Pro-Life
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 13:49 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
There were 1200 Life Chain demonstration across North America on October 1.
While numbers continue trickle in, at least 13,000 people participated in Ontario alone.
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Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 13:47 in
Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor About 900 people in Niagara Falls were among some 15,000 Ontarians who took part in the annual, North American Life Chain event on Oct. 1.
The diverse crowd, organized in four zones, lined both sides of Lundy’s Lane, the major thoroughfare running through the honeymoon city. For one hour, they held signs and stood in prayerful witness to the sanctity of human life. The ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:42 in
Columnist, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Fr. Ted Colleton
Faith and Life
Upon my return from a recent vacation in Ireland, I received the sad news of the death of my most valued friend, the Rev. Ken Campbell.
I think most pro-life people in Toronto are aware that I am a Catholic priest and Ken was a Baptist minister. But on one vital issue, we were totally at one and that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:39 in
Equal Rights, Pro-Life | Author:
Theresa Smyth
Family and Society Reporter
The contemporary disability rights movement shows a remarkable lack of coherence on life and family issues. Historically, people with disabilities (PWD) have been disproportionately vulnerable to physical abuse and sexual exploitation. They are also at risk from eugenics – through forced sterilization, genetic engineering, selective abortion and targeting for assisted suicide and euthanasia. For that reason, some disability rights groups participate in the defence of life at its natural ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:37 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Profiles | Author:
Pete Vere
Senior Writer
“When our three girls were adolescents, we moved to a small farm with no cable TV, gave them each a pig to raise, taught them to run a tractor and began an organic market garden.”
Thus began a fascinating interview with popular Interim writer Doreen Beagan.
Doreen hails from Prince Edward ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:32 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
Interim Staff
Pro-Life journalist Pete Vere, a regular contributor to The Interim, laid down his keyboard over the Labour Day weekend. “No, I’m not going to stop working for a culture of life,” Vere told The Interim prior to disappearing into the northern Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:24 in
Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
Canada’s pro-life movement lost one of its most valiant warriors when Ken Campbell passed away in Delta, B.C. on August 28 at the age of 72. Predeceased by his wife Norma this past January, Campbell succumbed to a cancer that was first diagnosed in 1999 ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:22 in
Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Michael Coren
The Interim
As I write this column, I am about to rejoin Newstalk 1010 CFRB, the largest private radio station in the country and one of the most famous in North America. It is based in Toronto, but has an audience throughout Ontario on radio and across the country and abroad through the internet. It is an institution, the best of its kind. I have hosted shows ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:16 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
There is considerable support for the pro-life cause in the 55-seat New Brunswick Legislature, following the Sept. 18 provincial election that gave the Liberals 29 seats and the Progressive Conservatives 26.
Campaign Life Coalition N.B. president Peter Ryan said that 19 of the new MLAs are considered supportive of pro-life - 11 Liberals and eight Conservatives.... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:09 in
Activism, Equal Rights, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Reporter
Every year, thousands of students begin their university experiences at the University of Toronto with Frosh Week during the first week of September. Each student receives a frosh kit. Campus clubs are given the opportunity to participate in these kits by submitting their materials.
University ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:06 in
Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Peter J. Smith and John-Henry Westen
The Interim A pro-life coalition of 23 nations led by Nicaragua objected to the adoption of “sexual and reproductive health services” among the human rights enlisted in a United Nations document on the rights of the disabled. The coalition even made pro-life gains during deliberations at the first convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in August.
Pro-life delegates objected to the inclusion of “reproductive health” in the new International Treaty on Disabilities, since the language – undefined by the UN – ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:41 in
Activism, Issues, Pro-Life | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
As the leaves change color to herald the onset of fall, it’s also a signal that the annual Life Chain event is just around the corner across Canada.
Scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 1, normally between 2 and 3 p.m. (specific times vary according to individual location), Canadian Life Chains are expected to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:35 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Correspondent
Sometimes, you can stop something and begin it again very easily … like riding a bicycle. Unfortunately, this is not the case when restarting a campus pro-life club. The challenges of restarting a club that had previously held official club status and was very active can be difficult and sometimes frustrating.
This happened ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:27 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters
Youth Issues Correspondent
McMaster LifeLine is a campus club that began in October 2004. The current president and vice-president are Johanna Miller and Elaine Zettel, respectively. They, along with other enthusiastic pro-life students, started the club. What has followed has been a spectacular group that has brought life issues to the forefront at the McMaster campus community.
They have built up their club membership ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:12 in
Abortion, Activism, Pro-Life | Author:
Theresa Smyth
As families of faith prepare their children to return to school this month, parents and grandparents may be worried about what is taught in classrooms. Adults frequently consider the messages kids should receive about sex, guns, drugs and strangers – but do we prepare children for the messages they may be given on abortion? And is the totality of the ... (Continue reading)
