Dina Kok The Interim As abortion became a key election issue, an "independent" website of a new pro-abortion group, Women Demand Better, attacked Conservative leader Stephen Harper for his alleged pro-life position. The day after the media reported on this non-partisan and independent attack on Harper, a Vancouver paper revealed that the organization was founded by a teen with Liberal connections. Cassandra [...]
The Interim The debate over homosexual marriage in this year's federal election highlighted a deep division between the two major parties' views on the role of the legislature and the proper interpretation of the Charter of Rights. Although "sexual orientation" is not mentioned in the Charter, and its inclusion was specifically rejected by the drafters, activist judges in the Supreme Court read [...]
"This (abortion) really does cut to the core of one of the key women's issues in this country and gradually these people are taking their sheep's clothing off, sort of one sleeve at a time." - Liberal MP and Public Health Minister Carolyn Bennett "The notion of state-imposed, third-party counseling as if we are children, as if we are not able to [...]
Commentary by Tony Gosgnach The Interim Two of the great media guru Marshall McLuhan's most notable slogans were "the medium is the message" and "all news is fake." Given the recent Canadian federal election campaign, one can verily say that truer words were never spoken. "Mainstream" media outlets and their reporters exhibited a shocking degree of selective, slanted and outright biased coverage [...]
Re-Elected and Newly Elected MPs Seeking to Spread the Message of Life and Family. Diane Ablonczy (C) Calgary-Nose Hill Dean Allison (C) Niagara West-Clanbrook Rob Anders (C) Calgary West David Anderson (C) Cypris Hills-Grasslands Leon Benoit (C) Vegreville-Wainwright Ray Bonin (L) Nickel Belt Garry Breitkreuz (C) Yorkton-Melville Gord Brown (C) Leeds-Grenville Colin Carrie (C) Oshawa Rick Casson (C) Lethbridge Dave Chatters (C) [...]
Embryonic stem cell research Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attacked President George W. Bush for his views on embryonic stem cell research (ESCR), saying he is putting politics before science. "The American people deserve a president who understands that when America invests in science and technology and higher education, we can build a new and stronger economy for the 21st century [...]
The passing of President Ronald Reagan, on the eve of our federal election campaign, offers an unflattering comparison of the Canadian political climate. Reagan was a true leader: although he understood the gravity of his office, the weight of duty never dulled his indefatigable smile. This genial statesman, who combined the wisdom of age with the levity of youth, led his nation [...]
On June 28th, Canadian voters went to the polls and delivered a message that was clearly ambiguous. The Liberals have a mandate and a minority, the NDP have leverage despite loss, and the Conservatives have an underwhelming admixture of improved standings that did not match expectations. If there was any clear victory on election night, it was for the defenders of life. [...]
Martin's abortion attacks 'a miserable failure' Analysis by Paul Tuns The Interim Following a campaign that saw the topic of abortion raised to a prominence not seen in recent elections, pro-lifers can count on nearly a dozen new pro-life MPs taking up the cause in the next Parliament. While some social conservatives may be disappointed that Paul Martin won a sizeable minority, [...]