The media are bombarding Canadians with the false idea that a new federal law must permit abortions. The government, they say, must comply with the January 28 Supreme Court decision. The solution, they claim, should be some kind of compromise. People who do not have sound fixed principles, or who believe that tolerance is the only principle, will talk this way. No [...]
Atikokan District High School students applauded Premier David Peterson for what the Toronto Star called “an enlightened lesson in sex education.” Practice safe sex was the advice the Premier gave to 420 children ages 12 to 17. Peterson was responding to questions about the Ontario Government’s funding for research into treatment for AIDS. But since no cure for the disease has been [...]
Ontario Social Services Minister John Sweeney felt obliged to announce on June 2, 1988 that he approves the licensing of abortion clinics. The Toronto Star (June 2) headed its article “Pro-Lifer supports clinic plan.” Sweeney is an example of what happens to pro-life politicians who insist on staying loyal to committed pro-abortion parties, premiers and cabinets. John Sweeney’s reputation for being pro-life [...]
On June 2, 1988 Ontario Health Minister Elinor Caplan introduced legislation to make independent health clinics eligible for provincial payments. It would apply to ten existing clinics, including those in Toronto run by abortionists Morgentaler and Scott. Morgentaler quickly announced that he will apply for a license under the new legislation, and declared that the province should use his clinic as a [...]
Vegreville, Alberta On May 14, Deputy Prime Minister, Dan Mazankowski met with a group of pro-life constituents, including Campaign Life Coalition representatives, in his riding in Vegreville, Alberta. In defending his government’s failure to bring forward pro-life legislation, Mazankowski used the views of “the Bishops” to brush aside the Coalition’s demand for full legal protection for the unborn. James Albers, president of [...]
On May 18, Liberal Senator Stanley Haidasz introduced for first reading in the Senate Bill S-16 to give full protection to the unborn. The bill is co-sponsored by Tory Senator John MacDonald. Second reading followed on May 24. Senator Haidasz’s bill is reprinted in its entirety on page two. The void left by the Supreme Court’s decision of January 28, leaving the [...]
Windsor On June 4, 1988, the Windsor-Essex County New Democrats for Life published a half page open letter in the Windsor Star, making a public demand for changes to the Party’s abortion policy. The advertisement called on party leaders, MPs, and MPPs or MLAs, to cease advocating “pro-choice.” It was signed by 18 people. Another group of as many people who helped [...]
In late May, responding to the government’s plans for a resolution on forthcoming abortion legislation, Jim Hughes, president of Campaign Life Coalition addressed an uncompromising letter to all Members of Parliament to “reflect the views of millions of Canadians” and oppose any resolution that fails to recognize the right of unborn children to the full protection of the law. The Interim here [...]
The only one of our major political parties which has no qualms about supporting abortion on demand is the NDP. In his regular column, which is syndicated across Canada, Gerald Caplan sticks religiously to the party line. Since he is the former national secretary of the NDP, he surely reveals what passes for considered reflection on abortion within the party’s ranks. On [...]
The birth of Louise Brown the world’s first “test-tube” baby, in England in 1978, made headlines around the world, and Drs. Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards gained instant fame. However, they were not the only scientists who were experimenting in the filed of in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Australian scientists from the Queen Victoria Medical Centre and the Royal Women’s Hospital (associated with Monash [...]
Donald DeMarco, In My Mother’s Womb: The Catholic Church’s Defense of Natural Life, Manassas, VA., Trinity Communications, 1987. In Canada: Mission House Publications, 101 Silver Spring Crescent, Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 4P3, 234pp., $11.95. This book, which is dedicated to Father Alphonse de Valk, “a priest for life,” collects essays which have appeared in various periodicals, including The Human Life Review. It contains [...]
A study commissioned by Health and Welfare Canada and the Medical Research Council has recommended that both federal and provincial governments should distribute free condoms and syringes, and provide facilities for decontaminating needles, to those whose behaviour puts them at risk for AIDS. The report, called AIDS: A Perspective for Canadians, was prepared by the Royal Society of Canada. It is said [...]
With the objective of following the Human Rights Code, one of the goals of police departments is to hire ‘minority’ groups. One of these minority groups is the Sikh community and young men from their community are being actively recruited. Respect for their religious beliefs is necessary to encourage Sikhs to join the police department. The Sikh religion has many rules and [...]
Parliament has the power to pass a law protecting all unborn children. Believe it or not, that has become a contentious claim. Some people, including a small number of pro-lifers, have argued that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Morgentaler case prevents Parliament from passing a law which would stop all killing of the unborn. It is most important to recognize that [...]
A resolution on abortion will be put to a free vote in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney confirmed on May 12. “I think the only way the government can have a free vote is by resolution, like the vote on capital punishment,” said Tory MP for Brampton-Georgetown, John McDermid. “That’s the only way they can do it and keep [...]