Features
Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 13:07 in
Abortion Law, Announcements, Features | Author:
Doreen Beagan Prince Edward Island calls itself a Life Sanctuary. No hospitals or other facility in the province offer any abortion services. With the support of all political parties and members of all religious denominations, P.E.I. became officially abortion-free in 1986. However, off-island, in-hospital abortion costs are covered if the procedure is recommended by two doctors. Abortions at the private Morgentaler facility in Fredericton, N.B., cost roughly $800 and are not covered.
An aggressive attempt ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 13:03 in
Announcements, Features, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis I’m sure that I’ve seen too many movies. There’s no scientific way to be sure, I’ll admit, but the wary feeling I get in my stomach when I sit down in a cinema or open a new DVD is probably some instinctual sign that, many years ago, I should have said “enough, already.” What keeps me going, I suppose, is the rare moment when I discover that there are still films ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Dec, 2011 at 20:10 in
Announcements, Events, Features | Author:
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 1 Dec, 2011 at 14:26 in
Announcements, Features, Society & Culture | Author:
Paul Tuns Population pessimists have been braying about overpopulation for more than two centuries, but the doomsayers notwithstanding, life is getting better all the time.
On Oct. 31, the 7 billionth person was born. Maybe. Well, probably not. Sometime between last Summer and next Summer the 7 billionth person was added to the global population, depending who you believe and how accurate the statistics are.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) took the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Nov, 2011 at 11:19 in
Announcements, Columnist, Features, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis In Hollywood, the maxim “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” isn’t just a saying, it’s a business strategy and a creative philosophy, which is why it was only a matter of time before prime time television went back to the Sixties.
With a total of 15 Emmy awards, AMC’s Mad Men has taken the place of The Sopranos as the quality cable show that primetime networks most wanted to emulate, and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Nov, 2011 at 11:16 in
Announcements, Book Review, Features | Author:
Review Michael Taube All Aboard Noah’s Ark! by Mary Josephs (Golden Books, 20 pages, $4.99)
The Animals’ Christmas Eve by Gayle Wiersum (Little Golden Books, 24 pages, $4.99)
The Golden Children’s Bible by Rev. Joseph A. Grispino, Dr. Samuel Terrien and Rabbi David H. Wice (Golden Books, 510 pages, $23.99)
Inspirational Tales: A Little Golden Book Collection by Various Authors Golden Books, 212 pages, $15.95)
The Story of Jesus by Jane Werner Watson (Little Golden Books, 24 pages, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Nov, 2011 at 11:12 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
In recent years, the pro-life contingent within the Conservative caucus has been mostly quiet. Some believed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would show his “true colours” and prove true charges that he had a hidden agenda, while others bided their time as good team players. A notable exception was a threatened revolt when the Liberals introduced a motion calling upon the government to include abortion as part of its maternal health ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Nov, 2011 at 11:06 in
Announcements, Editorials, Features | Author:
In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ preaches upon what seems to be a slight topic: the taking of oaths. He exhorts His listeners “not to swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King”; and, amplifying this point by magnifying the example, Our Lord concludes: “Do not ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Nov, 2011 at 10:48 in
Announcements, Features, Society & Culture | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Several doctors speaking at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society conference in Toronto Sept. 21-24 expressed their concerns about health risks associated with in vitro fertilization. The National Post was the only major Canadian newspaper to report these remarks.
Dr. John Barrett, a multiple births expert at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, told attendees on Sept. 21 about the need to restrict IVF to decrease the rate of multiple pregnancies, which often result ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Nov, 2011 at 8:00 in
Announcements, Features, Youth Activism | Author:
On Oct. 22, more than 2000 people turned out for the Defund Abortion Rally at Queen’s Park organized by Campaign Life Coalition Youth.
Eight speakers made the case against funding abortion insisting that the procedure is not medically necessary and highlighting what real health care is not covered by public funds.
Campaign Life Coalition has calculated that the direct costs of abortion are at least $30 million and that the real direct and indirect ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Nov, 2011 at 8:00 in
Announcements, Features | Author:
Paul Tuns A clear majority of Ontarians do not want all abortions subsidized by taxpayers, nearly twice as many want abortion facilities to release more information about abortion numbers and costs than do not want these statistics revealed, and few Ontarians know how much the province spends on funding abortion according to a new Abacus Data poll commissioned by The Interim, Campaign Life Coalition, and LifeSiteNews.com.
Abacus found that 91 per cent of Ontarians ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Oct, 2011 at 9:44 in
Profiles | Author:
Paul Tuns and John-Henry Westen On Aug. 26 Toronto Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic passed away at the age of 81 after a lengthy illness. He was a priest for 56 years and bishop for 35, including serving as the ninth archbishop of Toronto from 1990 to 2006.
The pro-life movement lost an ally, albeit a complicated one. While some activists have complained to The Interim over the years for the lack of pro-life leadership, the record shows that he ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Oct, 2011 at 9:39 in
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Tony Gosgnach Special to The Interim
Linda Gibbons will stand trial on Nov. 4 on a charge of disobeying a court order in connection with her latest demonstration outside a Toronto abortion site this past August 4.
According to Gibbons’s lawyer, she will be pleading not guilty. The date was set during a recent appearance before a justice of the peace.
Although Gibbons has been conducting such peaceful demonstrations since 1994, this is the first time she has been arrested ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Oct, 2011 at 7:33 in
Announcements, Features, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren Late in August my TV show debuted on Sun News. The Arena with Michael Coren airs at 7pm ET weeknights, repeated at midnight – so that people in the west can see it at a reasonable time. I should give you all a public health warning right now, I suppose: “What you’re about to see each evening is not suitable for people who are easily offended, who think the CBC is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Oct, 2011 at 7:06 in
Announcements, Features, Post-abortion and Health Care | Author:
Pauline Kosalka The Canadian government is still paying maternal benefits to women who had abortions. The story was reported in The Interim in March 2008, after the Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued its January 31 communiqué, Let’s Talk Taxes, which first brought the issue to light. According to a clarification of the Canadian Labour Code by the Labour Program of Human Resources Development Canada enacted in 2002, women who have an abortion may receive ... (Continue reading)
