Some alarming questions arise from the case of a cantor at a Halifax synagogue who fled to the States in disgrace this January after being charged and fined $2,000 for downloading child pornography from the Internet. No suggestion was made that the cantor's involvement with porn went beyond the fantasy stage. Undoubtedly, part of the buzz which made this sad tale so [...]
(Editor's Note: this article originally appeared in the Washington Post and was distributed by Pro-Life E News Canada. It is considered timely and appropriate for Interim readers). According to a friend, 18-year-old Melissa Drexler paused in front of the mirror in the bathroom to touch up her makeup before rejoining her date on the dance floor at the prom. She had just [...]
As Canadians await the next round in the Robert Latimer story, another "mercy killing" case has caused some unease among pro-life organizations and those working with the disabled. The case involves the drowning last November of six-year-old Charles-Antoine Blais of Montreal by the child's mother Danielle. The child suffered from autism, and the mother, citing depression, anxiety and a lack of services [...]
As the temperature has risen in Ontario this summer, so hast the heat surrounding the topless question. The province has been regularly treated - or subjected - to prominent media coverage of incidents and controversies on the issue since the weather warmed up following an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling last December. The ruling said it's okay for men or women to [...]
Former MP and committed pro-life supporter Roseanne Skoke is considering her political future after failing in her bid to become the next Premier of the Province of Nova Scotia. In a July 12-13 leadership convention, Skoke finished well behind eventual winner Russell MacLellan. The margain of victory was nearly 3,000 votes. Skoke, who recently won the Joseph P. Borowski Award for her [...]
Pro-life groups have criticized Health Canada for "caving in" to pressure in approving Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) as a contraceptive. The federal health agency announced the approval in April. The product has been available in Canada for several years, but until now was not officially prescribed for birth-control purposes. Depo-Provera is a synthetic hormone which prevents ovulation by interfering with the release of [...]
A June 19 presentation ceremony at the CLC Lobby Office in Ottawa honored Sue Hierlihy, retiring Director of Public Affairs for Campaign Life Coalition Friends, volunteers, family and co-workers joined President Jim Hughes in offering best wishes to Sue in her retirement, and in commiserating with each other over the loss of someone with her talents and qualities to the Lobby Office. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a unanimous decision that will echo through hospitals and homes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June that terminally ill people do not have a constitutional right to doctor-assisted suicide. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, whose wife died in 1991 after a long battle with ovarian cancer, wrote the decision. He said the idea of having someone [...]
KINGSTON There were theatrics, debate and emotion and a Global Action Plan. More than 500 people from around the world gathered at Queen's University here July 13-17 to look at the causes of breast cancer and develop a strategy to halt the disease. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women 35 to 54 years, and rates are highest in [...]
Christian groups on hit list? Interim special Pro-life organizations have expressed concern over Department of National Revenue plans to revoke the charitable status of a number of Christian or church-affiliated organizations. The July 12, 1997 Canada Gazette which publishes federal government notices, lists hundreds of organizations facing a change to their charitable tax status. Charitable status allows organizations to issue tax receipts [...]
Abortion quietly decimating French-speaking population Campagne Quebec-Vie President Gilles Grondin would not rate 1993 as one of his most successful campaigns. However, he has learned a lot and more importantly, has managed to keep Quebec’s pro-life political lobby alive. Despite many hurdles which his organization faces, Grondin is convinced that there is hope for the future. “People will come to realize that [...]
There have been many requests for information on the ‘Gag Laws’, their effects on pro-life efforts, and why people were unaware of them. The two gag laws, C169 and C114 illustrate how easily citizens can be robbed of their democratic rights. Bill C169: October 25, 1983 On its face Bill C169 was a dull series of amendments to the Election Act, mainly [...]
Low birth rates “My opinion is that the drop [in births] is due to many factors: a bad economy, relatively small numbers of women at peak childbearing age, delayed marriages and the socially accepted conundrum that children are damaging to the environment and to personal happiness.” Katherine Dowling from her article “Mothers and Other Strangers.” (L.A. Times, March 3, 1994) Handicapped are [...]
Despite strong objections from local pro-lifers, the provincial NDP member from Durham York has been admitted to the St. Joseph Council of the Knights of Columbus. In his screening interview, Larry O’Connor claimed he was “pro-life” but that “he had to go along with (the pro-abortion stance of) the party.” O’Connor also supports the controversial legislation which would give benefits to same-sex [...]
Bill 167 defeated 68-59 Chaos broke out in the Queen’s Park visitors’ gallery the minute it was announced that the Ontario government’s controversial same-sex benefits bill had been defeated. After filling the legislature with cries of “shame, shame,” homosexual demonstrators tussled with police and then took to the streets, blocked traffic and chanted “We’re here, we’re queer, we all pay taxes.” The [...]