The following is a condensation of reflections by George Gilmore, President of New Brunswick Right to Life, as told to Interim writer Doreen Beagan. The comments came following a disappointing provincial effort to block Henry Morgentaler from opening an abortuary in Fredericton. Frank McKenna’s Liberal government has since decided to appeal the ruling and the courts have granted Gilmore’s group intervenor status. [...]
Ottawa. A pretty downtown section of Ottawa will never be the same – Henry Morgentaler has moved into the neighbourhood. Bank and Sparks Streets, a popular Ottawa tourist spot replete with boutiques, restaurants and cafes, now has its own Morgentaler franchise. On October 13, in a move which surprised few, Morgentaler and the government of Ontario announced the site of his new [...]
Rose: Welland County Catholic School Board. For refusing to collect money for UNICEF this Halloween. Acting on information sent to them by Campaign Life Coalition, the board decided to withdraw funding to the organization which promotes family planning through abortion in the Third World. The board directed its money to other charities which do not promote abortion. Thorn: Population Council. In October, [...]
As The Interim goes to press on the day after Vancouver abortionist Gary Romalis was shot, facts are few and assumptions many. The mainstream media, for example, never wait for the facts. In their view, the situation is simple: a man is shot, he is an abortionist, therefore it has to be a pro-lifer pulling the trigger. It wasn’t so many years [...]
“They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.” “Lest we forget – we shall remember them.” Vancouver, B.C. While thinking of Remembrance Day, it occurs to me that all those who fought in the World Wars gave their lives, one way or another. For those who returned home to [...]
Gordon Watson who has been a constant thorn in the side of the B.C. government has been jailed for contempt of court and ordered to stay away from an abortuary. However, after serving one day in jail, Watson was granted an appeal and was freed until the appeal was heard. Prosecutor Carey Veinotte asked Judge Mary Southin to order Watson to file [...]
Paul Hill has a month to wait before he finds out whether he will pay for his actions with his life. Hill has already told friends he is willing to die for the shooting deaths of abortionist John Baynard Britton and his bodyguard. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for only 20 minutes before they found the ex-Presbyterian minister [...]
However unintentionally, it has given the impression that the law enforcement arm of the Government can be used to enforce a partisan political purpose” (Steven Owen, Globe & Mail, August 25, 1988). “The rule of law in a democracy requires the public’s ongoing consent and confidence in order to survive. Any widespread unease with the essential fairness of our justice system can [...]
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on November 8, two shots rang out in a quiet neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C. Inside his home Gary Romalis, gynaecologist and abortionist, bleeding profusely, called the police. Reports would late indicate a lone sniper, using a high powered rifle had targeted the abortionist in an attempted murder. Romalis was left with a shattered femur and a severed femoral [...]
Charlottetown. Across Canada, October 2 was Life Chain Day. It was also Walk for AIDS Day, opening AIDS Awareness week. In Charlotte, AIDS PEI had unintentionally scheduled their fundraising walk to begin at almost the same time as the Life Chain, and almost beside it. With some quick rearranging, they avoided having their walkers get caught up in the Life Chain. Organizers [...]
The pro-life movement has seldom received any corporate or media support and for this reason has always survived at a grassroots level. Events such as the September 10 Christian Family seminar are perfect examples of how the movement strengthens its grassroots and stays alive, despite the unfriendly times. Held in a small Ukrainian-rite Church basement, the lively seminar drew over 1000 people [...]
I got a call from Premier Don Pennell last week. I barely had recovered from celebrating the upset victory of the Family Coalition Party in the recent Ontario election that reduced the NDP to enough members to play a game of chess. I offered my congratulations to Don and reminded him that I supported him dutifully (and every other off-the-wall pro-life initiative [...]
Global View From 1974 to 1984, world conditions – both economic and political – were not conducive to encouraging development in the Third World. Developed countries, themselves, were struggling to cope with adverse conditions. A world recession, high interest rates, distortion in the international monetary system, failure of national and international financial institutions, and high unemployment rates, all affected the standard of [...]
In early October, Canadian pro-lifers took to the streets for their annual Life Chain demonstrations. As in past years, Canadians lined the streets with signs such as “Abortion Kills Children”; “Adoption: The Loving Option,” and “Jesus Forgives and Heals.” As in past years, Vancouver produced the biggest turnout with over 7,000 participants. Across Canada, over 35,000 people took part. Though the numbers [...]
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