Articles Tagged ‘March for Life’
Written on 8 May, 2013 at 11:04 in
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Interim Staff Tomorrow marks the 43rd anniversary of the legalization of abortion and pro-lifers march in Ottawa (and most provincial capitals) to mark the day and call for justice for the unborn. Details for the National March for Life are available at the Campaign Life Coalition website (note: there is a candlelight vigil in Ottawa tonight at dusk at the Canadian Human Rights Monument). Information for most of the regional marches is available in CLC's April newsletter; contact your ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Apr, 2013 at 10:27 in
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Interim Staff The National March for Life in Ottawa and many of the regional marches for life take place on May 9. Start a tweet countdown if you are on Twitter. And as the National Campus Life Network says on Facebook, on Thursday May 9, whether you are at the National March for Life in the nation's capital, one of the marches in the provincial capitals across Canada (excluding Toronto and Quebec City), or at home/work on that day, "Show your ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Apr, 2013 at 12:12 in
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Paul Tuns It is just over a month until the National March for Life in Ottawa (May 9). The theme this year is gendercide. The Interim and LifeSiteNews.com have both ran promotional stories. In light of the political maneuvering that took place in recent weeks to scuttle Mark Warawa's private member's motion (M408) and the political fallout, it might seem that a rally and march tied to the issue of a motion deemed non-votable is less relevant, but in fact ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Feb, 2013 at 19:01 in
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Interim Staff With the start of a new year, pro-lifers can begin looking forward to the National March for Life on Parliament Hill on May 9. Wanda Hartlin, of Campaign Life Coalition Ottawa, told The Interim that people should go to the March for Life “because unborn children in Canada have no rights,” and “we have to remind our government that life begins at conception.” Hartlin explains, “everyone deserves the right to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Feb, 2013 at 10:21 in
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Paul Tuns Jan. 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a raw act of judicial imperialism that took the abortion issue out of the democratic realm and away from states, and ruled that abortion would be legal in all of the United States. The decision reverberates four decades later, affecting abortion policy, electoral politics, and the lives of millions of people touched by abortion.
In the 1960s, many states began liberalizing their abortion ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jun, 2012 at 9:45 in
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Interim Staff Several provinces broke records for their march for life events held on or near the same day as the National March for Life, but regardless of the numbers in attendance, pro-life groups are excited about the marches as a way to inform and inspire young people to pro-life activism and as a witness to the injustice of abortion for both the public and elected officials.
In eight provincial marches for life – Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Jun, 2012 at 8:14 in
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Editor’s Note: These are the prepared remarks for MP Stella Ambler’s (Conservative, Mississauga South) address at the National March for Life May 10.
Thank you for marching for life. For the babies whose lives were ended prematurely and for babies yet to be born. And, for their mothers.
I am a mother. Being my son’s and my daughter’s mom has been the most challenging, joy-giving, and, yes, occasionally frustrating, responsibility that I have ever ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Jun, 2012 at 8:16 in
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Don Hutchinson Activate blog HERE
Editor’s Note: Don Hutchinson is vice president and general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. This is the prayer he offered on May 10 at the National March for Life on Parliament Hill.
Father, we stand together in awe and wonder at the miracle of life. Science may speculate about the origins of life, but only You can create. We gather together on this day to express our wonder at the miracle of all ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2012 at 13:11 in
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Paul Tuns Every year since it started in 1997, the National March for Life has grown. In the past three years, it has nearly doubled, from just over 10,000 to 19,500. Organizers say next year, for the first time, they could smash through the 20,000 ceiling and some youth said afterward they want to see 25,000 people on the Hill next year. Yet, Campaign Life Coalition national president Jim Hughes said it is ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Apr, 2012 at 8:03 in
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Interim Staff At the Youth Banquet during the National March for Life, young people will have the opportunity to listen to keynote speaker Rev. Patrick Mahoney, a prominent member of the American pro-life movement. Rev. Mahoney is the president of the Christian Defense Coalition, a national ministry challenging Christians to live out their faith in the public square. Rev. Mahoney is an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, as well as a Christian ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Apr, 2012 at 7:54 in
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Interim Staff The National March for Life in Ottawa is always an excellent opportunity to listen to distinguished pro-life speakers. This year Steven Mosher, the president of the Population Research Institute (PRI), will be the keynote speaker at the Rose Dinner on May 10. He will also give an address on the steps of Parliament Hill before the March earlier that day and he will lead one of the workshops for students at the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Feb, 2012 at 7:54 in
Events | Author:
Interim Staff
Despite forecasts of rain, the U.S. pro-life movement came out in force on Jan. 23, the day after the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, to protest the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion-on-demand and urge politicians to enact protection for the unborn.
While the media generally reported that “thousands” took part in the March for Life in downtown Washington D.C., online reports by people who have attended in the past estimate that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jul, 2011 at 18:01 in
Events | Author:
Interim Staff
In addition to more than 15,000 Canadians who took part in the National March for Life in Ottawa on May 12, over 3000 more participated in provincial marches for life held across the country on the same day, in solidarity with the one taking place in the nation’s capital.
Local marches were held in the provincial capitals.
LifeSiteNews.com reported that many provinces set attendance records and that organizers saw an increase in the number ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Jun, 2011 at 11:35 in
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More than 15,000 Canadian pro-lifers took part in the National March for Life in Ottawa, addressed by MPs and numerous pro-life and religious leaders addressed the crowd. And this year, something different happened: the media covered it.
Campaign Life Coalition organizes the annual march to mark the day in 1969 when Pierre Trudeau’s Omnibus bill broadened the abortion law and effectively legalized abortion-on-demand. The theme of the first march in 1998 was ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Mar, 2011 at 12:26 in
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Halton Pro-life is arranging an overnight bus trip to Ottawa leaving Burlington
at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday May 12, and returning to Burlington May 13th - For
details Click HERE
Please click HERE for the bus schedule for May 12 and the March for Life page
We look forward to seeing everyone at the National March for May 12th, 2011
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