Politics
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 11:03 in
Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
In September, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party chose socially liberal John Tory over two self-described pro-lifers, to be its new leader. But small-c conservatives say that Tory's social liberalism and unimpressive track record could be liabilities in Ontario's October 2007 provincial election.
Tory narrowly defeated former finance minister and Whitby-Ajax MPP Jim Flaherty 54 per cent to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 10:19 in
Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
George W. Bush
Because family and work are sources of stability and dignity, I support welfare reform that strengthens family and requires work. Because a caring society will value its weakest members, we must make a place for the unborn child. Because - because religious charities provide a safety net of mercy and compassion, our government must never discriminate against them. Because the union of a man and woman ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 10:18 in
Abortion, Abortion Law, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
The Interim
On Nov. 2, Americans will go to the polls to elect a president, 435 representatives and one-third of the Senate, not to mention thousands of state and local level politicians. With fewer than 30 Congressional races considered close and only a dozen Senate races being seriously contested, most of the attention is on the presidential race. This is especially true for pro-life and pro-family voters as the stakes have ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 10:14 in
Human rights, Politics, Rory Leishman, Sex Education | Author:
Rory Leishman
The Interim
Prime Minister Paul Martin could hardly have made two worse appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada than Madam Justice Rosalie Abella and Madam Justice Louise Charron. As judges on the Ontario Court of Appeal, this pair of judicial activists has demonstrated supreme contempt for both democracy and the rule of law.
Consider Abella's ruling in R. v. C.M., 1995 OCA - a case dealing with consensual anal intercourse over a three-year period between a man ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 10:10 in
Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Peter Stock
The Interim
Politics and ideology swayed selections, suggests senior journalist
In response to Prime Minister Paul Martin's call to close the "democratic deficit," Liberal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler introduced parliamentary hearings into the appointments of the two newest justices of the Supreme Court.
Canada's mainstream and supposedly objective media, drawing its story line directly from Liberal party talking points once again, reported in late August ... (Continue reading)
Joseph Goebbels famously said that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will begin to believe it. When it comes to the media narrative of the 2004 federal election, it has been repeated so often that despite obvious errors of fact and interpretation, it has become a truism that social conservatives cost the Conservative party its chance to form the government.
Blame for the Conservatives' disappointing showing of 99 seats is often placed squarely on ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Oct, 2004 at 9:37 in
Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Rev. Tristan Emmanuel
The Interim
Rule #2: Losers Pay
In almost every case cited last month, the money that allowed lawyers and judges to re-write Canada's social rubric, divine the intent of the original authors and thumb their noses at social conservatives, came from, you guessed it, the Canadian taxpayer. Of course the official line is that the money came from our civil government - but everybody knows that government doesn't ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Sep, 2004 at 8:28 in
Politics, Religion | Author:
LifeSite Daily News
The legal counsel for both the Catholic church in Canada and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada were asked to be present at a meeting with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency in early March. Janet Buckingham, legal counsel for the EFC, and Jennifer Leddy, legal counsel for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, were warned by revenue officials that should their churches have become involved in "partisan" political activity during the then-upcoming ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Sep, 2004 at 7:59 in
Abortion, Editorials, Politics | Author:
On the day that Paul Martin announced former NDP British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh would be the new federal Health Minister, Dosanjh announced he would not tolerate private healthcare in Canada as he examines ways to improve the health system. "What we need to do is stem the tide of privatization in Canada and expand public delivery of healthcare, so that we have a stronger healthcare system for all Canadians."
Not long ago, however, Dosanjh was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 10:19 in
Columnist, Frank Kennedy, Politics | Author:
Frank Kennedy
Queen's Park
I had another one of my horrific dreams recently. It ranged somewhere in between a nightmare and watching a reality show.
There were the headlines in the Toronto Star: "HARPER WINS IN LANDSLIDE - ONLY PRO-LIFE LIBERALS SURVIVE." "MARTIN LOSES SAFE LIBERAL SEAT AND RESIGNS AS LEADER OF LIBERAL PARTY." "CONSERVATIVES TAKE ALL WESTERN SEATS - DEFEATED NDP LEADER JACK LAYTON SAYS HE WILL WRITE A BOOK ON HISTORY OF LOST CAUSES." "NDP ELECTS ENOUGH MEMBERS ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 10:16 in
Columnist, Politics | Author:
Luc Gagnon
La Belle Province
The most significant outcome in Quebec of the 2004 federal election is, unfortunately, the easy victory of the Bloc Quebecois. It had an important impact on the general outcome in Canada since it determined a minority government for the Liberal Party. In December, Paul Martin was expecting to get more than 50 Quebec seats but on election day his party got just 21 seats compared to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 9:48 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Jim Barnes
"That such a slave as this should wear a sword,
Who wears no honesty. Such smiling rogues as these,
Like rats, oft bite the holy cords a-twain
Which are t'intrinse t'unloose; smooth every passion
That in the nature of their lords rebel,
Being oil to fire, snow to the colder moods;
(Renege,) affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks
With every gale and vary of their masters,
Knowing nought (like dogs) but following.
A plague upon your epileptic visage!"
(Shakespeare's King Lear: II, ii, ll ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 9:46 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Peter Stock
There is a revolution happening in Canadian federal politics. It first became apparent in 1997, but gathered momentum with the 2004 election. A new generation of socially conservative politicians are finding their way into the House of Commons.
Five years ago, Pierre Pollievre was only part way through his international relations degree at the University of Calgary. An essay he wrote at the time won him a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 9:44 in
Politics, Pro-Life | Author:
Jim Hughes
In recent weeks, I have talked to dozens of people (many of them pro-life Conservatives) who are gloomy about the election results of June 28. In some ways, I don't blame them. It was a long, uninspiring election campaign. There were politicians and media who used abortion as an ugly wedge issue, attempting to scare and divide Canadians. (Pro-life Liberals were especially unhappy with ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Aug, 2004 at 9:35 in
Politics | Author:
On July 8, a front-page National Post story reported that there was a leak from the first Conservative party caucus meeting since the election. It claimed that party leader Stephen Harper was vowing to move the party to "the centre."
There are reasons to believe that the report is untrue. MPs to whom The Interim, LifeSite Daily News and Campaign Life Coalition have spoken say there was no ... (Continue reading)
