Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:18 in
Society & Culture | Author:
Doreen Beagan Atlantic Canada Correspondent
P.E.I. and Nova Scotia were the last two Canadian provinces to prohibit widespread Sunday shopping. P.E.I.’s pharmacies, corner stores and similar small operations have long been permitted to open on Sundays, but large retailers were restricted to the last four weeks before Christmas. Nova Scotia’s beleaguered government abandoned the battle this fall after a court permitted large retailers to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:17 in
Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Theresa Smyth Family and Society Reporter
“Will the shofar be blown in the city and the populace will not tremble?” (Amos 3:6)
When Rabbi Yehuda Levin blows the shofar at Washington’s annual March for Life, he is continuing a two-decade tradition there, initiated by Jews for Morality. And by using a ram’s horn on each anniversary of Roe v. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:09 in
Bioethics, Marriage and Family | Author:
Theresa Smyth Family and Society Reporter
When Margaret Smith discerned her calling to teach the Creighton system of natural family planning, she declared, “If, by becoming a practitioner, I prevent even one abortion, then I’ve done my job.”
Adamantly pro-life, the former palliative care nurse and sometime missionary is now an integral part of the Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Centre ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:03 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Oswald Clark Economics Reporter
Last Fall, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said that his government intends to introduce pension splitting for seniors and that the Conservatives are open to income splitting for couples. The idea is to let couples split their income between them to pay lower taxes as a unit than the higher income earner or pensioner would individually. Presently, Canadians are taxed as individuals and the larger income ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 12:48 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Gudrun Schultz Special to The Interim
On Dec. 14, the Ireland High Court rejected a lesbian couple’s demand to have their Canadian “marriage” recognized in Ireland, in a landmark ruling closely watched by both sides of the international marriage debate. Justice Elizabeth Dunne decided against the claim of Dr. Katherine Zappone and Dr. Anne Louise Gilligan, who had argued that the state and Revenue Commissioners had violated their constitutional rights by refusing ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 11:42 in
Features, Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Analysis by Paul Tuns Interim Editor Did Harper really want to win it or was he playing politics?
On Dec. 7, the Conservative government’s motion to re-open the debate on same-sex “marriage” was defeated in the House of Commons by a vote of 175-123. If you believe the pundits and the politicians, on Dec. 7, Canadians debated the issue of same-sex “marriage” for the last ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 11:10 in
Columnist, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman
Notwithstanding the decision by most members of Parliament on Dec. 7 to refuse even to reconsider the abolition of the traditional definition of marriage in Canadian law, this issue is not closed. And it never will be closed, until the great majority of our MPs and judges recognize that they have no more power to change the fundamental nature of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Aug, 1993 at 13:01 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Fr. Ted COLLETON What prompted me to write this column on fathers was a very insightful pamphlet called “10 Ways to Be a Better Father” by Crawford W. Loritts.
The first point Loritts makes is the importance of how the husband treats his wife. The most important area of life for which you prepare your children is marriage and family living and their best preparation is to live wit a dad who loves and respects their mum.
The next point is the importance of being ... (Continue reading)
Written on 2 Jul, 1993 at 8:36 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Sabina McLuhan It has often been observed that television forced the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. People who saw the appalling scenes in their living rooms night after night finally said “Enough,” and forced the politicians into action. I seldom see the evening news, so I have no idea what the film from the war in Eastern Europe has shown.
Even though I read the newspapers, shuddered at the reports of the thousands of women and children raped and tortured, and felt ... (Continue reading)
