The following letter was printed in The St. Catharines Standard shortly after the March for Life events in Ottawa May 10-11. It is reprinted here with permission. By Mary-Lou Bratko The Interim A week ago today is an anniversary for me - an anniversary of newly acquired knowledge, of newly acquired friends, of a completely new outlook on life. Last week, I [...]
Church leader challenges Prime Miniter Chrétien on upport for abortion In a homily delivered May 31, Ottawa's Roman Catholic Archbishop Marcel Gervais issued an unprecedented challenge to the Liberal Party of Canada and the government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, for their support of abortion. The homily was given at a Mass for the Feast of the Visitation, in which Catholics commemorate [...]
By Paul Tuns The Interim On June 14, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal of Robert Latimer's minimum 10-year sentence for the murder of his disabled daughter. In 1993, Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer, gassed to death his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, who had cerebral palsy. He was originally convicted of second-degree murder but he was re-tried after the verdict [...]
Long leaves key policy questions unanswered Analysis by David Curtin The Interim *Note: this on line version contains a few corrections to the original printed version Campaign Life Coalition's recent survey of the Canadian Alliance leadership candidates affirms what The Interim reported last month: that Preston Manning and Stockwell Day are acceptable or even promising on life and family issues, but that [...]