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Written on 15 Jun, 2000 at 9:41 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Mary-Lou Bratko
The following letter was printed in The St. Catharines Standard shortly after the March for Life events in Ottawa May 10-11. It is reprinted here with permission.
By Mary-Lou Bratko
The Interim
A week ago today is an anniversary for me - an anniversary of newly acquired knowledge, of newly acquired friends, of a completely new outlook on life.
Last week, I stepped into the Right-To-Life Centre on Geneva St. in St. Catharines hoping to find some information ... (Continue reading)
‘I thought feminists were pro-woman, not angry, hurt people
whose logic I can't understand'
By Cathrina Keet
The Interim
A battle over women's rights was fought at the United Nation Headquarters in New York. My concept of justice, democracy, and reality was shattered during the portion of the Beijing+5 PrepCom which I recently attended.
I expected the United Nations to attack violence against women, hunger, war disease, and a lack of education, water, and medicine. Instead I ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Mar, 2000 at 9:33 in
Euthanasia, Physicians for Life | Author:
Alex Schadenberg
Who gets the last word? New ideas about euthanasia ($10, Canadian Physicians for Life 10150 Gillanders Rd Chilliwack BC V2P 6H4 tel. (604) 794-3772, fax (604) 794-3960, e-mail: info@physiciansfor life.ca)
Review by Alex Schadenberg
The Interim
Canadian Physicians for Life have produced a timely 23-minute video to explain what euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are and to dispel the myths surrounding these issues. Most pro-life groups have yet to become well versed in the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Mar, 2000 at 9:01 in
Abortion, Activism, Equal Rights, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Mike Mastromatteo
But UBC pro-lifers continue free speech fight
By Mike Mastromatteo
The Interim
Pro-life students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are not giving up in their battle to win freedom of expression.
As of late February, students with Lifeline, the UBC pro-life organization, hired lawyer Craig Jones of the BC Civil Liberties Association, to represent them in a lawsuit against the university's Alma Mater Society (AMS). The students claim ... (Continue reading)
By Anna Halpine
The Interim
The North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) held their first meeting in Washington D.C. at the end of January. Represented were many of the pro-life, pro-family youth leaders from across North America, as well as representatives from local and regional organizations. The meeting heralded the beginning of the NAYA, a network of youth groups and organizations in North America, and the North American branch of the World ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Mar, 2000 at 8:53 in
Equal Rights, Issues, Marriage and Family, Politics, Real Women | Author:
Tim Bloedow
Sweeping federal benefits bill grants full common-law status to homosexual couples
By Tim Bloedow
The Interim
By the time you are reading this article, the Liberal government's same-sex benefits bill may well have already passed through the House of Commons, if not the Senate, and into law. As of this writing, the federal government appears to be expediting the bill through the House. The Prime Minister is also reported as having ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Dec, 1999 at 6:33 in
Pro-life Groups | Author:
By David Curtin
The Interim
PRO-LIFE EDUCATION LEADERS LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING UNITY WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE MOVEMENT
"I think it's pretty exciting," says Carroll Rees, a member of the steering committee mandated to propose a new umbrella group for pro-life education groups across the country. "We're fortunate to be given a new opportunity to review what we're doing, to review our structures and start again."
Rees, who is executive director of Action Life Ottawa, seems to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Aug, 1999 at 6:47 in
Paul Tuns, Pro-life Groups | Author:
By Paul Tuns
The Interim
Joins one of only a handful of pro-life groups
world-wide enjoying privileged access
Campaign Life Coalition scored a major victory at the United Nations when it was accredited for non-government organization (NGO) status by the Economic and Social Committee of the UN (ECOSOC).
Anna Halpine, who works for CLC in New York as part of the Coalition for Women, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Jul, 1999 at 9:26 in
Marriage and Family, Pro-life Groups | Author:
By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim
A new Christian activist group is calling for an elected Supreme Court in the wake of what it claims are a number of anti-family legal rulings.
The Concerned Christian Coalition (CCC) said the recent M vs H and Vriend rulings underscore the need for a democratically elected Supreme Court. Those two cases involved spousal benefits and special rights for homosexuals.
The CCC has existed for a number of years in Ontario, but it ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 1999 at 8:16 in
Pro-life Groups | Author:
By Paul Tuns The Interim
In five short years, the National Foundation for Family Research and Education has seen its influence grow slowly, but it hopes that a number of major projects will make it the premier provider of information on the family in the years to come.
The non-profit, non-partisan Calgary-based think-tank is positioning itself to be the most quoted and most recognized source of reliable ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 1999 at 8:16 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
By John MacMullen The Interim
Paul Lee wanders into the Toronto Right to Life office at around 10 a.m. He's a little late, because he spent hours on the phone the night before talking with students across the province of Ontario, assisting them with transportation and logistical planning to get to the next Ontario Students For Life conference in Ottawa.
Today he has to send more registrations, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 1999 at 8:16 in
Crisis pregnancy centres | Author:
By Bill Whatcott The Interim
Ontario's Renfrew County may soon have a crisis pregnancy centre, thanks to the momentum created by the 15th annual Pembroke and Area Lutherans for Life conference last October. A statement of faith has been developed that all the major Christian denominations in the area were able to approve, and a 12-member steering committee is being set up to oversee the organization of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 1999 at 8:16 in
Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
By Doreen Beagan The Interim
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the formal establishment of the pro-life movement in Prince Edward Island. And that calls for a party.
"We are the only province in Canada that does not provide abortion services. It seemed appropriate to mark these years of successful effort in protecting the unborn with a joyous celebration of life and living," said Vince McIntyre, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Mar, 1999 at 7:51 in
Politics, Pro-life Groups | Author:
By Tim Bloedow The Interim
Reform of private members' business may curb government's power to stifle pro-life bills
If they can use the new rules to their advantage, pro-life forces may benefit significantly from recent changes to parliamentary procedures forced upon the government by the Reform Party.
On Nov. 4, 1998, Reform MP Jason Kenney took ... (Continue reading)
