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Written on 16 Jan, 2008 at 16:03 in
Physicians for Life | Author:
Megan Middleton
Medical students attend Physicans for Life event in Toronto
Canadian Physicians for Life recently sponsored 56 medical students and interns to attend the organization’s fourth pro-life forum in five years. The students, representing 11 Canadian universities, came to Toronto for the three-day event, held in conjunction with the International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide that was hosted by ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Jul, 2007 at 13:03 in
Crisis pregnancy centres | Author:
Jonathan Castellino The Interim
Following up on the promotional piece in June’s issue, entitled, “Personal miracle spawns Aid to Women benefit,” I was able to attend the Ben Navaee Gallery’s show in support of Toronto’s Aid to Women, which ran June 1-11. To recap, Ben, the curator and artist whose work was on display, and his partner Lenka encountered Ann Wilson and Aid to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2007 at 11:09 in
Events, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Jonathan Castellino The Interim The Ben Navaee Gallery will be hosting a show in support of Toronto’s Aid to Women from June 1-11. The story at the source of the inspiration behind this show involves the gallery’s curator, Ben Navaee, and his partner, Lenka. Like so many stories involving Aid to Women, Ben and Lenka’s is one of love, understanding, compassion and most of all, serendipity. Initially, Ben was prepared ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 May, 2007 at 8:51 in
Real Women | Author:
Pete Vere Senior Reporter
“Being a pro-lifer in the Northwest Territories is a unique experience,” Linda Wood tells The Interim. “You have easy access to the powers-that-be. For example, I’ve gone for coffee with our previous minister of health and shared some of my concerns as a REAL Woman and pro-life activist.”... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Apr, 2007 at 12:05 in
Human rights, Real Women | Author:
C. Gwendolyn Landolt The Interim
The definitive decision on the abortion issue under the Charter of Rights was the Morgentaler case, handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada in January 1988. In that decision, the Supreme Court struck down the abortion provision (Section 251) of the Criminal Code, which prohibited abortions except when necessary to safeguard a woman’s “life or health” and after approval by a hospital abortion committee. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:28 in
Marriage and Family, Real Women | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor Perhaps not surprisingly, the entity that oversees the conduct of judges in Canada – which, remarkably, is itself made up exclusively of judges – has ruled that Ontario’s chief justice did not act improperly in two matters: when he legalized so-called same-sex marriage in his province in 2003, despite the fact his daughter was involved in a same-sex relationship at the time, and when he partied ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2007 at 13:08 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters Youth Issues Correspondent
There’s a great initiative underway that involves students, raising money, the National March For Life and dancing! In December, Kerriann Miller and Robin Mendonca were the head organizers for the second annual Dance for Life in southwestern Ontario. They were helped by their committee of Mitch Gunnarson, Stephanie Hoffbauer, Tracey Mendonca and Karynn Scott.
It is estimated that this year’s dance was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2007 at 13:06 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters Youth Issues Correspondent On Jan. 9, the Carleton University Students Association voted in favour of granting the campus pro-life group, Carleton LifeLine, club status. This came after much controversy and concern from a motion put forward and accepted by CUSA in December, that seemed to make it impossible for any group opposed to abortion to attain official club status. LifeLine threatened legal action and both the university and students ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2007 at 13:00 in
Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism | Author:
Theresa Matters Youth Issues Correspondent
Capilano College is found in beautiful North Vancouver and is the academic home of over 7,200 students. They are represented by the Capilano Students Union -- or, at least some of them are. The CSU, “an autonomous democratic organization” and member of the Canadian Federation of Students, is “dedicated to advancing student interests and working towards achieving a high-quality education system ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2006 at 9:47 in
Crisis pregnancy centres, Pro-Life | Author:
Grace Petrasek At Christmas time, good things happen at Aid to Women in downtown Toronto. Last Christmas, a friend who was “moving and downsizing” donated beautiful Christmas decorations. “They were gone in no time,” recalls Ann Wilson, director of Aid to Women. One month before Christmas, another friend sent word that a certain lady wanted to donate gifts to a dozen or so women on Aid to Women’s support list — ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:05 in
Activism, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
Numerous professions have formed specialized groups to address the pro-life struggle within their respective spheres of influence – Physicians for Life perhaps most prominently comes to mind – but one area that still needs to be focused on is the realm of teaching. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 7:32 in
Equal Rights, Real Women | Author:
Status of Women, Canada’s federal agency promoting feminism in Parliament for over 30 years, is under scrutiny and fighting back, all at taxpayers’ expense, says REAL Women of Canada, a national pro-marriage, pro-family women’s rights organization. Status of Women, established by the Trudeau Liberals in 1973 to promote “gender equity” in Canadian politics, has engineered a “counter offensive” ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jul, 2006 at 11:30 in
Activism, Post-abortion and Health Care, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Natalie Hudson
The Interim
A Toronto pro-life group is launching a billboard campaign to speak directly to women who regret their abortions.
In an effort to bring about greater awareness of the abortion issue and its terrible consequences on women, their children ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 May, 2006 at 9:03 in
Activism, Crisis pregnancy centres | Author:
Grace Petrasek
Six years ago, Peter Ryan, his wife Suzie and their seven daughters drove across Canada in the family van from Vancouver (where he gave up an executive pro-life position) to his hometown of Fredericton. Because he had heard that a Morgentaler abortuary was opening in his traditionally pro-life province of New Brunswick, he decided with quiet reserve to do something ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 May, 2006 at 8:41 in
Politics, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Pete Vere
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization that calls itself the "right arm of the church." The organization boast 1.7 million members worldwide and nearly a quarter-million members in Canada. About 57,000 of these members belong to one of 500 local Ontario councils.
The Knights are pro-life and pro-family. Each year, they donate thousands ... (Continue reading)
