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Written on 30 Apr, 2013 at 13:09 in
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May 4th
34th Annual Walk for Life Kitchener Right to Life10 a.m. St. Michael's RC Church - For information HERE
Guelph & Area Right to Life Annual Walk for Life in both Guelph and Fergus ONFor information HERE
May 8th - 10th, 2013 - National March for Life
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Written on 15 Feb, 2013 at 19:01 in
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Interim Staff With the start of a new year, pro-lifers can begin looking forward to the National March for Life on Parliament Hill on May 9. Wanda Hartlin, of Campaign Life Coalition Ottawa, told The Interim that people should go to the March for Life “because unborn children in Canada have no rights,” and “we have to remind our government that life begins at conception.” Hartlin explains, “everyone deserves the right to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Sep, 2012 at 8:59 in
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Grace Petrasek
Here is THE LINK to purchase or donate a seat for the dinner.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Feb. 1991 Interim. Since then he has added another 20 years to being a priest, left The Interim to found and edit Catholic Insight for nearly two decades, been the subject of a human rights complaint, and much more. On Oct. 18, The Interim joins Catholic Insight, Campaign Life Coalition, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jul, 2012 at 10:43 in
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Paul Tuns Participants at the Toronto Pro-Life Forum were informed, inspired, and, organizers hope, activated, after a weekend of listening to pro-life and pro-family speakers explain what is happening politically and culturally and challenging both youth and movement veterans to speak up and defend their moral values.
In 2011, Campaign Life Coalition increased the number of regional and provincial conferences in order to reach more people and get them involved in grassroots activism. The Toronto ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jun, 2012 at 10:16 in
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Paul Tuns Two recent events brought the pro-life message to hundreds of Toronto area high school students, educating students to become conversant on the issue of abortion and inspiring them to become more involved in the issue.
Toronto Right to Life Association joined the University of Toronto Students for Life, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, and Student Life Link to host the Respect for Life Student Leadership Conference for Toronto-area Catholic high school students ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jun, 2012 at 9:45 in
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Interim Staff Several provinces broke records for their march for life events held on or near the same day as the National March for Life, but regardless of the numbers in attendance, pro-life groups are excited about the marches as a way to inform and inspire young people to pro-life activism and as a witness to the injustice of abortion for both the public and elected officials.
In eight provincial marches for life – Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Jun, 2012 at 8:16 in
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Don Hutchinson Activate blog HERE
Editor’s Note: Don Hutchinson is vice president and general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. This is the prayer he offered on May 10 at the National March for Life on Parliament Hill.
Father, we stand together in awe and wonder at the miracle of life. Science may speculate about the origins of life, but only You can create. We gather together on this day to express our wonder at the miracle of all ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2012 at 17:18 in
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Interim Staff
WBO welterweight boxing champion and member of the Philippines House of Representatives Manny Pacquiao caused a storm of controversy when he said he opposed same-sex “marriage” and Examiner.com reporter Granville Ampong added a quote from Leviticus 20:13 (“If a man lies with a man… they must be put to death”) which the boxer did not utter. Immediately there were petitions calling for boycotts of Pacquiano’s sponsors and The Grove, an outdoor ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2012 at 13:11 in
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Paul Tuns Every year since it started in 1997, the National March for Life has grown. In the past three years, it has nearly doubled, from just over 10,000 to 19,500. Organizers say next year, for the first time, they could smash through the 20,000 ceiling and some youth said afterward they want to see 25,000 people on the Hill next year. Yet, Campaign Life Coalition national president Jim Hughes said it is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2012 at 8:28 in
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Interim Staff After a year-long absence from the streets of Toronto, 40 Days for Life returned to Canada’s largest city, home to more abortion facilities than any other municipality in the country. Once again, 40 Days was set up across from a medical offices building where the Women’s Care Clinic is located.
Christina Alaimo, a University of Toronto languages student, was co-organizer for 40 Days for Life Toronto, and she describes the campaign as “an enormous success.”
She told The Interim that “all the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Feb, 2012 at 7:54 in
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Interim Staff
Despite forecasts of rain, the U.S. pro-life movement came out in force on Jan. 23, the day after the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, to protest the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion-on-demand and urge politicians to enact protection for the unborn.
While the media generally reported that “thousands” took part in the March for Life in downtown Washington D.C., online reports by people who have attended in the past estimate that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Dec, 2011 at 20:10 in
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Interim Staff Aid to Women is the only pro-life crisis pregnancy counseling center located directly beside an abortion facility in Canada. Located beside the Cabbagetown Women’s Clinic on Gerrard Street in downtown Toronto, more than two decades Aid to Women has saved babies and mothers from the horrors of abortion by providing life-affirming counseling and material support to expectant mothers considering abortion.
The staff and volunteers first job is to convince women to change ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2011 at 9:27 in
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Here is a photo of a few of the LifeChains in Ontario and other parts of Canada.
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Written on 29 Sep, 2011 at 11:24 in
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Pauline Kosalka Two regional pro-life conferences will be held in Ontario in late October and early November.
The first one will be in Kingston on Oct. 29. The eastern Ontario conference will feature speakers such as Jim Hughes, national president of the Campaign Life Coalition; Steve Jalsevac, managing director of LifeSiteNews; John-Henry Westen, editor of LifeSiteNews; Paul Tuns, editor of The Interim; Alissa Golob, director of Campaign Life Coalition Youth. The conference will include a special tribute to the late pro-life hero Father ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2011 at 9:26 in
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Theresa Gilbert
Though student pro-life leaders have many great ideas to impact their campus, oftentimes they lack the funds to do an event or campaign effectively. While balancing the club with their classes, jobs and other commitments, it can be difficult to fundraise. Thanks to collaboration among three pro-life organizations, a new grant of $1,500 is now being offered to campus pro-life groups to support their pro-life efforts on campus. The Interim ... (Continue reading)
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