The redefinition of marriage in Canada has caused so much scandal and confusion that marriage, as a concept, is in danger of becoming bankrupt. As the terms of the debate strain under the weight of politics and punditry, the only sure and irrefutable argument for marriage has become marriage itself. Of course, the beauty of marriage is its own defence. When two [...]
In 2003, same-sex “marriage” was introduced in Ontario. Soon after, attempts were made in many other Western countries to legalize it. These efforts were effective, not because advocates of same-sex “marriage” had suddenly discovered convincing new arguments for their position, but because they realized that no arguments were needed. Indeed, as Anthony Esolen has pointed out, the redefinition of marriage to include [...]
In a statement on June 27, the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, presented a plan for expelling the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church of the United States from constituent membership in the worldwide Anglican communion. Specifically, Williams suggested that any Anglican church that unilaterally flouts Anglican doctrine should be reduced to the status of [...]
“Gay pride” season has come and gone on and it’s once again time to look at some of the key corporate and public backers of the annual festivities. Pride Toronto was supported by Labatt (a diamond sponsor at $100,000-plus that donates all the beer sold), TD Canada Trust and VIA Rail Canada (platinum sponsors), CTV, Air Canada, Rogers, and Polar Ice Vodka [...]
Interim story on Roy McMurtry leads to Canadian Judicial Council complaint The shocking news that Ontario Appeal Court Chief Justice Roy McMurtry may have had a major conflict of interest when hearing a landmark homosexual marriage case in 2003 has stunned the legal community across Ontario. The province’s top judge, who personally took on the politically charged case and hand-picked two other [...]
It is hardly surprising that after 35 years of abortion, contraception, and no-fault divorce, marriage is no longer the norm or even the ideal. Hence, the same-sex “marriage†lobby has been successful for the same reason that many of those who defend traditional marriage have failed - the definition of marriage has been lost. To give an adequate defence of marriage, it [...]
A bill protecting the freedom of Albertans to opt out of teaching homosexual material or performing same-sex “marriages” ran out of time on May 8, as opposition members used stalling tactics to ensure it did not have a chance to pass. The private member’s bill, the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms (Marriage) Statutes Amendment Act, offered protection to those who oppose homosexual activity. [...]
He rose to more public prominence during battles over the same-sex “marriage” issue that saw him become the target of human rights complaints and threats from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency to take away his church’s charitable tax status. At a fundraising dinner for the Kitchener, Ont.-based Defend Traditional Marriage and Family organization April 21, Catholic Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary [...]
Despite scoffs, polygamy does follow same-sex ‘marriage’ Among serious Catholics in our riding, Tony Martin is known as “the Irish Souper.” This is not a reference to our MP’s former position with Sault Ste. Marie’s soup kitchen. Rather, it refers to the Irish immigrant and one-time Catholic seminarian’s vote on BillC-38. Like certain Irishmen during the Great Potato Famine, the NDP MP [...]
The Family Coalition Party of Ontario is setting its sights on having at least one member elected to the Ontario Legislature by the year 2011. At the FCP’s annual convention and general meeting in Mississauga April 22, leader Giuseppe Gori said the prospect of proportional representation, or a mixed proportional representation system, coupled with “a lot of hard work,” will see the [...]
The first Conservative budget in 14 years, publicly presented by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on May 3, is a historic shift that recognizes the central importance of families in society. The budget statement said: “Strong families are the cornerstone of a sound and prosperous society, and are key to ensuring a bright future for Canada. The most important investment we can make [...]
Pro-life politicians and advocates for the poor are speaking out about the practice of provincial clawbacks of federal child benefits. In provinces such as Ontario, the amount of a national supplement intended for children receiving social assistance is removed from their provincial welfare cheques. Furthermore, similar action countering the coming federal childcare allowance has not been ruled out. The Canada Child Tax [...]
On April 5, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the federal broadcast regulator, rendered a bizarre decision, granting a Toronto-area radio licence to a group committed to promoting homosexuality on the airwaves. Rainbow Broadcasting gained the first Toronto FM radio licence issued in more than four years at the expense of many legitimate applicants, including a group hoping for an all-Catholic station. [...]
“I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” (Jude 3) Nobody will dispute that homosexual rights advocates and their supporters have recently won huge battles in our nation. One can scarcely imagine a greater coup than the passage of Bill C-38, which changed the traditional definition of [...]
Years ago, feminist Gloria Steinem opined that “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle,” adding for good measure that one become a “semi-non-person” after the wedding vows are exchanged. Steinem later raised some eyebrows in 2000 when she tied the knot with a wealthy younger man, but Canadian women seem to have taken her earlier views on cohabitation [...]