In what could prove to be one of the most important developments for the pro-life movement in recent years, pro-life members of Parliament from several parties have formed a parliamentary caucus. "If we don't have one, there would be no co-ordinated way of trying to ensure that the life issues remain before the public eye," well-known pro-life MP Tom Wappel told The [...]
A Toronto nurse has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a gravely ill newborn. Police arrested Gita Proudman, an employee of the obstetrics ward of Toronto's Humber River Regional Hospital, on July 6 and released her on bail July 14. Her bail conditions are subject to a publication ban. Newborn infant Mustafa Dehzad was born in the [...]
A prominent national organization of Canadians with disabilities has come out strongly opposed to euthanasia and assisted suicide. A few years ago, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) actually sided with Sue Rodriguez' appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada for the "right" to assisted suicide. They did so because of a commitment to the principle of self determination. On October [...]
Edmonton police were put on the defensive July 17 after they arrested a pregnant, 33-year-old, solvent-sniffing mother. Police Chief John Lindsay said the action was taken for the sake of the woman and her child. Jeanette Reid was later charged with illegally sniffing solvents, and sentenced to six months in jail. But that is not what has some people up in arms. [...]
If 76-year-old Herman Krausz had known what he was in for when he arrived at Montréal Jewish General Hospital (MJGH) in respiratory distress, he may have chosen to go to another hospital. Against his expressed wishes and the desire of his family, Mr. Krausz was removed from his life support system. Mr. Krausz was treated for a lung inflammation and seemed to [...]
President Clinton's recent "confession" was more like a soft-pedalling of his involvement with Monica Lewinsky. Like abortion, it was an experience he would probably want to be either unnecessary or extremely rare. And the rhetoric he employed to soften his illicit relationship with Miss Lewinsky bears a striking resemblance to the standard pro-abortion rhetoric that he and other like-minded supporters of abortion [...]