Choosing a Government (CAG) was produced by the Social Affairs Commission of the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops. It came out in June 1998 and has been widely distributed and is now being studied in various parishes. This 12-page booklet addresses politically-correct concerns that are almost all endorsed by major and some minor political parties. The booklet forgets that there are concerns [...]
For those of us living in Ontario and New Brunswick, the most important political concern at this time should be the upcoming provincial elections and a desire to gain the knowledge we need to prudently exercise our civic responsibility. We should also be trying to influence the way other people vote.Yeah, I know that the two topics you don't discuss in polite [...]
May 14 marked the 30th anniversary of the legalization of abortion in Canada. Did Ontario Premier Mike Harris say anything to deplore this national calamity? No. In fact, he has displayed scant concern about how legalized abortion hurts women and has resulted in the deliberate killing so far of more than two million pre-born Canadian children. Ontario Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty and [...]
Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada's Schools by Maude Barlow and Heather-Jane Robertson, Key Porter Books, 1994, $19.95. How ironic that the authors, on record as pro-reproductive choice, should be so anti-education choice. The inconsistency is glaringly obvious to anyone whose vision of reality isn't splintered, but apparently not to them. The authors of Class Warfare deplore the rhetoric and politics of [...]
Being heavily involved in youth ministry as well as pro-life work, it is often a challenge to keep those two worlds from colliding. "How can that be?" you might ask. Well, let me tell you. Everyone who strives to be active in the pro-life movement has a role to play in building a culture of life. But I have experienced situations where [...]
Latimer gets leave to appeal Abortuary won't give figures Company clones goats Morgentaler to use new method Union threatens its negotiator ‘Pro-choicers' shun debate Key inquest figure dies MDs want ‘morning-after'pill Genereux loses appeal Demers cites constitution Abortion security gets cash Latimer gets leave to appeal REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that it will her the appeal of [...]
A compendium of life- and family-related news from south of the border Forbes pushes abortion ban Operation Save America a quiet success Guard says pro-lifers well-behaved Teen birth rates falling Barbara Willke retires Pro-abortionists fear losing ‘choice' Aborted baby lived for three hours Dr. Laura slams abortion Forbes pushes abortion ban Republican presidential hopeful Steve Forbes is continuing to court the pro-life [...]
MDs overstepping euthanasia guidelines in The Netherlands Liberal abortion law rejected in Namibia Euthanasia clinic to open in Melbourne Doctor admits to killing hundreds in London Sterilization scheme opposed in Caracas PM ‘horrified' by woman's expulsion from Australia's detention centre Abortionist gets life sentence in Riyadh Indian couples avoid girls Genetic screening poses dangers, European scientists warn Lesbians suing for recognition MDs [...]
In his critique of the modern agri-business, Miguel Altieri of the University of California at Berkeley points out that as transgenic crops are patented plants, indigenous farmers can lose rights to their own regional germplasm and not be allowed, under World Trade Organization regulations, to reproduce, share, or store the seeds of their harvest."Protected by the WTO, multinational companies freely practice ‘biopiracy,' [...]
An "outspoken pro-life politician" sounds a bit like "A white blackbird." But they do exist even if few and far between. We have one in Mr. Paul Steckle, Liberal MP for Huron-Bruce (Ont.) to which he was elected in the 1993 federal election.The Wingham paper gives an account of Mr. Steckle's speech to a dinner to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the [...]
This is a cultural virus," Governor Bill Owens of Colorado observed regarding the Columbine High School massacre. "We have to ask ourselves what kind of children we are raising."Governor Owens said volumes. The demented young killers weren't products of material poverty. Their parents, all four employed outside the home, are successful professionals. One boy lived in a $400,000 home. But deprived they [...]
How do you spell chicken? I'm an eternal optimist - that is, when I keep my eyes fixed on eternal things. But there are indeed times when the sun breaks forth through the clouds and reveals the victory before us. This is such a time. A group of British Columbia University students who just happen to be pro-life, carefully planned a "pro-life" [...]
This article appeared originally as the editorial in the April issue of Catholic Insight, and is reprinted with permission. Ontario will soon be heading for that pesky duty of citizenship: the ballot box. It's enough to make one grumpy. Old party loyalties are dissolving. The Liberals won with a landslide in 1987. Leader David Peterson then called an election for no reason [...]
Inside the Toronto hotel where HLI had its 1999 World Conference on Life, Love, and the Family, delegates heard a message of courage and hope... (see part 2 about protesters below) In what may have been a blueprint for action by not only Catholics, but also Christians and others concerned about the social and moral decay of North America, the president of [...]
HUMAN RIGHTS CASE ENDS IN SETTLEMENT After a difficult five- year struggle, seven Ontario health care professionals win the right to choose life They did it! After a five-year battle, eight Ontario nurses won the right to refuse to assist in abortions at the Markham-Stouffville Hospital, just outside Toronto. The nurses had taken their fight to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and [...]