The case of an abortionist sentenced to four years in prison in 2001 after being found guilty of having "violated the sexual integrity" of nine of his former female patients, is causing havoc for the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons. A total of 19 women are suing Dr. Mark Walter Stewart for sexual assault, and have named the College as part [...]
The passage of Bill C-250 is the latest effort by the federal Liberal Government to shut down public debate on the move to redefine marriage, according to CFAC Executive Director Brian Rushfeldt. "Canadians who are speaking out against the redefinition of marriage are already being accused of 'hate' speech by homosexual activists. When C-250 is passed into law later this fall, the [...]
Unions and abortionists have had a long history in Canada The U.S.-based United Auto Workers made an unusual demand last month in national contract negotiations with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler: it wants the automakers to pay for voluntary abortions as part of employee health care coverage. The union, representing 307,000 workers and 522,000 retirees, surviving spouses and dependents, refused to comment, [...]
The Summer 2003 Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons published a study that concluded the link between abortion and breast cancer has been suppressed or ignored by scientists, women's groups and the media because of their collective pro-abortion bias and out of a desire to further their own political purposes. The study, "The Abortion-Breast Cancer Link: How Politics Trumped Science and Informed [...]
On Sept. 7, Sanctity of Marriage prayer rallies blanketed the nation in the hopes of maintaining the traditional definition of marriage. Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of the Canada Family Action Coalition, one of the organizers of the rallies, was pleased that so many Canadian Christians heeded the call to prayer, as an estimated 100,000 - including about 1,000 clergy - participated in [...]
Acting on a threat he has made for years, Henry Morgentaler has launched a lawsuit which, if successful, will force the province of New Brunswick to pay for abortions at his Fredericton abortuary. The suit has national implications according to Peter Ryan, executive director of New Brunswick Right to Life. "It could mean a new Charter 'right' to abortion on demand, as [...]
Ontario pro-life voters are being urged to look beyond party affiliations and closely examine the positions of the candidates. None of the three major parties - the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP - have a party platform amiable to life, although there are candidates in each of the parties that personally hold pro-life views. On family issues the parties diverge a little. [...]
Rose On Sept. 1, Texas began to legally define an "individual" to include an unborn child from the moment of fertilization. The change in definition offers legal protection for the unborn, but even though it could lead to murder charges for those who cause pregnant women to miscarry, it does not cover legal abortion. Nonetheless, it is a step in the right [...]
History is a wonderful thing. Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes a series of events that happened before proving that you've seen it all. I was in Russia this past summer experiencing life is a nation that for too long was dictated by the culture of death. I say the term "life" because everything about Russia today is [...]
Get with the program, Jim Jim Coyle, a popular Toronto Star columnist, a longtime acquaintance, an occasional reader of my column and a defender of mine at Queen's Park, recently wrote a tirade against the Pope's stand on homosexual and lesbian "sexual-union play acting." (H&Ls mistakenly call it a sex union even though it is a physical impossibility. Study the human body, [...]
Linda and Garth Wood are pro life. They live in Yellowknife, a city of 18,000 in the North West Territories. Linda's story, printed elsewhere in this issue, illustrates some key pro-life qualities. A LIFE GIVING ATTITUDE is a philosophy of life, an approach to everyday living, not just something donned for pro-life week. Linda exhibited that when, despite being a high-risk mom, [...]
In the conclusion of my last article, I said that I entered the novitiate in September 1930. But before entering, I obviously had to inform my parents about my plans. I was really worried that my father would be very disappointed that I was not going to join him in business, so I asked our local pastor to break the news to [...]
Thousands of Canadians will line streets across the land to profess their belief in the sanctity of life from conception to natural death when this year's annual Life Chain takes place the afternoon of Oct. 5. According to Emma Short of Campaign Life Coalition in Toronto, Life Chain is a peaceful pro-life gathering that has been held every year since 1990. Canadians [...]
The caricature of the politician is both scathing and blunt: a hypocrite, shameless and venal. It is often repeated but rarely apt. Recently, however, Canadian politicians have worked vigorously to deserve it. As the motion to change the definition of marriage comes to a "free-vote," our elected officials have reassured us that their best judgement will not interfere with their governing and [...]
As a federal election seems imminent, Jack Layton and Dennis Mills, who will be running against each other, are storming the public suggestion box in a competition of ridiculous ideas. Although we have every confidence in Layton's ability in this field, Mills' most recent suggestion is an absurd coup de grace. He proposes that the United Nations move its headquarters to Toronto. [...]