Politics
Written on 1 Apr, 2011 at 19:24 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
As we report on page three, a trio of principled pro-life Conservative MPs, all from British Columbia, recently announced their retirement from federal politics. They were each, to a man, the kind of politician our first editorial calls for: ones “who have the courage of their personal convictions, and who reject the fool’s counsel of compromise.”
While we do not begrudge a well-earned respite from the often crushing demands of a political ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2011 at 7:10 in
Human rights, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
Bill C-389, the so-called bathroom bill that would add “gender identity” and gender expression” to Canada’s human rights and hate crimes laws, looks to be stalled in the Senate. As of press time, there was no sponsor to permit the process to consider the bill to move forward.
The homosexualist newspaper Xtra! Reports that the bill’s House sponsor, Bill Siskay (NDP, Burnaby-Douglas) has been privately criticized for not finding a Senate sponsor. When ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Mar, 2011 at 17:12 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Mark Steyn Special to The Interim As I was leaving Fox News last night, I glanced up at the monitor and caught Juan Williams expressing mystification to Sean Hannity as to why Republicans in Congress were wasting the country’s time on a “little thing” like abortion.
Gee, I dunno. Maybe it’s something to do with a mass murderer in Pennsylvania, or Planned Parenthood clinics facilitating the sex trafficking of minors. From the Office of the District Attorney in Philadelphia (Grand Jury report Investigation of Women’s Medical Society):
Viable ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Feb, 2011 at 17:46 in
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Two days before hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers marched in Washington D.C. during the annual March for Life to mark the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Barack Obama released a statement reaffirming his support for the 1973 Supreme Court decision. He said Roe, “protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters” He added, “I am committed to protecting this constitutional right.”
He repeated his often stated lines ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Feb, 2011 at 19:32 in
Announcements, Features, Paul Tuns, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns A social conservative assessment
Stephen Harper, the Liberals like to tell us, has a hidden agenda. Deep down in his black heart of hearts he wants to ban abortion. Yet, for nearly two decades, Campaign Life Coalition has rated him as “pro-abortion” or “not pro-life,” based on his public statements, CLC questionnaires he returned, and voting record. I’d like to be able to tell you that the truth is somewhere in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Feb, 2011 at 11:02 in
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C-510,or Roxanne’s Law and
C-389 providing special rights to transgendered persons
Click HERE to view the voting record for these two bills. (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2011 at 12:01 in
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Paul Tuns Enshrining special rights for transgender, transsexuals a step closer to law
On Dec. 8, the House of Commons approved C-389 at the report stage by a vote of 143-131. C-389 is Bill Siksay’s (NDP, Burnaby-Douglas) private member’s bill that would enshrine “gender identity” and “gender expression” in the Canada Human Rights Act and hate crime provisions of the Criminal Code, thereby providing special legal rights to people who self-identify as transgender and transsexual. Pro-family groups have dubbed C-389 “the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2011 at 11:43 in
Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
On Dec. 15, the House of Commons voted down C-510, a private member’s bill that would have amended the Criminal Code to add coercing an abortion to its list of offenses. Rod Bruinooge (C, Winnipeg South), who introduced the bill, said it was necessary to ensure that pregnant women did not have to choose between protecting themselves and the children they were carrying. The bill was dubbed Roxanne’s Law after Roxanne Fernando, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Jan, 2011 at 11:25 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Editor’s Note: Interim editor Paul Tuns interviewed Family Coalition Party leader Phil Lees by email on Dec. 17.
The Interim: Tell us a little bit about your background, including your leadership of the Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council?
Phil Lees: As an educator for more than 30 years I worked as a teacher, teacher consultant and curriculum designer, at all levels from elementary to post-secondary. My experience also includes two years at the Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Dec, 2010 at 9:31 in
Abortion Law, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
On Nov. 1, Bill C-510, Rod Bruinooge’s private member’s bill that would outlaw coercive abortion, received second reading before heading to the Justice and Human Rights Committee. During an hour of debate, three Conservative MPs spoke in favour of C-510 while MPs in all four parties criticized the bill and its sponsor.
Bruinooge noted that his bill is also known as Roxanne’s Law, after Roxanne Fernando who will killed by her boyfriend in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Dec, 2010 at 14:06 in
Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
Bill Siksay, the NDP MP for Burnaby-Douglas (the riding once held by his former boss, Svend Robinson, the (in)famous gay activist MP), has picked up where his mentor left off, introducing C-389 last May, a private member’s bill that would add protection for self-identified transgendered individuals by adding vague concepts such as “gender identity” and “gender expression” to the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The homosexualist newspaper Xtra! reported that the bill passed the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Nov, 2010 at 7:43 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Pauline Kosalka
A new parliamentary committee is working to find alternatives to euthanasia or assisted suicide for the dying, disabled, and elderly.
On April 21, a news conference announced the creation of the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC) just hours before Parliament voted down MP Francine Lalonde’s (La Pointe-de-L’Île, BQ) private member’s bill that would have legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada. According to its website, the non-partisan committee is “aimed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Nov, 2010 at 10:09 in
Abortion Law, Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
Amidst the national debate over maternal health and whether it would include abortion this past Spring, Rod Bruinooge, the Conservative MP for Winnipeg South and chair of the Parliamentary Pro-Life Committee had his name picked to be among 30 MPs who would get their private member’s bills considered by the House of Commons. On April 14, he introduced for first reading, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (coercion) (An Act to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Oct, 2010 at 5:39 in
Politics, Society & Culture | Author:
Patrick B. Craine and Paul Tuns
The Ontario government’s equity and inclusive education strategy “represents a violation of parental rights and religious freedom,” according to a trustee candidate for the York Region District School Board who is demanding the strategy be repealed. At the same time, a Catholic trustee in the Toronto Catholic District School Board says he believes the strategy is designed with the aim of “sweeping away our Christian and Catholic values of the family.”
Allan Tam, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Oct, 2010 at 6:41 in
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Analysis Paul Tuns This past Spring, the Conservative government seemed confused about the message, if not its actual plan, when it came to funding abortion and contraception through its maternal health initiative. When the initiative first appeared in the newspapers, it was reported that Bev Oda, the Minister for International Co-operation and Minister Responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency, was being advised by the pro-abortion, pro-population control Action Canada for Population Development. For ... (Continue reading)
