Articles Tagged ‘Pro-Life’
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 5:44 in
Activism, Events, Pro-Life | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac
This fall begins the fifth annual campaign of what organizers are calling “the largest and longest co-ordinated pro-life mobilization in history” – 40 Days for Life. The campaign consists of a three-point program: prayer and fasting, constant vigil outside select abortuaries and community outreach aimed at educating the public and raising awareness.
40 Days for Life began five years ago as an isolated event in Texas, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Sep, 2009 at 5:11 in
Human rights, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Resources | Author:
Interim Staff In its July/August Reality newsletter, REAL Women of Canada warned that the $300 million Human Rights Museum project in Winnipeg, Manitoba “is a mess” because it has “established a biased and duplicitous Content Advisory Committee to determine which displays will be installed in the museum.” REAL Women also warned that content advisory committee “is mainly comprised of feminist/homosexual activists and their supporters.”
REAL Women says that while the Advisory Committee “is supposed to be comprised of “human rights experts, scholars and specialists,” ... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Aug, 2009 at 5:22 in
Across Canada, News Bits | Author:
Montreal, Vancouver pride events denied Marquee cash
OTTAWA – The Canadian Press reported that the Marquee Tourism Event Program, which doled out $400,000 to the Toronto Pride parade in June, refused in July to fund similar gay pride events in Montreal and Vancouver. Divers-Cite, the organizing committee in Montreal, had asked for $155,000 to promote their gay pride events and add performers, but were denied their request. CP noted, however, that the same committee received an unreported amount ... (Continue reading)
Written on 15 Aug, 2009 at 7:13 in
Issues, Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac Four years ago, a pro-life group in the small northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake was experiencing a crisis. It was a story familiar to many such groups across Canada who have been forced to shut down, even as the need for them grows. The three executive members of Kirkland Lake Pro-Life were getting on in age and their health was deteriorating.
Then one passed away and the president, veteran pro-lifer Dorothy Carston (now 89), felt she could no longer shoulder ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 15:33 in
Pro-Life, Society & Culture | Author:
Jenna Murphy The pro-life community suffered a loss with the passing of Dr. Antonio (Tony) Cecutti on April 17, who died in his 82nd year. Cecutti spent his last days surrounded by his family in St. Michael’s Hospital, the institution where he spent his career as an obstetrician and gynecologist.
A 1951 University of Toronto medical school graduate, Cecutti instructed Campaign Life Coalition to interrupt him in his practice at St. Michael’s Hospital – where he eventually rose to chief of staff in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 19:05 in
Issues, Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Pete Vere Senior Writer With close to 240,000 members, the Knights of Columbus is Canada's largest Catholic organization. In keeping with Catholic teaching, the order is officially pro-life and over the years, has donated thousands of volunteer hours and millions of dollars to the pro-life cause. Leading the charge in Ontario is Dan Heffernan, the organization's state advocate for the province.
Heffernan ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 13:58 in
Activism, Events, Motherhood | Author:
On Mother's Day, 70 Canadian and American pro-lifers gathered at Mather's park at the base of the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ont., for the 31st International Mother's Day Walk for Life. They gathered to remember children who are victims of abortion, witness to the fact that human life is a gift from God, and to demand action from legislators to fully protect the unborn. It is organized by Francis James McManamy of Niagara Region Right to Life, its Canadian ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 12:15 in
Columnist, Frank Kennedy | Author:
Frank Kennedy When Ralph Nader attended a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto to an overflow media crowd a few years ago, I asked him: “What’s your stand on pro-life issues?” He dismissed me with a wave of his arm. It was obvious he wasn’t going to wade into that contentious issue. It’s the same situation at the Park today.
As an associate member of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, with press ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 18:24 in
News in Brief | Author:
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Written on 24 May, 2009 at 16:59 in
Issues | Author:
Interim Staff
The 42nd session of the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) was held March 30 - April 3, just weeks after a UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting. Pro-life, pro-family forces did not have much time to rest, but their input and presence was instrumental at this year's CPD.
The draft resolution presented to the delegations before the beginning of the CPD contained anti-life and anti-family language. The situation escalated during the week-long negotiations when Canada decided to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 16:57 in
Corporate Watch | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor PepsiCo, which owns Pepsi, Frito Lay, Tropicana, Gatorade and Quaker, has been reported to have donated more than $1 million to homosexual groups, while refusing to give money to organizations opposing the homosexual agenda. It's part of a long history of the company's support for homosexual causes, which has attracted a boycott (www.boycottpepsico.com).
According to Children of God for Life (www.cogfor life.org), Pharmaceutical giant Merck has decided to produce measles, mumps ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 16:35 in
Youth Activism | Author:
Edward Woolley "Everyone has the right to life"- Article Three, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Since the dawn of the modern era, every democratic nation has held at the centre of its constitution a bill of rights. These documents have in turn been based on one central right: the right to live. No right is as fundamental, for without life, no other rights may exist. Yet most of these nations that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 16:21 in
Pro-Life | Author:
Interim Staff
On April 5, the spring 2009 40 Days for Life campaign ended in 135 cities in Canada, the United States, Australia and Northern Ireland. The 24-hour around-the-clock vigil of prayer and fasting was expanded in Canada to include Montreal, Toronto ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Apr, 2009 at 10:47 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Tanya Choly Part two of a piece offering advice to those suffering in the aftermath of a miscarriage. (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Apr, 2009 at 6:31 in
Pro-life Groups, Resources | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor The search for a new leader, as Mary-Lynn McPherson steps down from her position as co-coordinator of Canadian Nurses for Life. (Continue reading)
