Although the Mulroney government is frequently accused of bowing to United States’ pressure on various policy matters, this is not the case when it comes to United Nations’ funding. Canada’s contribution to the UN will increase by 9.8 per cent in 1986, if parliament approves. A total of $91 million is budgeted, an increase of just over $8 million. The largest portion, [...]
Alliance for Life is asking for a flood of letters and telegrams to go to Mr. Jake Epp, the Minister of Health, and to Dr. Ian Henderson, Director of the Human Prescription Drug Branch, protesting the move towards approving Depo-Provera as a contraceptive. The long-term safety of the injectable drug has not yet been proved. Some studies have linked it with an [...]
Anna Desilets, executive director of Alliance for Life, received the Papal medal “Benemerenti” in December 1985. In accepting the medal, Mrs. Desilets said she did so not only for herself but for all who work to promote respect for life, saying that “God Himself knows the sacrifices pro-life people have made and the work they have done for His people.” The Papal [...]
The Human Life International Symposium on Human Sexuality planned for April 23-27 in Montreal, has something for everyone concerned with todays multi-faceted attacks on family and community. Father Paul Marx, HLI’s energetic president promises “solutions to abortion and abortifacients, contraception, fornication, Godless sex education population control, sterilization, homosexuality, pornography and test-tube babies.” An impressive list of guest-speakers and a packed programme of [...]
A pamphlet on pregnancy published by Health and Welfare Canada towards the end of last year should be greeted with joy by pro-lifers – it is one hundred per cent pro-life. Indeed, there is not a single reference to “pregnancy termination” in its 37 pages. “Coming to Life” is a beautifully illustrated with photographs of the developing child from 28 days to [...]
“She proved beyond doubt that communication is what singing should be about.” Those are the words of Daily Telegraph critic Alan Blyth in describing the warmth and artistry of Catherine Robbin’s performance following her winning of the Gold Award at the Benson & Hedges International Competition for Concert Singers in Aldeburgh, England in 1979. Born in Toronto, Miss Robbin has studied in [...]
For years now Morgentaler has been attempting to change the law by violating it. His long-range business strategy depends as much on public acceptance of the killing of the pre-born as it does on Morgentaler-type abortuaries becoming an ordinary part of the Canadian service environment like the corner post-office or variety store. So, it is not an incidental public-relations ploy that, while [...]
The small group of picketers at Morgentaler’s Montreal establishment continue to brave the elements for a few days each week. The picket is, as usual, ignored by the news media. Picketers report that householders in the neighbourhood have become more hostile to them lately and abusive comments from passersby are more frequent
Things have been quieter than usual on the Quebec pro-life scene for some weeks. The departure of the Parti Quebecois from power, and its replacement by Robert Bourassa’s Liberals, creates a completely new atmosphere. We know there will be changes, but we have no clear idea of what kind of changes until we see the new team in action. Mr. Bourassa, during [...]
Reggie Chartrand’s legal action has been put on hold once more. At a brief hearing before Christmas, the case was postponed until late January. Reggie expressed his impatience with the slow pace of the legal process in a recent conversation. He asks why the court demands proof that Morgentaler is breaking the law when Morgentaler himself can be heard almost daily on [...]
Editor’s note: Judy Davidson’s involvement with the Pictou County Women’s Centre began in 1981. At first, she worked as a volunteer telephone counselor on their Battered Women’s Information Service. When this service developed into the Tearmann Society, she continued to work, this time as a paid employee, under a Canada Works grant. She later served as a member of the Tearmann Society [...]
On the evening of Sunday, January 19, 1986, approximately one hundred pro-life supporters gathered outside the Royal Alexander Hospital to hold a candle-light prayer vigil for the victims of abortion, in particular for the babies who have been aborted in this City-owned hospital at which the majority of abortions performed in Edmonton take place. (Figures for abortion in Alberta are around 6,500 [...]
On January 14, at the Senator Motor Hotel in Timmins, Ontario, Premier Petereson was picketed by 50 pro-life protesters as he attended a cabinet meeting. Campaign Life Timmins organized the demonstration which took place in –28 degrees winter weather. Premier Peterson was scheduled to arrive at 6:00 p.m. when the picket began but because of a flight delay didn’t show up until [...]
On Sunday, January 12, 70 pro-lifers gathered in front of the Hilton Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto to picket Ontario Premier David Peterson as he attended a meeting and dinner with Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan. Premier Peterson drove past the picket line an hour earlier than his announced arrival. He did not stop to speak to the protesters. The picket was [...]
On October 17 the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down Metro-Toronto’s bylaw prohibiting all nude “exotic” dancing as unconstitutional. The bylaw had been enacted under a provision of the Provincial Municipal Act. The judges stated that: “In our opinion, the true object and purpose of (the bylaw) is not the regulation of the trade and business of an adult entertainment parlous, but [...]