Yearly Archives: 2011

Why six Halton trustees should resign

The six trustees have demonstrated that they are unfit to serve as Trustees of a Catholic School Board. They have the difficult position of having to “serve two masters” – the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Catholic Community in Halton, which includes both the Catholic people and the institutional Church. However, they do not seem to understand that even the Education [...]

2011-03-01T18:14:06-05:00February 28, 2011|Religious Education|

Q&A with Zuza Kurzawa

Interim reporter Pauline Kosalka interviewed Zuza Kurzawa, a Queen’s student arrested at Carleton University in October for participation in a GAP demonstration, by email. Kurzawa was a 2009 Fr. Ted Colleton Scholarship winner. The Interim: Why did you enter the 2009 Father Ted Scholarship contest? What was your essay about? What especially did you want to convey to the readers? [...]

2011-03-01T18:12:13-05:00February 28, 2011|Announcements, Features, Youth Activism|

Contraceptives: unreliable and unsafe

A contraceptive touted by its makers as 100 per cent effective was not able to prevent the pregnancies of almost 600 women living in the United Kingdom. Implanon, issued 11 years ago by MSD, is a subdermal contraceptive which is implanted under a woman’s skin and releases progesterone to stop ovulation. Although it was supposed to prevent conception for three [...]

2011-03-01T18:08:40-05:00February 28, 2011|Health Risks|

Pro-lifer convinces pharmacist to drop Plan B

A Toronto pharmacist has decided to stop selling the morning-after pill, known also as Plan B, after promptings by a local pro-life advocate. Pharmacist Allan Rothman, who runs The Medicine Shoppe at 515 St.Clair Ave. W. in Toronto, told LifeSiteNews Thursday that he has committed to no longer sell the drug. “By law I have to direct them to another pharmacy,” he [...]

2011-03-01T18:03:36-05:00February 28, 2011|Health Risks|

One hundred years of social chaos and slaughter

The century from 1911 to 2011 may have seen the most decisive changes ever in human history. In 1911, it could be argued that Western civilization stood at its peak, ruling with an often arrogant self-confidence over virtually the entirely planet. Yet there were many harbingers in 1911 of times to come. In Britain, the triumphant Liberals stripped the House of Lords [...]

2011-03-01T17:59:59-05:00February 28, 2011|Society & Culture|

Candlelight vigil kicks off National March for Life

Everyone urged to get involved, even if they are not in Ottawa The National March for Life candlelight vigil will occur this year on Wednesday, May 11, the day before the annual march in the nation’s capital. “It initiates the March for Life with a gathering in Ottawa at the Human Rights Monument,” Wanda Hartlin, secretary for the National March [...]

2011-03-01T18:00:23-05:00February 28, 2011|Announcements, Events, Features|

Obama pledges support for Roe

Two days before hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers marched in Washington D.C. during the annual March for Life to mark the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Barack Obama released a statement reaffirming his support for  the 1973 Supreme Court decision. He said Roe, “protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on [...]

2011-03-01T18:00:51-05:00February 28, 2011|Politics|

Abortion as a cry for help

A wise friend of mine says that ironically pro-lifers are often arguing for choice. He pointed out that in a society where the default 'choice' position is to have an abortion, the challenge for pro-lifers is to make the decision a true choice. Once women have real choice, the challenge for pro-lifers is to switch gears and make the case for life. When women feel that the [...]

2011-02-28T10:26:01-05:00February 28, 2011|Soconvivium|

Michael Coren Show at 11 pm

Our own columnist Michael Coren has a must-see show on CTS. The show used to be live and on at 10 pm and then moved to a taped version broadcast at 6 pm. For many people, that's too early. They don't want to watch public affairs programming during dinner or with their children still up, and many potential viewers are still commuting, either from work [...]

2011-02-28T10:11:49-05:00February 28, 2011|Soconvivium|

Dynamic Women of Faith events in Toronto

There is a affordable ($59) one-day conference in Mississauga (just west of Toronto) March 5 put on by Dynamic Women of Faith for women who want to learn how to deal with life's challenges and prioritize their responsibilities. There are talks about balancing work and home, making more time in one's life, and dealing with the passing of loved one. There is also a panel [...]

2011-02-27T07:04:30-05:00February 27, 2011|Soconvivium|

Indifference regarding black abortion rates

Life Always erected an ad in New York City that simply stated: "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb." The New York Times reported that Bill de Blasio, the city's public advocate, condemned the ad:  “This billboard simply doesn’t belong in New York City,” Bill de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, said in a statement. “The ad violates the [...]

2011-02-25T13:20:25-05:00February 25, 2011|Soconvivium|

Can’t wait for my Sun TV

First he was, then he wasn’t, now he is again. In charge of Sun TV, that is. Kory Teneycke is his name and he’s a bright, fearless and startlingly youthful media expert. He’s also someone I’m proud to say is a friend. Frankly, I’ve never really discussed abortion, euthanasia, population size, sexuality and related issues with Kory, but I suspect [...]

2011-02-22T07:15:08-05:00February 25, 2011|Columnist, Michael Coren|

Taube on Nathanson

Michael Taube linked to our obit of Bernard Nathanson in a tweet but that is not why we are linking to him. No, we are linking to Taube because he nicely summarizes Nathanson’s life: “An interesting man. An astonishing life. An incredible legacy. Bernard Nathanson, RIP.”

2011-02-24T21:11:57-05:00February 24, 2011|Soconvivium|

A dangerous transgression

Last May, Bill Siksay, the NDP MP for Burnaby-Douglas, introduced Bill C-389, a private member’s bill that would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to include vague concepts such as “gender identity” and “gender expression” in the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination so that supposed offenses against “gender variant individuals” could be punished under Canadian Law. The bill, in other words, [...]

2011-02-26T08:25:51-05:00February 23, 2011|Announcements, Editorials, Features|
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