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Written on 27 Dec, 2011 at 12:44 in
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Canada
Chief Justice Robert Bauman of the British Columbia Supreme Court upheld Canada’s ban on polygamy on Nov. 23. The case came before the B.C. Supreme Court after charges against two men from a Mormon sect in Bountiful were stayed. “Based on the most comprehensive judicial record on the subject ever produced, I have concluded that (there is) a reasoned apprehension of harm to many in our society inherent in the practice of polygamy,” said Justice Bauman, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2011 at 8:06 in
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Canada
While Ottawa has given $6 million to International Planned Parenthood Federation projects in conjunction with its maternal health initiative, the Canadian International Development Agency has refused to give grants to MaterCare International. MaterCare, which works to reduce maternal mortality in the developing world but does not carry out abortions, was denied a funding request for the eleventh time in ten years. Founder and executive director Dr. Robert Walley told EWTN that he was informed MaterCare was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Oct, 2011 at 9:46 in
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Canada
Quebec resident Ginette Leblanc, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is challenging the federal Criminal Code prohibition on euthanasia. Her lawyer, Rene Duval, will file an application with the Quebec Superior Court asking that 241b of the Criminal Code outlawing assisted suicide be ruled unconstitutional. According to reports, Duval expects both that court and the Quebec Court of Appeal to uphold the prohibition, but he hopes that the Supreme Court of Canada will reconsider the issue ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Sep, 2011 at 11:41 in
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Canada
The British Columbia Catholic Civil Rights League condemned the Burnaby School Board’s equity policy with director Sean Murphy declaring, “It is now time to recognize that parents are the first line of defense against the abuse of state power in education, and the first protectors, not just of children, but of civil liberties.” The CCRL’s B.C. wing released its “Declaration on the Authority of Parents and Guardians in the Education of their Children,” which cites international conventions and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Aug, 2011 at 13:05 in
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Canada
On July 15, the Ontario Court of Appeal extended a stay on the ruling that struck down legal restrictions on prostitution. The court will hand down its final decision in the fall, though most legal analysts expect the case will eventually make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada … The Toronto Star reports that Rev. Brent Hawkes, who preformed same-sex “marriages” in Toronto two years before they were legal in Ontario, says that Toronto’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jul, 2011 at 18:13 in
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Canada
MPs elected pro-life Conservative Andrew Scheer, a father of four, as Speaker of the House. In a 2009 with The Interim Scheer spoke about balancing his professional and personal life and how he always tried to be home in time to tuck his children into bed and not to schedule events on Sundays … The Hill Times reports that Stephen Harper is said to have ordered his MPs to not bring up “pet projects,” including abortion and gay ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Jun, 2011 at 17:17 in
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Canada
According to an Abacus Data Inc. poll, 52 per cent of Canadians say “we shouldn’t be afraid to debate” abortion, that 49 per cent think abortion should not be fully covered at taxpayer expense, and only 22 per cent support the status quo of abortion permitted through all nine months without limit. While 27 per cent say human life should be protected from conception, only 8 per cent said abortion should be illegal in Canada. Sun media columnist ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Apr, 2011 at 12:30 in
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Canada
In 2009 there was controversy when the study guide given to new immigrants, “Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship,” did not include reference to same-sex “marriage.” A new guide released on March 14 states: “Canada’s diversity includes gay and lesbian Canadians, who enjoy the full protection of and equal treatment under the law, including access to civil marriage.” The new guide still rankles gay activists; EGALE complains that the revised guide suffers from the “obvious omission ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2011 at 7:07 in
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Canada
In an interview with Radio-Canada, child murderer Robert Latimer said he would kill his disabled daughter Tracy Latimer if faced with the decision to do it over again. “People think it is a hard decision, but it’s not,” he told Anne-Marie Dussault. Latimer was granted full parole in December after serving a ten-year sentence ... Writing in the the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Tara A. Crawford and Wendy Norman of the Faculty of Medicine, University of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Feb, 2011 at 18:20 in
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Canada
The National Post had a major feature entitled “When two is too many” that examined so-called “selective reduction” in pregnancies involving twins. The phenomenon of reducing the number of children in utero through targeted abortion has been common-place for multiples but there has been very little mention of the phenomenon among women expecting twins … In an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge, Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated his long-held position that he did not want to re-open ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Jan, 2011 at 11:50 in
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Canada
The trial of Don Spratt and Cecilia (Sissy) von Dehn, charged in June 2009 with breeching British Columbia’s Access to Abortion Services Act, will continue on March 16. Four days of hearing in October 2010 were insufficient to hear all the testimony. The law prohibits pro-life witnessing within 50 meters of an abortion facility, and von Dehn was carrying a sign that notified passers-by of the existence of the bubble zone prohibiting free speech. Police had previously told ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Dec, 2010 at 9:39 in
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Canada
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, while speaking at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ont., was asked by a student about abortion. “My personal view is abortion should be as rare and as infrequent as family planning, good medical care and education can make it,” said Ignatieff. Then he added: “But it should be legal.” Earlier this year, Ignatieff advocated that Canadian taxpayers fund overseas abortions as a part of the federal government’s maternal health plan … Mary Wagner, a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2010 at 13:21 in
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Canada
According to an Ipsos Reid poll for Postmedia News and Global TV, 35 per cent of Canadians thought the federal Conservatives best reflected the values and needs of today’s families, while 27 per cent said the same of the NDP and just 19 per cent favoured the Liberals. John Wright, senior vice president of Ipsos Reid, said, “What was … more instructive out of this poll was not so much the Tories themselves and how they’ve been able ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Oct, 2010 at 6:32 in
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Alex Schadenberg Special to The Interim Canada
MP Francine Lalonde (BQ, La Pointe-de-I’lle), who has introduced three private member’s bill to legalize euthanasia, announced she will not seek re-election as she continues her personal battle against cancer. Her latest attempt to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide was defeated in April by a 228-59 vote … The National Parole Board relaxed Robert Latimer’s parole conditions and will now permit him to spend five days away from the Victoria, B.C., halfway house he has been living in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Sep, 2010 at 6:30 in
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Kathleen Gilbert Special to The Interim Canada
According to an Angus Reid Public Opinion poll, just 20 per cent of Canadians are aware that there are absolutely no restrictions in law on abortion, while 43 per cent believe that under current law women can obtain an abortion only in the first trimester while nearly a quarter believe that women can get an abortion when their life/health is endangered, she has been raped or is the victim of incest, or there the unborn baby has a ... (Continue reading)
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