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Written on 6 May, 2013 at 9:56 in
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Interim Staff Michael Izzotti
On March 21, Mike Izzotti, a former vice president Pharmacists For Life International and a founder of its Canadian branch, passed away at Hamilton General Hospital at the age of 55. He had multiple sclerosis, but a cause of death has not been released.
Izzotti founded Pharmacists For Life International (Canada) in 1992, and served as coordinator for central Canada before becoming the organization’s president until 2011. He ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Dec, 2012 at 10:53 in
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Pauline Kosalka The new building that houses Right to Life Kent.
A pro-life organization in Chatham in southwestern Ontario has roared back to life after its office was destroyed by a fire. Right to Life Kent, forced to rejuvenate itself, has now moved into its own building and provides more services geared towards women in need and youth outreach, and its number of clients and participants is growing.
On March 10, 2011, Right to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Dec, 2012 at 9:47 in
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Paul Tuns Carleton pro-life student Ruth Lobo was arrested in 2010.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has released its 2012 Campus Freedom Index which measures and rates the state of free speech at Canadian universities and gives 28 F grades and just three As. The JCCF’s Index, and an accompanying longer report, The State of Campus Free Speech in 2012, examines 35 universities and student unions across Canada to measure both ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Nov, 2012 at 9:48 in
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Interim Staff Genevieve Umeh (right) and Joann Rajanayagam (left) of McMaster Lifeline receive the pro-life club award from Dan Di Rocco, representing The Interim and Niagara Region RTL.
For the past 15 years the National Campus Life Network CLN Symposium has been bringing together university students from across Canada for a weekend featuring speakers to provide information and knowledge to equip them to bring the pro-life message to their university campus. This year’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Nov, 2012 at 9:08 in
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Interim Staff For the past 15 years the National Campus Life Network CLN Symposium has been bringing together university students from across Canada for a weekend featuring speakers to provide information and knowledge to equip them to bring the pro-life message to their university campus. This year’s symposium – the organization’s 15th – was held at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, Sept. 28-30.
Theresa Gilbert, NCLN’s president, told The Interim “The symposiumm, in 1997, was actually the birthplace of the National Campus Life ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Aug, 2012 at 7:56 in
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Pauline Kosalka CNN singled out LifeSiteNews over its criticism of Melinda Gates’ funding for contraceptives.
“Responding to simmering controversy among Catholic bloggers about her new birth control program, Melinda Gates – a practising Catholic – said she will not shrink from her role as an advocate for poor women,” CNN stated. “One blog in particular, LifeSiteNews.com, has frequently published diatribes against Gates, calling into question her faith, and calling her plan a ‘blatant attack on Catholic sexual morality’,” the news agency wrote a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jun, 2012 at 10:16 in
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Paul Tuns Two recent events brought the pro-life message to hundreds of Toronto area high school students, educating students to become conversant on the issue of abortion and inspiring them to become more involved in the issue.
Toronto Right to Life Association joined the University of Toronto Students for Life, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, and Student Life Link to host the Respect for Life Student Leadership Conference for Toronto-area Catholic high school students ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Feb, 2012 at 11:14 in
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Patrick C. Craine Special to The Interim After denying a pro-life group official club status in 2010, Carleton University’s student union is proposing a referendum to ban pro-life groups from the campus altogether.
The question asks: “Are you in favour of banning groups such as Lifeline, the Genocide Awareness Project, Campaign for Life Coalition and other organizations that use inaccurate information and violent images to discourage women from exploring all options in the event of pregnancy from Carleton University?”
The question was proposed by Shelly Melanson, a former National ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Nov, 2011 at 8:19 in
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Peter Baklinski Special to The Interim Since its inception in 1980, Peterborough Pro-Life has never swerved from what it considers its primary duty: publicly witnessing to the dignity and sanctity of a baby’s human life inside the mother’s womb. On Oct. 12, LifeSiteNews sat down with Paul Morgan and Ali van der Vegt, who recounted what the group had accomplished in 31 years of existence.
Morgan, a former president of the PPL, said the association, “was formed to fight ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Dec, 2010 at 9:03 in
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Carleton Lifeline has been a certified campus club since 2006. That all changed on Nov. 15 when the club announced via press release that the Carleton University Student Association had decided to not give Lifeline status this year. CUSA has taken issue with section 3.2 in the club’s constitution, which states: “Carleton Lifeline believes in the equal rights of the unborn and firmly believes that abortion is a moral and legal wrong, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Sep, 2010 at 18:50 in
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Theresa Gilbert Pro-life has ‘invaded’ my life: UC’s Alanna Campbell
As the school year begins, many pro-lifers might be wondering what will happen next at the University of Calgary and the campus pro-life club, Campus Pro-Life. Alanna Campbell is the president of the club and ready to take on whatever the year brings. She is only 21 years old and starting her fourth and final year completing a double degree program to earn ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Sep, 2010 at 18:34 in
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Theresa Gilbert Pro-life activism in high schools in Canada is essential. According to Statistics Canada just over 16 per cent of abortions were performed on girls aged 15-19 in 2006. That works out to be 15,217 abortions for girls in their teens. Meanwhile, 15,731 girls in the same age group became pregnant and either had their baby or suffered a miscarriage. Most of these girls are in our high schools and need to know there is support for both them and their ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 13:43 in
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Paul Tuns Editor
Editor’s Note: Paul Tuns, editor of The Interim, interviewed John Carpay, former executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation and who continues to represent the students involved with Campus Pro-life at the University of Calgary, about the case and freedom of speech on campus for pro-life groups in general.
The Interim: How did you get involved with the Campus Pro-life students at the University of Calgary? Why is it important for them ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Jul, 2010 at 14:04 in
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At least a dozen Canadian youth have been scheduled to take part in at least a portion of the Crossroads walk from Vancouver to Ottawa, the third time since 2007 the pro-life youth group has provided the travelling pro-life witness in Canada.
Crossroads was founded in 1994 by Steve Sanborn, a student at Franciscan University of Steubenville, as a response to Pope John Paul II’s call for all to take a more ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Jun, 2010 at 14:07 in
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Cameron Wilson Special to The Interim Editor’s Note: Cameron Wilson, a student at the University of Calgary, gave this speech to the media on April 19, read on behalf of the team of pro-life students who were charged with non-academic misconduct for displaying the Genocide Awareness Project on campus.
We of Campus Pro-Life have been told countless upon countless occasions that the Genocide Awareness Project, and the pictures contained therein, are offensive and hurtful to look at. But if an action is too terrible to look at, ... (Continue reading)
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