In Dartmouth, across the harbour from Halifax, N.S., Charlene Marie Knapp, 28, was admitted to hospital in the early morning of August 1 after being stabbed 15 times with a sword. She was almost four months pregnant. Her sister, Stephanie Humber from Essex, Ont., later told the media that “three of the 15 stab wounds went clear through Charlene’s body. She underwent [...]
The principle of separation of powers has been one of the fundamental aspects of federal governance in the Western world ever since democratic nations emerged. Undoubtedly a reaction to the absolute authority wielded by tyrants, oligarchs, plutocrats and the like in times prior, as well as an attempt to protect democracy from being threatened by such authority’s return, this principle – first [...]
Feeling abandoned by Ontario’s four largest political parties, many voters concerned about life and family issues often believe they have no political voice. This is not the case. The Family Coalition Party (FCP) has arisen as a party that stands for three fundamental rights: “the right to life, the right to freedom and the right to own property.” Come the Oct. 10 [...]
Meet the FCP Candidates Pete Vere reviews some of the outstanding Family Coalition Party candidates running in the upcoming Ontario election. Dysfunctional Democracy Tony Gosgnach discusses Canada’s democratic failings, in light of judges, the Charter, and the media.
I just found out two startling things! What saved Canada in the beginning and who the camel in the tent was. We’ll start with who was the camel in the tent, because it leads directly into what saved Canada. In Aesop’s wonderful old story, a camel freezing out in the cold is able to persuade an Arab to let him into his [...]
Who would have imagined we would see atheists outing fellow atheists for the supposed good of the country? Well, that is the thinking behind the new Richard Dawkins “OUT Campaign.” Dawkins, one of the foremost atheists of our day and author of the best-selling book The God Delusion, recently published a provocative piece on his website. InThe Out Campaign, he challenges atheists everywhere [...]
Time and again, the proponents of traditional marriage and the natural family warned that changing the legal definition of marriage to accommodate same-sex couples could also lead to the legalization of polygamy. Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler disagreed. He insisted that the practices of polygamy, bigamy and incest were criminal offences in Canada and would continue to be. Alas, Cotler’s assurance [...]
The Canadian history magazine The Beaver ran an online contest to determine the worst Canadian. It also asked a panel of historians to compile a similar list. The results are enlightening. About 15,000 people participated in the online poll, which ran from May to July and the “Worst Canadian,” er, honour went to the late prime minister, Pierre Trudeau. About one in six [...]
On Oct. 10, Ontarians will be called on to vote twice. They will (or won’t) vote in the general election that decides who sits in the next provincial parliament and who governs Ontario. And, they will be called on to vote in a referendum to say “Yes” or “No” to a new electoral system for Ontario provincial elections: “mixed member proportional” representation [...]
Canada Two weeks after Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman got “married” to his male companion, Liberal MP Scott Brison (Kings-Hants) became the first federally elected politician to “marry” his homosexual partner, Maxime St. Pierre. Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory made it a point to publicly note that he sent a gift to Smitherman. Among the guests at the Brison wedding were former prime minister Paul [...]
Gay Montreal couple wins $10,000 human rights case MONTREAL – A gay couple, who live in the Montreal suburb of Pointe Claire, have been awarded $10,000 in a human rights case. The two, Theo Wouters and Roger Thibault, made headlines in 2002 when they became Quebec’s first same-sex couple to be “married” under a Civil Union Act. They claimed they had been [...]
The principle of separation of powers has been one of the fundamental aspects of federal governance in the Western world ever since democratic nations emerged. Undoubtedly a reaction to the absolute authority wielded by tyrants, oligarchs, plutocrats and the like in times prior, as well as an attempt to protect democracy from being threatened by such authority’s return, this principle – first [...]
1. All three were shaped and grounded in a Christian faith tradition that informed how they lived and engaged human events. 2. Each was prepared to call evil by its right name, to refuse it legitimacy and to resist it. 3. Their understandings of human nature were grounded in the Imago Dei (or something very much like it) and its attendant dignity, [...]
The President, the Pope and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World By John O'Sullivan (Regnery, 334 pages $34.95) Be not afraid! - John Paul II, 1978 You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning. - Margaret Thatcher, 1980 I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all [...]
The Canadian Medical A ssociation released a new ethics statement concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide on May 29 that re-affirmed the CMA's opposition to these practices and asks its membership to uphold the principles of palliative care. The policy summary includes definitions of euthanasia and assisted suicide, background information, basic medical ethical principles and physician concerns about legalization of euthanasia and assisted [...]