Human rights
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Written on 28 Jul, 2010 at 6:47 in
Activism, Human rights | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Special to The Interim Constitutional arguments and an application for a change in bail conditions consumed an entire day of Provincial Court time on June 2, when Linda Gibbons appeared for her latest hearings as part of an increasingly complex web of legal issues surrounding her more recent pro-life demonstrations outside a Toronto abortion site.
Gibbons has been imprisoned continuously since Jan. 20, 2009, when she was arrested outside the downtown “Scott Clinic,” which is protected by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Jun, 2010 at 14:06 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor After controversy surrounding the federal government’s funding of Toronto Gay Pride festivities, Stephen Harper re-assigned responsibilities for the Marquee Tourism Events Program, which gave $397,500 to the homosexualist organization, to Industry Minister Tony Clement from Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism Diane Ablonczy. Pro-family organizations were outraged that the celebration of homosexuality, which often features scantily clad and naked demonstrators as well as simulated sex acts, received taxpayer dollars.
This year, Clement announced that the MTEP would not grant ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2010 at 6:35 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
Pauline Kosalka
Jason Kenney, the federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister, has come under fire for not including any mention of gay “rights” in the new Canadian citizenship study guide. The guide, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, will replace the 1995 version created by Jean Chretien’s Liberal government. The current edition includes more information on Canada’s military history, aboriginals, gender equality and minorities. Applicants for Canadian citizenship will be tested from March ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Mar, 2010 at 18:20 in
Abortion, Human rights | Author:
Pauline Kosalka A new report by Human Rights Watch claims that Ireland’s anti-abortion regulations are in violation of international law. According to the report, “A State of Isolation: Access to Abortion for Women in Ireland,” released on January 28, “Ireland is a party to several international human rights treaties, and has been repeatedly criticized by international treaty bodies for implementing abortion restrictions that are in violation of the human rights obligations the government has voluntarily undertaken.”
Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 6:22 in
Abortion, Human rights, Society & Culture | Author:
Samantha Singson
15 years after Cairo, abortion controversy rages
In October, the UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting for the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. While some have used the anniversary to try and assess progress towards realizing the ICPD program of action, the UN Fund for Population Activities and pro-abortion non-governmental organizations have sought to use the review process to expand the ICPD understanding of “reproductive health” and its related terms to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 6:08 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
By a vote of 239-46, the House of Commons passed C-268, a private members bill which would provide a minimum five year sentence for traffickers of children. Every Bloc Quebecois MP and three NDP MPs voted against the stricter penalties for child traffickers. The three NDP MPs were: Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Bill Siksay (Burnaby Douglas) and Megan Leslie (Halifax). Davies and Siksay are open homosexuals and Leslie has a “male partner” but describes herself as a “queer activist.”
Conservative MP Joy ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 15:11 in
Abortion, Human rights | Author:
Samantha Singson Amnesty International is slamming yet another Latin American country for its pro-life laws. In a recently released report , Amnesty called Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions a “cruel, inhuman disgrace” and charged that the new law has led to an increase in maternal deaths. As in the cases of Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Peru, Amnesty’s latest report on Nicaragua incorrectly argues that international law requires countries to permit abortion, and, according to critics, it misrepresents the facts which actually show ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 5:11 in
Human rights, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Resources | Author:
Interim Staff In its July/August Reality newsletter, REAL Women of Canada warned that the $300 million Human Rights Museum project in Winnipeg, Manitoba “is a mess” because it has “established a biased and duplicitous Content Advisory Committee to determine which displays will be installed in the museum.” REAL Women also warned that content advisory committee “is mainly comprised of feminist/homosexual activists and their supporters.”
REAL Women says that while the Advisory Committee “is supposed to be comprised of “human rights experts, scholars and specialists,” ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 11:35 in
Columnist, Human rights, Marriage and Family, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
It’s an annual event now, like some sort of grotesque birthday – the attempt to make the spanking of one’s child a criminal offence. The zealots have failed so far, but be warned that each time, they come a little closer. For most of us, the normal ones, the issue is largely irrelevant. Spanking is sometimes helpful, and frequently a waste of time, but is hardly ever ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 8:45 in
Columnist, Human rights, Paul Tuns, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor Pro-life MPP Frank Klees finishes strong second
The early frontrunner for the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership ended up winning, but the pro-life evangelical who finished second surprised many both in and out of the party.
On the eve of the June 27 announcement at the leadership convention in Markham, one news broadcast said that the convention would crown ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 8:34 in
Human rights, Issues, Religion | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac
The Catholic bishop of Peterborough, Ont., Rev. Nicola de Angelis, is facing an investigation by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for barring a homosexual member of his flock from serving on the altar. When 12 members of St. Michael’s parish in Cobourg, Ont. strongly expressed concerns to their bishop about Jim Corcoran, a homosexual altar server ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Jul, 2009 at 13:05 in
Abortion, Human rights | Author:
On June 19, three pro-lifers were arrested outside of the “Everywoman’s Health Clinic” abortion site in East Vancouver. They were released the following day, with a court hearing scheduled for July 3.
David Spratt and Sissy von Dehn were arrested while protesting the bubble zone legislation, the B.C. Access to Abortion Services Act, which prevents pro-life counseling ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 19:25 in
Human rights | Author:
Interim Staff
This spring, Campaign Life Coalition launch a petition campaign in anticipation of the National March for Life. Calling for legal protection for all human life, the petitions containing more than 10,000 names were presented to the House of Commons by pro-life MPs in the week before the march.
The petition read: "The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to pass legislation for the protection of human life from the time of conception until natural death." CLC national organizer Mary Ellen Douglas told ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 12:23 in
Human rights, Religion | Author:
Zuza Kurzawa
A round-bellied African child and an eager-eyed American politician approach a well. As they creep closer, they notice a sign saying, “If you are starving, I shall provide you with a life-giving substance. Tell me when you last ate.” The child takes a deep breath and with a small grin mutters, “I haven’t eaten in three days.” Nothing happens. The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 12:01 in
Human rights, Issues | Author:
Adam Giancola
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security.”
Now, that is a powerful statement. But, we have to ask ourselves, what does it really mean? What does it mean to declare to the world, and all who care to listen, that life is a right? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an international initiative of human partisanship, has ... (Continue reading)
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