Almost from its beginnings, Cité Libre and, subsequently, Trudeau were charged with "undermining the Church." Writing for Relations, the Jesuit monthly, in 1951-52, M. J. d'Anjou, sj, and Richard Arès,sj, addressed this aspect of Cité Libre. Also in 1952, charges of "leftist infiltration" were made by Patrick Walsh, an informant for the RCMP. This was followed by another controversy, between Trudeau and [...]
Over the past year, Canada has heard much of Henry Morgentaler. The abortionist has continued to champion the view that in order to be truly liberated, woman must have the right to abort the child conceived within her. As a youngster in Poland in the twenties, Morgentaler grew up in a family where religion was relegated to the dustbin. His father was [...]
Pope John Paul's 12-day visit to Canada, Sept. 9-20, was his pontificate's longest trip to any one country. Human rights, including the right to life, were the dominant message in the Pope's many addresses. A Canadian Press (CP) writer, commenting on one of the Pope's addresses, noted that the Pontiff used "human rights as a central theme in speeches in which he [...]
On Thursday November 8, only hours after Associate Chief Justice Parker charged them for the second time, the jury in the Ontario Supreme Court trail of Regina vs. Morgentaler, Scott and Smoling returned a "Not guilty" verdict. Morgentaler had been charged along with Smoling and Scott with conspiracy to procure a miscarriage at his Toronto abortuary (called the Morgentaler Clinic) on Harbord [...]