Canadian swine flu vaccine ethically produced OTTAWA – Children of God for Life, a pro-life group that provides information on vaccines, confirms that Arepanrix, the HIN1 vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline, is produced with chicken embryos and does not use fetal cell lines in its manufacture. Health Canada’s Arepanrix product information leaflet says the “H1N1 antigen is prepared from virus grown in the allantoic cavity of embryonated hen’s eggs.” Debi Vinnedge, executive director of Children of ... (Continue reading)
Hospital has duty of care to unborn GUELPH – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that Guelph General Hospital did owe a duty of care to an unborn child whose parents claim negligence during delivery that caused brain damage. Kevin Liebig was born in 2001 with hypoxic ischemic encyphalopathy, brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation. The family argues that Susan Liebig was given excessive amounts of a drug to speed up labour and was not ... (Continue reading)
Montreal, Vancouver pride events denied Marquee cash OTTAWA – The Canadian Press reported that the Marquee Tourism Event Program, which doled out $400,000 to the Toronto Pride parade in June, refused in July to fund similar gay pride events in Montreal and Vancouver. Divers-Cite, the organizing committee in Montreal, had asked for $155,000 to promote their gay pride events and add performers, but were denied their request. CP noted, however, that the same committee received an unreported amount ... (Continue reading)
Disabilities group opposes euthanasia bill WINNIPEG – The Council of Canadians with Disabilities has come out against Bill C-384, the private member’s bill of Francine Lalonde (Bloc, La Pointe-de-l’Île) that, if passed, will legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. The CCD said C-384, the “Right to Die with Dignity Act,” which received first reading in May, puts “Canadians with disabilities at risk.” A press release from the organization stated, “Assisted suicide is not a free choice as long as (people) ... (Continue reading)
Lakehead student union erects strict club restrictions THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- On Nov. 28, the board of directors of the Lakehead University Student Union voted to adopt an amendment to the student union constitution adding a broad range of restrictions applying only to religious and political clubs. The restrictions include: "Campaigns must be positive in nature and cannot slander the opposing stance of the campaign;" "All club publications shall not have content that may be deemed as offensive or in bad ... (Continue reading)
Couple posts online ad to sell baby VANCOUVER – The parents of the 7-day-old baby put up for sale on Craigslist, an online community that lists classified advertisements, have been released from police custody. Jeremy Pete, 26, posted an ad for $10,000 for his and 23-year-old Bethany Granholm’s newborn daughter. The child was listed as “very cute,” “healthy” and “unexpected.” On ... (Continue reading)
City nixes pro-life bus shelter ads HAMILTON – Don Hull, Hamilton’s director of transit, has removed from its bus shelters an ad that says: “9 months. The length of time an abortion is allowed in Canada. Abortion. Have we gone to far?” The Hamilton Spectator reported that there were a handful of complaints from people who found it offensive. Councillor Brian McHattie said he wanted to see ... (Continue reading)
Lamer helped strike down abortion law OTTAWA – Former judge and lawyer Antonio Lamer has died at the age of 74. Lamer joined the Supreme Court in 1980 and was appointed chief justice in 1990, retiring from the bench a decade later. The Toronto Star said he was “one of the key architects of how courts interpret the 1982 Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” ... (Continue reading)
Christian marriage commissioner faces rights tribunal REGINA – In response to a complaint made against him before the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal, Orville Nichols, a marriage commissioner in that province, has said his faith “takes first place” in his life and therefore, he cannot in good conscience officiate over ... (Continue reading)
Marriage rates at record low OTTAWA – Statistics Canada reports that the marriage rate has plateaued, with just 653 more couples getting married in 2003 compared to 2002, for a total of 147,391 marriages. The marriage rate stayed at its record low of 4.7 marriages for every 1,000 people – less than half the rate in the 1940s, when it reached a peak ... (Continue reading)
“Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.” Robert Louis Stevenson Greeting and salutation! If you are now reading this column, congratulations are in order. You have just received a bonus of a New Year. If we receive the same gift, we hope to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. But we will ... (Continue reading)
Charlottetown. What can a grade school drop-out do to promote strong Christian values in a community? Quite a lot, if Ken Biso is any example. As soon as he understood what abortion was about, working to protect the unborn child became his most important volunteer activity. “Nature itself tells me this is a human being. Nothing else. Nothing less. I have no choice but to speak out,” h says. He calls radio open lines. He contacts politicians regularly to say, “I’m canvassing on ... (Continue reading)
Confederation of Regions Party not Pro-life The Confederation of Regions (CoR) political party has adopted the same unprincipled approach to pro-life issues as the Reform Party. Moral issues of consequence are to be settled by constituency referendum, not according to moral principles. This is made clear in the April issue of the CoR/New Brunswick newsletter. The party hopes to participate in a coming provincial election. (The Reform Party is exclusively federal). The statement reads: “Although generally acknowledges in our 1990 society as an ... (Continue reading)
Provincial announcements concerning abortion have been coming almost daily since the Supreme Court judgment of January 28. The information given below is correct as of February 29. British Columbia Premier William Vander Zalm has announced that the province will only pay for abortion if it is necessary to save the life of the mother. No exceptions will be allowed for rape, incest or a possibly handicapped child. B.C will not allow freestanding abortion clinics to be opened. Although Therapeutic Abortion Committees (TACs) ... (Continue reading)
Nikki Colodny received a cold welcome in Edmonton on April 11, when she addressed a public forum sponsored by the Abortion Caucus of the Alberta Status of Women and other feminist groups. Colondy was in Edmonton attempting to set up an illegal abortuary along the lines of the Toronto clinics. Since extra billing was banned in Alberta in November 1986, many doctors are refusing to kill the unborn for the $87.45 fee set by the Alberta Health Insurance Plan, ... (Continue reading)
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