Bob Mills, CA member of Parliament for Red Deer, declared on the CBC Radio program The House (May 19, 2001) that "religion and politics should be kept separate." His statement reveals a serious misunderstanding of both religion and politics; that's what happens when slogans dominate people's thinking. It's such a common mistake, it really ought to be analyzed. Several such slogans are [...]
We hear rumours that God is being expunged from the public square. Our eyelids close, we sigh and our heads droop as we recognize the hammer sounds of yet another nail in the coffin. Does the pessimist toast this thud or does the optimist celebrate his prophecy? Is it hopelessly naive and simplistic to remember that our forefather and mother, a certain [...]
The Ontario CLC Conference was held in Richmond Hill, Ont., Oct. 13 and CLC national president Jim Hughes told The Interim that it was a great success, attended by more than 150 people. Speakers included CLC Youth Executive Director Tanya Granic, CLC Medical Advisor Dr. John Shea, author and lawyer Wesley Smith, Alberta MLA Julius Yankowsky and several CLC staffers. Dr. Shea [...]
Toronto sidewalk counselor Alex Vernon went before a judge Oct. 11 to enter into a common-law peace bond, whereby the Crown withdrew charges on the condition that Vernon refrain from communicating with a Scott abortuary staff member, and not be found within 100 feet of that abortuary, located at 157 Gerrard St. East. Defense counsel Blaise MacLean considered the peace bond an [...]
A grey car drove over to where Robert was standing outside the downtown Toronto abortuary. A man called out, "Keep your eye on my girlfriend if you see her. She's got on a blue bomber jacket. Tell her I don't want her to do it." A puzzled Robert asked, "How do you know who I am?" Replied the man, "I've been watching [...]
Under the proposed Canadian legislation governing assisted human reproduction, a person may be permitted to engage in the following activities provided he or she possesses a licence to do so under the authority of the minister of Health, and provided that he or she has obtained the necessary legally valid informed consent of the relevant person(s). To create an embryo. To create [...]
"How do you think the Liberals will do in the last election? Personally, I think they'll sweep Ontario." Or, to put it another way, welcome to the world of backcasting, where you can confidently predict what has already happened, and give your reasons why. The future is notoriously murky, isn't it? But the past is clear. You can look back for miles. [...]
New Brunswick Right to Life recently began a six-week television advertising campaign to reach out to young women, the first major TV ad campaign ever undertaken by the pro-life organization. "I am greatly encouraged by the tremendous support we've received from thousands of life-affirming New Brunswickers," says Peter Ryan, executive director for NBRL, of the campaign that began on Oct. 8. "What [...]
I am grateful to Timothy Bloedow for providing me with word that Canadian Alliance MP Garry Breitkreuz's (Yorkton- Melville) new motion on redefining "human being" is different from his previous one, which was debated last March 22,. The motion, M-228 debated on March 22 said "that in the opinion of this House, the government should bring in legislation defining a 'human being' [...]
Are you ready to spend some "Frisky Fridays" and "Steamy Saturdays" watching gay and lesbian erotica on television? Better yet, do you want your kids to have access to such classic films as Hey Sailor, Hey Sister, the plot of which is described on the PrideVision TV website as: "The story of a naval officer who, coming to port with just her [...]
LifeSite News An anti-terrorism bill entailing broad powers of arrest and detention and a massive loss of rights of the accused has pro-lifers concerned, since the legislation's definition of terrorism could be interpreted to include pro-life groups. The apprehension is warranted given a government intelligence agency document which includes the "pro-life movement" under the category of "single issue terrorism." (The report is [...]
In an Oct. 2 ruling, the British Columbia Supreme Court upheld marriage as the union between a man and a woman, thus barring homosexual unions from the institution. Justice Ian Pitfield stated in his decision that the common law definition of marriage, which is the union between a man and a woman only, cannot be extended to include same-sex relationships. Janet Epp [...]
A case against Rev. Ken Campbell is now being heard before the British Columbia Human Rights Commission - the second time the pastor from Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has faced a tribunal for the same publication. Campbell, an ordained Fellowship Baptist minister, broadcaster, and Christian activist formerly based in Milton, Ont., placed a full-page ad in the April 18, 1998 Globe and Mail [...]
Several dozen demonstrators turned up outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Oct. 18 to draw attention to former prime minister John Turner's chairmanship of a major fundraising dinner there. The event was the 21st annual Cardinal's Dinner, which attracted about 1,800 people at $175 per plate. Recipients of proceeds from last year's dinner included the Birthright pregnancy service and the Rosalie Hall [...]
Once again, tens of thousands of Canadian pro-lifers gathered in communities from coast to coast to provide a peaceful, prayerful pro-life witness on Sept. 30. Some locations reported attendance was up, some found their numbers down, but overall pro-lifers reported the mood was good as they brought the truth about abortion - that it kills an unborn baby - to hundreds of [...]