Pro-Life
Written on 16 Jan, 2006 at 8:23 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Pete Vere By now, you have probably heard of Katelyn Sills. As my friend John-Henry Weston reported at LifeSite, this vivacious Catholic teen “was expelled from Loretto High School in Sacramento last week, two weeks after the teacher, who was found to be an abortion clinic escort, was dismissed at the behest of the local bishop, William Weigand ... Katelyn informed her mother after she recognized Marie Bain, one of the teachers at Loretto, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2006 at 8:21 in
Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Interim Staff
Pro-family supporters are treating with some ambivalence the decision of a British Columbia human rights tribunal. The ruling upheld the right of church-affiliated groups to deny access to their facilities for purposes opposed to their core religious beliefs.
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jan, 2006 at 7:58 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Stephen Harper
Grade = C
Answered the 1993 Campaign Life Coalition questionnaire as effectively pro-choice and he supports the party’s policy convention decision committing a Conservative government to not bringing in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 8:05 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Society & Culture | Author:
Linda Burns
Linda Burns
The Interim
Over 150 people gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Walkerton, Ont., for a dinner sponsored by Business for Life Awareness. People of many faiths and political viewpoints joined together to promote and encourage a re-awakening of life and family values in our nation. The keynote speaker was Conservative MP and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 8:04 in
Assisted Suicide, Pro-Life | Author:
Paul Tuns, Terry Vanderheyden and John-Henry Westen
Paul Tuns, Terry Vanderheyden and John-Henry Westen
The Interim
After the first hour of debate on Bill C-407, a private member’s bill that would permit assisted suicide, pro-life groups were concerned that while the government opposed this particular bill, it might offer its own euthanasia legislation in the next Parliament.
The Liberal Ministry of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 8:03 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Doreen Beagan
Doreen Beagan
The Interim
“Jack Layton, Paul Martin, Dalton McGuinty. All had pro-life dads,” Campaign Life Coalition national president Jim Hughes told a surprised Charlottetown audience during a short visit to Atlantic Canada in mid-November. So why are they doing this to our country? “Because not enough good people are standing up and speaking out,” said ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 7:50 in
Abortion Law, Pro-Life | Author:
Interim Staff
In a surprising victory for pro-life journalism, Interim columnist Frank Kennedy has arrived at a compromise with the Queen’s Park Press Gallery in Toronto, thus maintaining his press credentials at the Ontario Legislature.
Just prior to a specially called meeting, Kennedy, who has been the Queen’s Park correspondent ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 7:35 in
Abortion, Abortion statistics, Pro-Life | Author:
Paul Tuns
Paul Tuns
The Interim
Polling conducted by Environics Research in October has yet again confirmed that the vast majority of Canadians are opposed to the status quo on abortion. Currently, abortion is legal and easily available for any reason, for all nine months of pregnancy, at taxpayers’ expense.
The LifeCanada-sponsored poll ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2005 at 7:19 in
Abortion, Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Tony Gosgnach
The Interim
The Canadian pro-life movement pulled the proverbial rabbit out of a hat when it came time to stage its annual national conference in Montreal this year, Nov. 17-19.
Dealing with both the cancellation of its venue a scarce 24 hours before the conference was to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:54 in
Book Review, Columnist, Pro-Life, Profiles, Religion | Author:
Some months ago, I was in a Catholic bookshop looking for a certain book. By chance, I spotted a book entitled, Saint Gianna Molla. At the bottom of the cover, it said, “Wife, mother, doctor” under the picture of a beautiful young lady holding two babies in her arms. As I had never heard of Saint Gianna Molla, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:49 in
Columnist, Marriage and Family, Pro-Life, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
Rev. Royal Hamel
The Watchman
During the fight for traditional marriage over the past two years, I encountered a troubling phenomenon among some evangelical Christians. A goodly number, including some pastors, couldn’t bring themselves to defend marriage, because they had the notion that this would be offensive to homosexuals. Some even held that to defend the truth of marriage was to act in a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:46 in
Activism, Columnist, Pro-Life, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman
National Affairs
Those of us who participated in this year’s LifeChain in London, Ont., were greeted with many encouraging honks and friendly waves, as well as some expressions of strong disapproval of our peaceful, pro-life witness. Among the dissenters were three young ladies in a jeep that had stopped for a red light in front of where I was standing with ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:44 in
Morgentaler, Pro-Life | Author:
Interim staff
In The Interim’s September article, “Another award for abortionist,” about the reception by Henry Morgentaler of the 2005 Couchiching Award for Public Policy Leadership, it was reported that Sun Life Financial company was the sponsor of the award. This was based on information provided in both a press release from the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:42 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Giuseppe Gori
Commentary by Giuseppe Gori
The Interim
While some federal politicians are making an effort to represent the pro-life cause, provincially, the picture is pretty grim. Whom should we support at election time?
The established political parties have monopolized Ontario’s political scene with the help of electoral rules that give ... (Continue reading)
Written on 3 Nov, 2005 at 18:14 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Theresa Matters
The Interim
The National Campus Life Network hosted 34 students from across Canada at its annual symposium at St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. The event was for campus pro-life leaders and had as its purpose the equipping of campus leaders to effectively spread the message of respecting life from conception to natural ... (Continue reading)
