Articles Tagged ‘Editorial’
Written on 17 Apr, 2013 at 16:14 in
Editorials, Politics | Author:
On March 13, a Member of Parliament visited the University of Waterloo to make an address to a group of students. In the middle of his speech, this elected representative was interrupted by a handful of protesters, one of whom was not even a student at the university. But campus police did not intervene during this disruption, so the speech was cancelled and the audience dispersed. The university ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Apr, 2013 at 16:10 in
Abortion Law, Editorials | Author:
Some nine months after our in-depth examination of the issue of gestational limits to abortion, we continue to receive correspondence on the issue. We don’t want to beat a dead horse because our position is well-known: aside from the semantic and philosophical arguments for or against gestational or other time limits on abortion, The Interim does not think this flawed incremental approach works. That is, by the standard of our critics – pragmatism – gestational limits fail.
We have no illusion ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Mar, 2013 at 12:02 in
Editorials, Religion | Author:
In an interview given 10 years ago, the then-Cardinal Ratzinger was asked about the possibility of his retiring from his position at the Vatican: “Yes, I had the desire to retire in 1991, 1996, 2001, because I had the idea I could write some books and return to my studies.” He then added, by way of explanation: “But, on the other hand, seeing the suffering Pope, I cannot say to the Pope, ‘I will retire, I will write my books.’ ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Mar, 2013 at 11:56 in
Columnist, Paul Tuns | Author:
Paul Tuns
As noted in our editorial on the opposite page, we are marking 30 years of publishing The Interim this month. I have had the privilege of writing and serving on the editorial board of this paper for 15 years, and as editor for almost 12 years. I consider it an incredible honour to be able to use my journalistic talents to further the pro-life cause and to serve the pro-life ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Feb, 2013 at 19:14 in
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During the most recent presidential election cycle, the American electorate was scandalized. Statements made by two Republican senatorial candidates about their opposition to abortion in cases involving rape occasioned an avalanche of outrage with condemnations, recriminations, and death threats following swiftly upon each of their remarks. In a famously divided political climate, unity suddenly, somehow appeared. This curious event allows us to pose the question: what is a scandal?
From a certain distance, each instance of scandal has the same structure: ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Feb, 2013 at 19:09 in
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Due to the slow progress in the country’s reconstruction, last month International Development Minister Julian Fantino announced that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) would stop funding new development projects in Haiti, which is still recovering from 2010’s devastating earthquake. We are not qualified to judge whether or not $50 million in Canadian aid to Haiti was spent wisely, but we do know that whatever the problems there are in Haiti’s reconstruction pale in comparison to the indefensible use of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Jan, 2013 at 9:32 in
Editorials | Author:
Behind every legal fiction lies an ugly, brutal fact. The incoherent contradiction in Canadian law which maintains that life only begins at birth has allowed the silent slaughter of an untold number of nascent human lives; and, thus, for more than 40 years, unborn children in Canada have been extinguished behind the thin screen of a preposterous pretense. This contradiction has resulted in a predictable but unsustainable situation: like a virulent and dangerous contagion, the attitude towards human life that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Jan, 2013 at 9:31 in
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In 2012, the conservative MP for Kitchener Centre, Stephen Woodworth, filed a modest motion proposing a re-examination of Canada’s seventeenth-century definition of human personhood in light of 21st century scientific knowledge. His motion proposed no new laws and merely recognized the fact that a 400-year-old notion of prenatal life might be a little out of date. Predictably, however, this sensible measure met with the breathless indignation and spluttering condemnation of pro-abortion pundits and opposition politicians alike. But precisely by opposing ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Dec, 2012 at 11:28 in
Editorials | Author:
Last month the death of 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar became international news. Halappanavar died in Ireland, the story goes, because she was not able to obtain a legal abortion. The story was reported around the world, with three Toronto papers featuring it prominently within their first three pages.
On Oct. 21, Halappanavar believing she suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks sought to have her child removed. Doctors at University Hospital in Galway discovered the child’s heartbeat, so they would not kill or ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Nov, 2012 at 9:08 in
Editorials, Religious Education | Author:
The cross, among other things, is a reminder of Christianity’s relationship with the state. An ancient method of execution with all the charm of the electric chair, crucifixion was a form of capital punishment deemed too degrading for a Roman citizen to endure, fit only for rebels and slaves who needed to be visibly crushed under the imperial heel. Before the cross became a symbol of Christ’s victory, it was first a symbol of the state: its victory, its pride, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 May, 2012 at 6:07 in
Editorials | Author:
The Alberta Tories’ 41-year reign appeared to be coming to an end with the April 24 election (held after we went to press). The upstart and more conservative Wildrose Party was leading in the polls. While Wildrose is not a pro-life party, it did have numerous socially conservative candidates run under its banner. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith ran for the leadership in 2009 as a libertarian, but has presided over a true big-tent party. She has vowed to scrap the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Mar, 2012 at 5:30 in
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Two recent events south of the border illustrate the importance and centrality of life issues in the political sphere: the Obama administration mandated that all employers cover contraception in insurance plans and the Komen Foundation for a Cure, which raises money to fight breast cancer, was bullied into reversing its decision to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood. Both stories demonstrate the power of the abortion industry and the willingness of their allies in politics, business, and the media to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2011 at 7:50 in
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In early October, the long-time pro-life and pro-family activist Bill Whatcott got his proverbial day in court. Whatcott, who had been brought before the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal in 2006 over his practice of distributing flyers about the dangers of abortion and homosexuality, was ordered to pay a $17,500 fine and to cease publicly spreading his beliefs about homosexuality. Whatcott’s case has now wended its way to the highest court of the land, and a decision in the case is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Oct, 2011 at 17:58 in
Announcements, Editorials, Features, Society & Culture | Author:
In an age of instant information, the lack of widely-known facts about abortion is scandalous. To be sure, the mini-industry surrounding the brutal practice of prenatal infanticide is hardly transparent, but the real dearth of clear information about abortion proceeds from the public’s incorrigible lack of curiosity. It is not that such information is unattainable; instead, it is simply unwanted. While corrupt nations can now be brought down by embarrassing revelations ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jul, 2011 at 8:47 in
Editorials | Author:
From the election-time boogeyman of the “hidden agenda” to novels like The Handmaid’s Tale, the left-wing of the Canadian imagination preoccupies itself with the production of alarmist prophecies. Self-anointed seers repeat a ritual unmasking of supposed culturally conservative conspiracies, and expose the concealed seeds of a coming Christian despotism. This nightmare scenario is like the paranoid fantasy of a patient who is actually sick. Something is rotten in the state of Canada, but it is not a rising tide of ... (Continue reading)
