Human rights
Written on 29 May, 2005 at 13:45 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights, Pro-Life | Author:
Pete Vere
Pete Vere
The Interim
“Bob and I are grateful for all the support Terri received from Canadians,” Mary Schindler shared during our last phone conversation. “We never would have gotten through this without the prayers we received from all over. God gives us the grace to continue when our human strength fails.” ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Mar, 2005 at 12:27 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
Steve Jalsevac
Commentary by Steve Jalsevac
Special to The Interim
More than 20 years ago, when Pierre Trudeau was busy remaking Canada in his own image, we fought against his efforts to impose upon this country, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
During a Jan. 31 press conference, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Mar, 2005 at 17:50 in
Fetal Rights, Human rights, Pro-Life | Author:
George W. Bush
Editor's Note: President George W. Bush released this proclamation on Jan. 15.
George W. Bush
Special to The Interim
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all Americans are endowed by the Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2005 at 8:01 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Human rights | Author:
Interim Staff
Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief Justice Jeffrey Oliphant has told the Manitoba government its refusal to cover the costs of abortions at private facilities is a "gross violation" of women's rights.
In a class-action suit filed in 2001, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 11:01 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights | Author:
Pete Vere
Right-to-life and disability advocates were shocked this past September, as a new document surfaced in the battle to save Terri Schindler-Schiavo from her husband and the Florida state judiciary. The reported document appears on "Hospice of the Florida Suncoast" stationary under the title, "Exit Protocol." It lays out, in chilling detail, the anticipated physical and medical deterioration Terri would suffer should her husband ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 10:14 in
Human rights, Politics, Rory Leishman, Sex Education | Author:
Rory Leishman
The Interim
Prime Minister Paul Martin could hardly have made two worse appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada than Madam Justice Rosalie Abella and Madam Justice Louise Charron. As judges on the Ontario Court of Appeal, this pair of judicial activists has demonstrated supreme contempt for both democracy and the rule of law.
Consider Abella's ruling in R. v. C.M., 1995 OCA - a case dealing with consensual anal intercourse over a three-year period between a man ... (Continue reading)
Joseph Goebbels famously said that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will begin to believe it. When it comes to the media narrative of the 2004 federal election, it has been repeated so often that despite obvious errors of fact and interpretation, it has become a truism that social conservatives cost the Conservative party its chance to form the government.
Blame for the Conservatives' disappointing showing of 99 seats is often placed squarely on ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Sep, 2004 at 8:46 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
New calls to change law concerning 'compassionate homicide' rejected
On July 31, police in London, Ont. responded to a 911 call from a sixth-floor room at the Holiday Inn on Exeter Road. Shortly thereafter, David Carmichael was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 11-year-old son, Ian. Ian was believed to have regular seizures and was diagnosed with an aneurysm in his brain. But media reports said Ian was known for his ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Sep, 2004 at 8:18 in
Human rights | Author:
By Rory Leishman
Prime Minister Paul Martin insists that Parliament should never use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution to prevent the Supreme Court of Canada from striking down a law that allegedly violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. During last spring's federal election, he argued: "We have got to ensure that minority rights are protected when challenged by the majority. The only way you can do this is to have a Charter of Rights which ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 9:53 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights | Author:
Pete Vere
For Bob and Mary Schindler, this past spring proved tumultuous in the battle to save their daughter's life. Terri Schindler-Schiavo's situation garnered international attention last fall when Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, had her feeding tube removed. Only the last-minute intervention of Governor Jeb Bush prevented the young woman's death from starvation and dehydration. Bush ordered her feeding tube reinserted after the Florida state legislature passed Terri's ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:38 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
Paul Jalsevac
Paul Jalsevac
The Interim
Conservative leader Stephen Harper recently set forth a vision in which the Supreme Court would return to its traditional role, one focused on applying rather than making law. "My view is that the role of the court is to apply the Charter to protect the rights laid out in the Charter," said Harper. "The role of the court is not to invent rights that are not in the Charter."
Rory Leishman of the London ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:36 in
Human rights | Author:
On Father's Day weekend, Canadians watched two of their nation's highest-profile dads argue bitterly about which one of them hated child pornography more.
It all started during the English-language leaders debate. In the midst of an exchange about using the notwithstanding clause to override Supreme Court decisions, Conservative leader Stephen Harper abruptly raised the issue of child pornography. Up to that point, the other candidates had focused the discussion on abortion and homosexual "marriage." By ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jul, 2004 at 14:32 in
Human rights, Marriage and Family | Author:
Paul Jalsevac
The Interim
The debate over homosexual marriage in this year's federal election highlighted a deep division between the two major parties' views on the role of the legislature and the proper interpretation of the Charter of Rights.
Although "sexual orientation" is not mentioned in the Charter, and its inclusion was specifically rejected by the drafters, activist judges in the Supreme Court read it in in 1995. Prime Minister ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2004 at 10:33 in
Human rights, Marriage and Family | Author:
By Interim StaffThis year's session of the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights in Geneva March 15 - April 23 was fraught with controversy, as delegates debated the creation of a new brand of human rights that included special recognition of homosexuals and access to abortion on demand.
Under a broad and vague theme entitled "the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health," international ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 May, 2004 at 9:23 in
Human rights, Religion | Author:
Charles W. Moore
The Interim
Persecution of Christians for their faith continues to ramp up in Canadian society. LifeSite News reports that a Christian medical student in his senior year at the University of Manitoba Medical School won't be permitted to graduate, because he refuses to participate in abortion-related activities.
The student, who wishes to remain anonymous, was failed in the obstetrics and gynecology portion of his program for refusing to perform or ... (Continue reading)
