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Abortion mentioned in Canadian election campaign
Earlier today we blogged about Day 10 of the Canadian election campaign and noted that abortion had yet to be mentioned on the campaign trail. Of course, no sooner had we posted that and the Prime Minister was asked about abortion and other social issues. He denied any interest in re-opening the abortion issue if the Conservatives win a majority. Disappointing but predictable. Because the Liberals, NDP, Green and Bloc are so left-wing on social issues, constantly pushing the ... (Continue reading)
Canadian election, day 10
Ten days into the campaign and the Liberals/NDP/Bloc have yet to drop the "hidden agenda" bomb. There is plenty of time for the Coalition Left to use social issues in an attempt to make the Conservatives look scary, but it is far from clear it works (see 2004, 2006, 2008). My own theory is that Liberal fear-mongering on abortion/same-sex marriage drove many New Canadians out of their warm embrace and either to the Tories or away from the ballot box ... (Continue reading)
Canadian election, day 8
In a column on the similarities of the Conservatives and Liberals in terms economics and relation between government and the governed (excessively centrist with elections fought "between the 45-yard lines") Conrad Black notes that the only major difference between the left and right is abortion: The right-left distinction is down to Liberal demands for more daycare and the conditionalizing of foreign aid on aggressive abortion programs, and the Bloc Québécois’ leader’s impeachment of the Roman Catholic Church’s defence of the unborn as the most ... (Continue reading)
Canadian election, Day 7
This Michael Swan article in the Catholic Register implicitly sets up the false dichotomy of moral values vs. social justice. Note that Swan implies pro-lifers are single issue voters. Campaign Life Coalition is ready for the election. As Jim Hughes says, "There is nothing more important than saving life." As Joseph Sobran pointed out years ago, abortion is the ultimate issue, so single-issue mindedness is necessary. But Swan's remarks can be seen as a criticism of CLC. Andrea Mrozek of the Institute ... (Continue reading)
Pro-abortion Amnesty International complains about Canada
Amnesty International released a report today condemning Canada for failing to live up to its reputation (in AI's eyes) as a worldwide leader in human rights promotion. (Full report is available as a PDF here.) Among the complaints in the report is that Ottawa has cut funding for feminist NGOs and that the Harper government's G8 maternal health initiative (the so-called Muskoka Initiative) did not fund abortion. AI offers tepid applause for raising the neglected issue of maternal health ("the Muskoka ... (Continue reading)
Canadian election, Day 6
Seems like day 155. Yesterday all the discussion was about Green Party leader Elizabeth May being excluded from the leader's debate. This, May and her supporters say, is undemocratic because all views should be represented. May told reporters she will ask the uncomfortable questions no one else asks. But if the criteria is that all views be represented and leaders who ask difficult questions must be given a platform, then there is a strong case that Christian Heritage Party leader Jim ... (Continue reading)
Defund Big Abortion
Rep. Mike Pence has an excellent piece at NRO about the need to defund Planned Parenthood. Bottom line: PP does not help women. PP and their media sycophants like to say that defunding Planned Parenthood will jeopardize women's health because it will put at risk the organization's ability to provide, for example, mammograms. Live Action exposed that lie and conclusded that "Planned Parenthood is not a comprehensive health care provider." Just because federal law prevents Washington from funding abortion directly, that does ... (Continue reading)
Pols shouldn’t be scared of moral issues
Rory Leishman's March column is on politicians who duck dealing with moral issues; he's looking specifically at Stephen Harper who stated in a January interview that he would not raise the abortion issue, even if he won a majority. (Indeed, he said of abortion: “I have spent my political career trying to stay out of that issue.”) Of course, as Leishman notes, politicians are all too eager to hide behind activist judges who will make rules about moral issues (abortion, gay marriage) ... (Continue reading)
Canadian election, day 5
Don Hutchinson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada notes that advance polls will fall on Good Friday, but is thankful that at least there won't be voting on Easter Sunday. Hutchinson asks whether any of the politicians consulted a calendar. The obvious concern is that Christians will be focused on their religious obligations (quite rightly) and thus could be disenfranchised. The Toronto Star reports that some churches, which often serve as the locations for advance polls, will have difficulty accommodating ... (Continue reading)
Abortion policy causes Social Security woes
Rick Santorum was merely stating the obvious when he said in a New Hampshire radio interview that over the past 40 years not enough babies were born and therefore there are not enough workers (taxpayers) to support the growing number of retirees collecting Social Security. Abortion and anti-family policies and culture has a direct economic impact on society. This is self-evident and yet it invites scorn. (Continue reading)
Canadian election, day 4
The Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops 2011 Federal Election Guide lists has listed “Respect for life and human dignity: from conception to natural death” as the top issue for Catholics to consider when they cast a ballot. LifeSiteNews.com story here. The United Church of Canada 2011 Federal Election Kit does not mention abortion directly, but does call for funding pro-abortion feminist groups, as well as protection of homosexuals abroad, among the issues Christians should be concerned ... (Continue reading)
Best thing about Canadian election
As Xtra!, the homosexualist newspaper reminds us, Bill C-389, which would add transsexual and transgender to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the hate crimes provisions of the Criminal Code, has died on the Senate Order Paper because the election was called. Interim coverage of C-389 can be found here including voting records of MPs present for the vote in December. (Continue reading)
Abortion is the leading cause of death in Canada
The March issue has a chart and short story showing that abortion is the leading cause of death in Canada. Each year there are about 70,000 cardiovascular deaths and 70,000 cancer deaths, but about 100,000 abortion deaths. Not that Stats Can counts abortion as a cause of death. (Continue reading)
Canadian election, Day 3
Election news relevant to pro-life and pro-family Canadians. In the first policy announcement of the election, the Conservatives are proposing income splitting for families with children un der 18 -- but it won't come into effect until Ottawa balances its budget. Of course, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff doesn't like the plan. Liberal MP Raymonde Folco ( Laval-Les Iles), a pro-abortion feminist, has surprised her party by announcing she won't seek re-election. Folco is known for saying spectatularly pro-abortion ... (Continue reading)
Election 41: Canada goes to the polls
We will have election coverage of the Canadian election throughout the campaign here at TheInterim.com when it comes to the life and family issues. And an American libertarian David Weigel has already implicitly raised the hidden agenda/scary conservative meme: What are the stakes? I will leave it to Canada experts, but an immediate worry I see for small "L" liberals is that a full-on Conservative majority might make it possibly for the country to overturn legal gay marriage. I don't see this happening. ... (Continue reading)
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