Every news outlet has its ‘bias.' So just what is the difference between the ‘alternative' and the ‘mainstream' press? Regular Interim contributor Sue Careless was invited by the Canadian Association of Journalists to speak on a panel discussion addressing advocacy journalism during the CAJ's annual conference in Halifax, April 7-9. Ms. Careless is a professional member of both the CAJ and [...]
And should we consider them a ‘minority group' as a result? By Donald Hill The Interim The push for legislation that would bar discrimination, and secure spousal benefits, adoption rights, and even marriage privileges for same-sex couples, springs from the assumption that homosexuals are born that way, and are therefore a legitimate minority group. If it can be shown that this hypothesis [...]
Much lower StatsCan figure based on incomplete and misleading data, study shows By Isabelle Being The Interim A recent custom tabulation of Canada's hospitalization statistics shows that, out of 103,244 women who received legally induced abortions in 1992-1993, 3,931 women were hospitalized for an average of two days because of life-threatening complications. This yields a hospitalization rate of 3.8 per cent, or [...]
But no one would know, if Ontario had its way By Paul Tuns The Interim Jakki Jeffs, executive director of Alliance for Life (Ontario) is not the least bit surprised that the National Post had difficulty obtaining Ontario's abortion statistics. The Guelph pro-life leader has met roadblocks repeatedly over the last several years in pursuing basic statistics on abortion from the provincial [...]
By Tim Bloedow The Interim Alberta has now bypassed Ontario in terms of progress on the matter of protecting the job security of health care workers who refuse to participate in abortion procedures. On March 1, Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA, Julius Yankowsky (Edmonton Beverly-Clareview), introduced in the provincial legislature a Private Member's Bill 212 that would protect health care workers who refuse [...]
By Tim Bloedow The Interim As expected, Bill C-23 passed easily at third reading in the House of Commons on April 11. Amendments to improve the bill by having it effectively affirm the importance of (heterosexual) marriage were defeated by the Liberals with help from the Bloc, the New Democrats and the Tories. All Canadian Alliance MPs in the House at the [...]
Analysis by Paul Tuns The Interim The Canadian Alliance leadership race features three candidates - former Reform leader Preston Manning, former Alberta Treasurer Stockwell Day and Ontario Tory strategist Tom Long - who all claim to be "pro-life" but who take three distinct approaches to the issue. Also running is British Columbia MP Dr. Keith Martin, who describes himself as "pro-choice". from [...]
Facing fury from the pews, CCODP denies event is pro-abortion By David Curtin The Interim In the face of a firestorm of opposition, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, and the Catholic Women' s League of Canada, are maintaining their endorsement of an international series of feminist demonstrations, which call for, among other things, [...]