News Bits
Written on 31 Jan, 2009 at 11:20 in
News Bits, World Briefs | Author:
UN honours abortion, gay-rights activists
NEW YORK - UN General Assembly president Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann announced the 2008 winners of the UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights, an award for "outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms," and they included former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour and Human Rights Watch, both staunch global advocates for abortion and homosexual rights. Brockmann called Arbour ahd HRW "an inspiration to all of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jan, 2009 at 9:24 in
Bits n' Pieces, Issues, News Bits | Author:
Canada
Rod Bruinooge (C, Winnipeg South) is the new chair of the multi-party Parliamentary Pro-life Caucus, replacing Maurice Vellacott (C, Saskatoon-Wanuskewin). Bruinooge said in a press release, "I am honored to chair a caucus that doesn't shy away from this vital issue." He said that pro-life Canadians' "concerns need to be represented" ... Brian Finnemore, a retired B.C. physician and a member of the Right to Die Society of Canada, told the CBC that Canada should follow Washington ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Dec, 2008 at 8:33 in
Bits n' Pieces, Issues, News Bits | Author:
Canada
After earlier asserting that infertility is not an illness, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said if his Liberal government is re-elected, it will pay for in-vitro fertilization treatments. Under his plan to bring IVF under public funding, the first two rounds of treatment would be fully covered and after that, couples could count on a 50 per cent tax credit. A cycle of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Dec, 2008 at 6:35 in
News Bits, News in Brief | Author:
N.B. appeals Morgentaler standing
FREDERICTON ? The New Brunswick government is appealing a court ruling giving abortionist Henry Morgentaler standing in a case that will test the province?s ability to restrict taxpayer funding for abortions to government-run hospitals. Justice Paulette Gannett of the Court of Queen?s Bench decided on Aug. 1 that Morgentaler could have standing, because he represented the public interest in giving voice to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Nov, 2008 at 15:42 in
Bits n' Pieces, News Bits | Author:
Canada
The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled against two University of B.C. Okanagan campus students seeking to overturn a provincial human rights tribunal decision that dismissed their complaint that their university’s student union discriminated against them by denying official status to a pro-life club. Justice Randall S.K. Wong cited the use of offensive material, including the Genocide Awareness Project, as a justifiable basis for denying Students for Life club status … ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Oct, 2008 at 15:54 in
Election Briefs | Author:
Duceppe attacks Opus Dei candidate
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe attacked Nicole Charbonneau Barron, who is the Conservative candidate in the South Shore Montreal riding of St. Bruno-St. Hubert, and a member of the Catholic group Opus Dei. Duceppe said Barron?s candidacy and membership in Opus Dei proves that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a ?right -wing ideologue? and that the Conservative Party is narrow-minded. Speaking ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Oct, 2008 at 10:24 in
Bits n' Pieces, News Bits | Author:
Canada
Campaign Life Coalition polled every Member of Parliament on the question of whether abortionist Henry Morgentaler should have received the Order of Canada. About a third (103) stated they opposed giving Morgentaler the honour, while just 35 publicly stated they supported it. See CLC’s advertisement on page six for a complete list of those opposing the award … The National Post reported that according to a Laurier Institute ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 9:47 in
World Briefs | Author:
New pro-abortion UN human rights chief
TURTLE BAY – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named abortion advocate Navanethem “Navi” Pillay of South Africa as the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. The New York Times reported that the United States privately raised concerns about Pillay’s nomination to the top human rights post because of her strong support for abortion. Pillay is a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 9:46 in
Bits n' Pieces | Author:
Canada
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced the government would introduce legislation that would consider a victim’s pregnancy as an aggravating factor when sentencing violent offenders. The ramifications or intentions of this bill are unclear, because the wording of such legislation was not available at press time … MP Ken Epp (Conservative, Edmonton-Sherwood Park) issued a 31-page report countering the claims of abortion advocates ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Aug, 2008 at 8:49 in
Bits n' Pieces | Author:
Canada
Andrew Coyne in Maclean’s on the significance of granting abortionist Henry Morgentalerthe Order of Canada: “It is about whether we are allowed to disagree; whether dissent on a contentious issue is respected or even recognized.” Coyne, in the same article, on the need to debate abortion within the political sphere: “Maybe, just maybe, if we start talking about it again, we might ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 at 7:50 in
World Briefs | Author:
One-child policy relaxed in disaster area
CHENGDU, China - Local officials announced that China’s one-child policy will be relaxed for parents whose only child was killed or severely injured in a May 12 earthquake. It is estimated that nearly 7,000 classrooms were destroyed during the quake that struck at 2:28 p.m. on a school day, resulting in the deaths of an ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 at 7:49 in
Across Canada | Author:
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)
Written on 28 Jun, 2008 at 13:41 in
Bits n' Pieces, News Bits | Author:
Canada
On May 8, the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa, Fr. Thomas Lynch was named the new director of Priests for Life Canada. Fr. James Whalen, who died in February, had been the organization’s director since its founding in 1995. While in his new position, Lynch will remain pastor of St. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 May, 2008 at 10:01 in
Bits n' Pieces, News Bits | Author:
Canada
The Catholic Organization for Life and Family has issued a letter urging Canadians to do whatever is possible to support Bill C-484, the Unborn Victims of Crime Act, which is currently awaiting justice and human rights committee hearings after passing Second Reading in early March. COLF says: “Bill C-484 is a welcome development, because it recognizes, at least in the case of violent assault against the mother, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Apr, 2008 at 13:55 in
Bits n' Pieces, News Bits | Author:
Canada
On March 17, the Liberals won three by-elections and the Conservatives one. Among the new Liberal MPs is former NDP Ontario premier Bob Rae, who brought in the temporary injunction against peaceful pro-life witnessing in 1994 … REAL Women is pleased with changes to the advisory board of the federally funded Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The museum, which has received $1 million from ... (Continue reading)
