Human rights
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Written on 30 Aug, 2005 at 12:49 in
Columnist, Human rights, Society & Culture | Author:
Luc Gagnon
Karla Homolka was released July 4 from the prison of Ste. Anne des Plaines. Media from all over Canada were present in this small town of Quebec to film the first moment of freedom of this killer after 12 years in prison. She is still considered dangerous after her participation with ex-husband Paul Bernardo in the horrible murders of two Ontario schoolgirls and of her own sister. Her release, after ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Aug, 2005 at 10:38 in
Euthanasia, Human rights | Author:
Wesley J. Smith
Commentary by Wesley J. Smith
Special to The Interim
Ralph Nader once mused to me about what a terrible thing it was that Jack Kevorkian was (at the time) the world’s most famous doctor. He was right. That distinct honour should have belonged to Dame Cecily Saunders, the founder ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2005 at 9:09 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights | Author:
John Jalsevac
John Jalsevac
Special to The Interim
At a June 14 news conference, a Florida medical examiner released the results of the autopsy performed on Terri Schiavo, after her high-profile court-ordered execution resulted in her death on March 31 of this year.
The results of the autopsy were highly anticipated, given many unanswered questions around the controversial case, especially the unknown cause of her initial collapse in 1990. Schiavo’s parents and siblings have often ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2005 at 9:01 in
Human rights | Author:
Dina Kok
By Dina Kok
The Interim
A private member’s bill currently before the Canadian Senate seeks to criminalize spanking as a form of discipline by parents. Introduced as Senate Bill S-21 this past December, the bill was sponsored by Senator Celine Hervieux-Payette, a Liberal senator appointed by Jean Chretien.
The bill is seeking to amend Clause 1 of Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which currently states that any school teacher, parent, or ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2005 at 8:55 in
Human rights, Marriage and Family | Author:
John-Henry Westen
John-Henry Westen
The Interim
The Christian Legal Fellowship is very concerned with the Kempling v. B.C. College of Teachers decision handed down June 12 by the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
The ruling upheld the British Columbia College of Teachers decision to temporarily suspend the teaching licence of Chris Kempling for writing allegedly discriminatory letters to the editor of a local ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2005 at 8:31 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Human rights | Author:
Dina Kok
Dina Kok
The Interim
In a case that garnered international attention, a 13-year-old girl fought in Florida state court for the right to abort her unborn child.
L.G. (the initials of the young girl) was a ward of the state and was discovered to be pregnant after she was found following an escape from her foster home. Police reports indicated she was impregnated, perhaps not voluntarily, by an ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2005 at 14:11 in
Assisted Suicide, Columnist, Human rights | Author:
Rory Leishman
Rory Leishman
Could the tragic death of Terri Schiavo have occurred in Canada? Most certainly. Under the laws of Ontario, a mentally handicapped patient in her condition can also be sentenced to a slow death by starvation and dehydration.
Most Canadians have drawn up “living wills” to prevent some misguided physician ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2005 at 13:46 in
Assisted Suicide, Human rights, Pro-Life | Author:
According to the Associated Press, the Democratic party will make Terri Schiavo an issue in upcoming elections. “This is going to be an issue in 2006 and its going to be an issue in 2008, because we’re going to have an ad with a picture of (House Majority Leader) Tom DeLay saying, ‘Do you want this guy to decide whether you ... (Continue reading)
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)
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