Human rights
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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)
Written on 4 Oct, 2008 at 12:19 in
Human rights | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor College of Physicians and Surgeons Manitoba reveals similar plans
In a victory for the conscience and religious rights of medical professionals, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has revised its controversial draft policy that would have forced Ontario’s physicians to put aside their religious beliefs in order to comply with the College’s interpretation of Ontario human rights law. Doctors that could not abide the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 9:57 in
Human rights | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor A draft proposal by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario could strip Ontario doctors of their right to the free exercise of religion and conscience. The CPSO has proposed changes to its code of conduct to limit doctors’ ability to act according to their religious beliefs or conscience that result in restricting treatment, taking new patients or ending the doctor-patient relationship due to grounds such as race, ethnicity, disability, gender or ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2008 at 7:42 in
Human rights | Author:
Susan Yoshihara, PhD Special to The Interim A team of American and European pro-life non-governmental organizations have met with top Kosovo officials to discuss problems with the draft constitution for the newly forming state. The team, which was led by Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) vice-president Susan Yoshihara, met with the president of Kosovo and the speaker of the Parliament, along with other members of Parliament.
These officials said that the influence ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2007 at 11:04 in
Human rights | Author:
Commentary by Geoff Cauchi The Interim
Charter rights of religious institutions are at issue
Regular readers of The Interim and Catholic Insight will recall the 2005 Marc Hall case involving a young homosexual who ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 May, 2007 at 13:19 in
Human rights, Society & Culture | Author:
Gudrun Schultz Special to The Interim
An attempt to force a lower age of consent for homosexual sex in Canada has failed at the committee stage, after Canadian MPs rejected two proposed amendments to a bill scheduled to come before the House of Commons in early May. Bill C-22 was introduced by the Conservative government to raise the age of consent for heterosexual sex to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Apr, 2007 at 9:12 in
Equal Rights, Human rights, Marriage and Family | Author:
Meg Jalsevac The Interim
France’s highest court upheld the decision of a lower court and rejected the 2004 “marriage” of two homosexual men. The court declared the marriage annulled, finding that “under French law, marriage is a union between a man and a woman.”
In 2004, Noel Mamére, mayor of the Bordeaux suburb of Begles, illegally “married” the two men, despite a prior warning ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Apr, 2007 at 9:10 in
Human rights | Author:
John-Henry Westen Special to The Interim
A report issued at the behest of the provincial government of Quebec directs the government to fight “homophobia” and “heterosexism” in every sphere of public life and especially in schools. Quebec’s justice minister asked the Quebec Human Rights Commission to create a task force in 2005 and that group has published its report, called, “From Legal Equality to Social Equality: Toward a National Strategy to Fight ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Apr, 2007 at 12:23 in
Human rights, Society & Culture | Author:
Gudrun Schultz The Interim
Civil liberties association steps into fray
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association unexpectedly entered a battle for freedom of speech on the abortion issue, acting as intervenor on behalf of a Saskatchewan nurse sued for demonstrating against abortion. ... (Continue reading)
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