choosing our elected representatives. Between elections, it can often seem that we, as citizens, are powerless. Too many political leaders ignore what Canadians want and pander to noisy special interest groups or manoeuver to get themselves re-elected, with little concern ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 7:17 in
Abortion, Editorials, Politics | Author:
The situation in Parliament is volatile. It is quite possible that an election will be called between the time we put this paper to bed and the time you receive it. So we remind you simply of your obligation to vote pro-life and pro-family on election day. While there are other important issues, none are as important or as urgent as restoring protection for the unborn, defending the vulnerable from euthanasia and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 7:15 in
Editorials, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Sadly, each year the list of Scrooges and Grinches grows, as more public spaces remove the vestiges of Christmas during this holy season and new retailers announce policies that replace well-wishes of Christmas cheer with politically correct pap about “happy holidays.” The great irony is that the government seeks to be “inclusive” by turning its back on our Christian heritage and rejecting public appearances of that tradition, and retailers want to downplay ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 9:34 in
Editorials, Pro-Life | Author:
As we put the November issue to bed, we have learned that there is a move afoot among his fellow scribes to have The Interim’s Queen’s Park columnist, Frank Kennedy, removed from the press gallery of the Ontario legislature. The complaint against Frank, who has held an associate (part-time) membership since 1990, is that he distributed pro-life literature through the mailboxes of the other journalists. Frank’s fate will be decided by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 9:32 in
Editorials, Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Bev Desjarlais quit the NDP and chose to sit as an independent MP after being ousted from the party for being the only member of her caucus to vote against same-sex “marriage.” In the nomination contest in her riding of Churchill (Manitoba), NDP leader Jack Layton supported Niki Ashton, a recent university graduate, who subsquently defeated Desjarlais.
Most political observers believe Layton’s support for an ... (Continue reading)
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