Articles Tagged ‘Politics’
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Written on 24 Apr, 2011 at 11:58 in
Columnist, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman
While campaigning for president in 2008, Barack Obama repeatedly stated his opposition to same-sex marriage. That, to say the least, was a deception.
While purporting to uphold traditional marriage as the union of a man and a woman, Obama said he would vote to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), a statute signed into law by former President
Bill Clinton that allows any state to refuse to recognize the legality of a so-called ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Apr, 2011 at 11:50 in
Columnist, Frank Kennedy | Author:
Frank Kennedy I heard from Premier McGuinty’s office that they were looking for help in the forthcoming provincial election and I was in a “must go to” folder. I was more shocked than surprised to hear from them because my Interim column back last November. “The Real McGuinty,” in which I said: “go, Mr. McGuinty! Take your pagan agenda with you.” This was certainly not a Christmas greeting.
I said aloud: “wow. Talk about ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Apr, 2011 at 12:35 in
Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
In one weekend in mid-March, three veteran pro-life federal politicians announced the would not run for re-election, two of them cabinet ministers.
On March 12 and 13, Stockwell Day, Chuck Strahl, and John Cummins all announced that they would not run for re-election whenever it is held.
Day, president of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced that after 25 years in elected politics, he would ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Apr, 2011 at 19:24 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
As we report on page three, a trio of principled pro-life Conservative MPs, all from British Columbia, recently announced their retirement from federal politics. They were each, to a man, the kind of politician our first editorial calls for: ones “who have the courage of their personal convictions, and who reject the fool’s counsel of compromise.”
While we do not begrudge a well-earned respite from the often crushing demands of a political ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Mar, 2011 at 17:12 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Mark Steyn Special to The Interim As I was leaving Fox News last night, I glanced up at the monitor and caught Juan Williams expressing mystification to Sean Hannity as to why Republicans in Congress were wasting the country’s time on a “little thing” like abortion.
Gee, I dunno. Maybe it’s something to do with a mass murderer in Pennsylvania, or Planned Parenthood clinics facilitating the sex trafficking of minors. From the Office of the District Attorney in Philadelphia (Grand Jury report Investigation of Women’s Medical Society):
Viable ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Feb, 2011 at 18:15 in
Bioethics, Marriage and Family | Author:
Paul Tuns
By as split 4-4-1 advisory decision, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a 2008 Quebec Court of Appeal decision that found some of the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act intruded on province’s jurisdiction over health. Pro-life and faith groups condemned the decision because it gave provinces control of the creation, destruction and manipulation of human embryos.
The Supreme Court upheld in part the Quebec government’s constitutional challenge against the 2004 Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRA), ruling that key sections intrude on ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Feb, 2011 at 17:46 in
Politics | Author:
Two days before hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers marched in Washington D.C. during the annual March for Life to mark the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Barack Obama released a statement reaffirming his support for the 1973 Supreme Court decision. He said Roe, “protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters” He added, “I am committed to protecting this constitutional right.”
He repeated his often stated lines ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Feb, 2011 at 19:32 in
Announcements, Features, Paul Tuns, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns A social conservative assessment
Stephen Harper, the Liberals like to tell us, has a hidden agenda. Deep down in his black heart of hearts he wants to ban abortion. Yet, for nearly two decades, Campaign Life Coalition has rated him as “pro-abortion” or “not pro-life,” based on his public statements, CLC questionnaires he returned, and voting record. I’d like to be able to tell you that the truth is somewhere in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Feb, 2011 at 11:02 in
Politics | Author:
C-510,or Roxanne’s Law and
C-389 providing special rights to transgendered persons
Click HERE to view the voting record for these two bills. (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2011 at 11:43 in
Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
On Dec. 15, the House of Commons voted down C-510, a private member’s bill that would have amended the Criminal Code to add coercing an abortion to its list of offenses. Rod Bruinooge (C, Winnipeg South), who introduced the bill, said it was necessary to ensure that pregnant women did not have to choose between protecting themselves and the children they were carrying. The bill was dubbed Roxanne’s Law after Roxanne Fernando, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Jan, 2011 at 11:25 in
Announcements, Features, Politics | Author:
Editor’s Note: Interim editor Paul Tuns interviewed Family Coalition Party leader Phil Lees by email on Dec. 17.
The Interim: Tell us a little bit about your background, including your leadership of the Hamilton-Wentworth Family Action Council?
Phil Lees: As an educator for more than 30 years I worked as a teacher, teacher consultant and curriculum designer, at all levels from elementary to post-secondary. My experience also includes two years at the Ontario ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Dec, 2010 at 9:31 in
Abortion Law, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
On Nov. 1, Bill C-510, Rod Bruinooge’s private member’s bill that would outlaw coercive abortion, received second reading before heading to the Justice and Human Rights Committee. During an hour of debate, three Conservative MPs spoke in favour of C-510 while MPs in all four parties criticized the bill and its sponsor.
Bruinooge noted that his bill is also known as Roxanne’s Law, after Roxanne Fernando who will killed by her boyfriend in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Dec, 2010 at 12:09 in
Columnist, Frank Kennedy | Author:
Frank Kennedy I was invited to Rob Ford’s victory party in Toronto in a live 10-second phone invitation and he implied everybody was welcome. Ford said that people were already starting to arrive early. Ford’s people were expecting over 2000 but they came in with around 1500. That is still an amazing figure. I guess the Ford sign on my front lawn got me the invitation, but I am afraid I couldn’t make it to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Aug, 2010 at 6:43 in
Abortion, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns The leaders of the G8 countries meeting in Huntsville, Ont., endorsed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s signature Muskoka Initiative on maternal and infant health and pro-life leaders are cautiously optimistic that it will remain abortion-free despite loaded wording of the leaders’ statement.
On June 26, the G8 released a statement committing the world’s rich countries -- Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom -- to support “key interventions along the continuum of care” from pre-pregnancy through to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jul, 2010 at 5:27 in
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Pauline Kosalka Parliamentary committee meetings feature
roster of pro-abortion witnesses
On May 10, the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women met to discuss maternal and child health. This was in accordance with its April 12 motion to study the issue “following the government’s announcement to make maternal and child health a priority at the G8 in June that Canada will be hosting.” The meeting was the third meeting regarding this motion. Five witnesses “specializing in maternal and sexual ... (Continue reading)
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