Human rights
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Written on 26 Jul, 2000 at 9:28 in
Euthanasia, Human rights | Author:
Paul Tuns
By Paul Tuns
The Interim
On June 14, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) heard oral arguments in the Robert Latimer appeal as his lawyers asked the highest court in the land to absolve the convicted murderer of the mandatory life sentence with no parole for 10 years for the gassing death of his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, in 1993.
The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jul, 2000 at 9:15 in
Human rights, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Linda Wegner
By Linda Wegner
The Interim
In a first-in-Canada decision, members of the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association recently endorsed the right of pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions they believe are morally inappropriate and which violate their commitment to provide care for all members of the public.
Ronald Guse, association registrar for the Manitoba College of Pharmacists, referred to the existing standards which give pharmacists the ability to "refuse to fill a prescription if they feel that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jul, 2000 at 9:11 in
Abortion, Human rights, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Marie Vandenberg
The Interim
A motion to dissociate the Ontario Catholic Women's League from the World March of Women 2000 was defeated 71 to 43, with 6 abstentions, during the CWL's provincial conference in Waterloo July 9-12.
The feminist anti-poverty event, which has received the endorsement of the CWL's national leadership, as well as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, became the subject of intense controversy among Catholics, when The Interim's on-line service, LifeSite News, revealed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Jul, 2000 at 8:42 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Fetal Rights, Human rights | Author:
Paul Tuns
By Paul Tuns
The Interim
On June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled against Nebraska's partial-birth abortion ban, dealing a blow to 30 other states that prohibit or regulate a procedure that is aptly described as infanticide.
In the 5-4 Stenberg v. Carhart decision, written by Justice Stephen Breyer, the court faulted the ban for its broad language, which critics claim endangers the legality of all abortion, and the absence of an exception to preserve ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jun, 2000 at 8:07 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Euthanasia, Human rights, Pro-Life | Author:
Rory Leishman
A mere 40 years ago, the Canadian Bill of Rights recognized that ‘men and intitution remain free only when freedom is founded upon respect for moral and spiritual values'
By Rory Leishman
The Interim
How do we know that abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide are evil? For Christians and Jews who uphold the historic teachings of their faith, the answer is obvious: God has forthrightly declared, "You shall not kill." In the light of recent discoveries ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Jun, 2000 at 9:25 in
Human rights | Author:
Paul Tuns
By Paul Tuns
The Interim
On June 14, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal of Robert Latimer's minimum 10-year sentence for the murder of his disabled daughter.
In 1993, Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer, gassed to death his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, who had cerebral palsy. He was originally convicted of second-degree murder but he was re-tried after the verdict was thrown out over charges of jury tampering. In the second trial, he was again ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 May, 2000 at 7:21 in
Human rights, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Donald Hill
And should we consider them a ‘minority group' as a result?
By Donald Hill
The Interim
The push for legislation that would bar discrimination, and secure spousal benefits, adoption rights, and even marriage privileges for same-sex couples, springs from the assumption that homosexuals are born that way, and are therefore a legitimate minority group. If it can be shown that this hypothesis is unsound it should be exposed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Apr, 2000 at 13:07 in
Activism, Columnist, Human rights | Author:
Fr Ted Colleton
Faith and Life
Like almost everybody else in Ontario - and most of Canada - I had often heard the name "Dr. Andrew Simone" and his great work in feeding the poor in missionary countries. But our paths did not cross until 1999. How it happened was this. I was supplying at St. Joseph's Parish in Port Elgin and I noticed dozens of boxes piled up at the entrance to the church. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Apr, 2000 at 10:35 in
Human rights, Religion | Author:
Linda Wegner
By Linda Wegner
The Interim
A July 1999 ruling by a Saskatchewan Human Rights Board of Inquiry may have temporarily, at least, excluded the recitation of the Lord's Prayer from Saskatoon classrooms, but it has not ended the controversy surrounding the issue.
Saskatoon Public School Division Policy #1030, as proposed by the Saskatoon public school board trustees on Feb. 22 recommends that traditional opening exercises, including the Lord's Prayer, be replaced with "a song, a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Apr, 2000 at 10:34 in
Human rights, Human Rights Commissions, Religion | Author:
Bill Whatcott
Commentary by Bill Whatcott
The Interim
In 1993 when the NDP decided to add "sexual orientation" to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, Hugh Owens became incensed. Upon doing some research and reading various documents from the commission, Hugh concluded that "the Human Rights Commission is nothing more than a tax-funded homosexual propaganda machine," and filed a human rights complaint alleging that the HRC has discriminated against Christians by making the Bible illegal.
The HRC wrote ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Feb, 2000 at 8:41 in
Euthanasia, Human rights | Author:
Alleges Catholic facility removed food and water to hasten deathBy David Curtin
The Interim
The family of a 94-year-old woman from Windsor, Ont. is suing a local Catholic nursing home for, among other things, trying to starve the woman to death.
In a 14-page Statement of Claim obtained by The Interim, Florence LaDouceur's daughters are suing Villa Maria Home for the Aged for $1.9 million. The lawsuit, filed in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jan, 2000 at 8:24 in
Human rights, Motherhood, Society & Culture | Author:
By Andrea Procher
The Interim
Chivalry is dead!" Such is the oft-heard cry of the 1990s non-feminist female. Believe it or not, guys, there are more than a few women who are still honoured when you open a door or pull out a chair for them. But before we go blaming the men for a lack of chivalry, we must consider how much the feminist movement has contributed to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Jan, 2000 at 8:02 in
Human rights | Author:
Taxpayers footing the $45,000 bill through Court Challenges Program
Commentary by Charles W. Moore
The InterimA small, but strident and extremely self-righteous minority of leftist social engineers in this country are bound and determined to criminalize parental corporal punishment - also known as spanking.
At issue is Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which provides a defence to parents and teachers charged with assaulting a child, only if they are able to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Aug, 1999 at 6:47 in
Human rights | Author:
By Tim Bloedow The Interim
When a businessman talks about living in a country where he is told who he can and cannot sell his products to, such a scenario usually conjures up images of Stalinist Russia or a banana republic. Unfortunately, however, it is not at all alien to Canada.
In June, Christian business owner Scott Brockie faced an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal inquisition that originated more than three years ago from a complaint made by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Jul, 1997 at 14:06 in
Human rights | Author:
Winifride Prestwich
I have seen the part of the Hippocratic Oath which relates to abortion, but what else does it say? F.C., Newmarket, ON.
The oath is quite long. It opens by swearing by Apollo and Aesculapius, and first deals with who is to be taught the Art of Healing. It continues: “…I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons…and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none ... (Continue reading)
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