Women unwittingly have abortions, babies sold by doctors Interim Staff In a Special Report issued by Human Life International, Ewa Kowalewska, executive director of the organization's Central and Eastern Europe regional office, illustrates just how ingrained the abortion culture is Russia. Officially, there are 1.7 million surgical abortions in Russia each year, although some estimates say it is three times that number. [...]
Tom Kent, a former federal Liberal party social policy adviser, urged Ottawa to increase youth immigration to counter Canada's decline in fertility and the economic consequences for the country. Writing in Policy Options, Kent suggested immigration policy be changed to attract teens and university-aged individuals from foreign countries to create a sufficient base of workers and taxpayers so that Canada's social programs [...]
LifeSite Daily News The legal counsel for both the Catholic church in Canada and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada were asked to be present at a meeting with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency in early March. Janet Buckingham, legal counsel for the EFC, and Jennifer Leddy, legal counsel for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, were warned by revenue officials that [...]
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is selling T-shirts on its website that proclaim the message, "I Had An Abortion." The shirts are advertised as "a powerful message in support of women's rights" and can be purchased for $15 (US). Although they are not currently being sold in Canada, there was swift reaction to the publicity stunt on both sides of the [...]
Prime Minister Paul Martin insists that Parliament should never use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution to prevent the Supreme Court of Canada from striking down a law that allegedly violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. During last spring's federal election, he argued: "We have got to ensure that minority rights are protected when challenged by the majority. The only [...]
Section 241 of the Canadian Criminal Code is being challenged by Evelyn Martens, a founding member and former membership director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. Martens has been charged with aiding and counselling in the suicide deaths of Monique Charest, who died Jan. 7, 2002 in Duncan B.C., and Leyanne Burchell, who died June 26, 2002 in Vancouver. The [...]
Media turning a blind eye to alleged misdeed In a story you would be hard-pressed to find in the mainstream media, abortionist Henry Morgentaler is being sued for at least $185,000 for an alleged botched abortion last year on an Ottawa woman, which she claims caused damage to her reproductive organs and harm to her marriage. A Canadian Press wire story reported [...]
When I think of Gilles Grondin, it's the word "faith" that most readily comes to mind - his strong faith in God, in Jesus and in Christian principles of morality. What concerned Gilles above all was the salvation of his soul and the souls of his family members. To this end, he prayed every day. His dedication to the pro-life cause was [...]
Mother Teresa famously said that the greatest threat to peace was abortion. In Asia, high rates of abortion, fuelled by China's one-child policy and India's depopulation schemes, are leading to sex ratios so skewed that China and India may become imperialist nations just to quell the domestic problems that such ratios engender. That is the theory postulated by Valerie M. Hudson and [...]
On the day that Paul Martin announced former NDP British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh would be the new federal Health Minister, Dosanjh announced he would not tolerate private healthcare in Canada as he examines ways to improve the health system. "What we need to do is stem the tide of privatization in Canada and expand public delivery of healthcare, so that we [...]
UNITED STATES Outspokenly pro-life Alan Keyes, a former U.S. ambassador to UNESCO and two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, was picked to face rising Democrat star Barack Obama in the open Senate race in Illinois. Keyes is making abortion a priority issue and comparing Obama's pro-abortion position - he supports even partial-birth abortion - to a "slave-holder" mentality. Both Keyes and [...]
Kerry advised to advocate abortion, birth control WASHINGTON, DC - Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt told Newsweek Democratic nominee John Kerry should do more to promote abortion and birth control in his campaign for the presidency. She encouraged Kerry to show his true colours in a more public way: "I think they're doing themselves a disservice, particularly with the women voters whom [...]
Baby's head left in woman after abortion LONDON - Hours after undergoing an abortion at King's College Hospital in London, 29-year old Davina Chambers came face to face with her aborted baby. Chambers was discharged from the hospital after the abortion, and hospital personnel told her that they had done three scans on her and that everything was fine. Then the unthinkable [...]
Robinson slapped on wrist for jewelry heist BURNABY, B.C. - Homosexual activist and former MP Svend Robinson pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000, ending the legal ordeal that began on Good Friday when the openly gay MP stole a $64,500 ring for his partner. Judge Ron Fratkin sentenced Robinson to 100 hours of community service, but he received no fine or jail [...]
One of the towering figures on not only the Canadian, but also the international, pro-life scenes has died at the age of 78. Gilles Grondin passed away suddenly in Montreal on August 5. At the time of his death, he was as active as ever for the cause, looking forward to attending a pro-life strategy meeting in Mississauga, Ont. this month. In [...]