The world depicted in P. D. James’ recently adapted novel, The Children of Men, is ravaged by a pandemic of infertility. A mysterious plague has left women barren, schools empty and streets quiet. In James’s vision, there is no hope for the future because, without children, there simply is no future. With last month’s first look at the data from the 2006 [...]
Canada The Hill Times newspaper featured a front-page photo of Bryn Hendricks and Glenn Scott, who the paper says are the first homosexual Parliament Hill staffers to get “married.” Inside, the paper showed the newlyweds posing with Liberal leader Stephane Dion and their marriage certificate ... Dion told a 25th anniversary celebration of the Charter of Rights that he would reinstate the Court Challenges Program and the Law [...]
Conscience rights denied by court OTTAWA – The Federal Court has ruled that a Public Service Alliance of Canada member does not have the right to divert her dues because of the union’s strong support for same-sex “marriage.” Susan Comstock, a devout Catholic and senior public servant in Toronto, argued her freedom of religion and freedom of conscience rights were violated by [...]