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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
Announcements, Events, Features | Author:
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)
Written on 26 Sep, 2011 at 11:16 in
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Paul Tuns The people in charge of setting the dates for elections for provincial elections do not seem to be considering the publishing schedule of monthly publications such as The Interim. With five provincial or territorial elections within an eight-day period near the beginning of October, starting with Prince Edward Island and Northwest Territories on Oct. 3 and ending Oct. 11 in Newfoundland and Labrador, there should be a lot of provincial election coverage in The Interim. Unfortunately, you can only cover ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Sep, 2011 at 10:28 in
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Pauline Kosalka A fall 40 Days for Life campaign will be held in London, Ont., the first time the city will host the event. 40 Days for Life is a prayerful, peaceful campaign with the purpose of showing people the evils of abortion. It originated in the United States and has been already held in 337 cities around the world and was brought to Canada in October 2009. For 40 days, witnesses pray and fast, keep vigil outside of an abortion facility, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Aug, 2011 at 11:39 in
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Participation in LifeChain is a blessing for those we are praying for and for all who partake in the event. Remember, people all over the world will be participating on October 2nd at the same time.
View the locations for Canada HERE (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Aug, 2011 at 13:03 in
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Pauline Kosalka There will be a ‘Defund Abortion Rally’ in Toronto at Queens Park on Saturday, Oct. 22. The purpose of the rally is “to make defunding abortion an issue in the newly elected provincial government,” organizer and head of Campaign Life Coalition Youth Alissa Golob told The Interim. The rally will be just the beginning of a nationwide movement to defund abortion, as the group will “move on to making this an issue in each province.”
Golob described the defunding strategy as ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Aug, 2011 at 10:11 in
Announcements, Events, Features | Author:
Paul Tuns
It has been 20 years since Campaign Life Coalition held a conference in Toronto (not including national and international conferences they co-sponsored), and by all accounts the June 24-25 Toronto Pro-Life Forum was a resounding success.
Over 220 people attended the Friday evening banquet that featured Sun News media personality Brian Lilley as the keynote speaker, while more than 170 took part in the Saturday program featuring nearly a dozen speakers and panels.
Organizers ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jul, 2011 at 18:01 in
Events | Author:
Interim Staff
In addition to more than 15,000 Canadians who took part in the National March for Life in Ottawa on May 12, over 3000 more participated in provincial marches for life held across the country on the same day, in solidarity with the one taking place in the nation’s capital.
Local marches were held in the provincial capitals.
LifeSiteNews.com reported that many provinces set attendance records and that organizers saw an increase in the number ... (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 24 Mar, 2011 at 12:26 in
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Halton Pro-life is arranging an overnight bus trip to Ottawa leaving Burlington
at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday May 12, and returning to Burlington May 13th - For
details Click HERE
Please click HERE for the bus schedule for May 12 and the March for Life page
We look forward to seeing everyone at the National March for May 12th, 2011
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Written on 28 Feb, 2011 at 17:49 in
Announcements, Events, Features | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Everyone urged to get involved, even if they are not in Ottawa
The National March for Life candlelight vigil will occur this year on Wednesday, May 11, the day before the annual march in the nation’s capital. “It initiates the March for Life with a gathering in Ottawa at the Human Rights Monument,” Wanda Hartlin, secretary for the National March for Life, told The Interim. The purpose of the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Dec, 2009 at 8:34 in
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Mariette UlrichC From October 29-31, 2009, the Hilton Garden Inn in Saskatoon was the setting for “Building Bridges: Making Choices for Life,” this year’s National Pro-life Conference. The gathering was hosted by the Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association and co-sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition and Life Canada. An impressive line-up of speakers inspired the more than 200 registrants in attendance.
Friday’s schedule began with Rev. Dr. James Lamb, executive ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Nov, 2009 at 7:39 in
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Written on 8 Nov, 2009 at 7:11 in
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Jenna Murphy A Halifax counsellor wants out of the abortion business
On Oct. 15, about 400 participants in the Toronto 40 Days for Life campaign gathered together for a Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church with Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Peter J. Hundt and at least 10 other concelebrating priests. In his homily, Hundt quoted Karl Rahner, a 20th-century German theologian who predicted that “tomorrow’s Christians will be mystics or they will not be Christians at all.”
He further qualified ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 8:51 in
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Jenna Murphy Sept. 23 marked the official kick-off of the Fall 2009 40 Days for Life Campaign. Because of the success of the Canada-wide debut of the campaign this past Spring, seven Canadian cities have joined the roster for 40 Days for Life this Fall along with some new locations. Not only will Toronto host 2 locations this time around, but Kitchener, Ont., will also join the efforts along with Ottawa, Fredericton, Halifax, Montreal and Winnipeg. Kick-off rallies were held in each ... (Continue reading)
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