Donald DeMarco While slavery was being hotly contested in the United States in 1858, three years before his presidential inauguration, Abraham Lincoln made his most succinct statement against slavery: “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is not democracy.” [...]
Interim Staff: Lisa Robinson, a city councilor in Pickering, Ont., posted a video Jan. 2, condemning her city council for banning in-person public meetings as “cowardly” and “an affront to democracy.” The City of Pickering has closed off their meetings to the public because of allegations that “alt-right” groups are becoming involved. The decision, Robinson said, “reveals how the mayor and the [...]
John Carpay: On Dec. 30, the City of Pickering, Ont., released a 13-minute political attack ad against Councilor Lisa Robinson, paid for by Pickering taxpayers. The ad concludes with Mayor Kevin Ashe declaring that council meetings would henceforth be held virtually due to “increasing threats to our safety” and a need to avoid “further harassment” by “external actors.” The video decries the [...]
Rory Leishman: Thanks to the proclamation on Dec. 5 of Bill 26, The Health Statutes Amendment Act, Alberta is the first and only province to protect children under age 16 from the potentially disastrous consequences of administering puberty-blockers as a treatment for a gender identity disorder. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith deserves accolades for initiating such a compassionate and enlightened government policy. Instead, [...]
The 19th-century German statesman, Otto von Bismarck, once observed that “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable—the art of the next best.” As we continue to take stock of the post-Dobbs moment—ushered in the overturning of the infamous decision of the American Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade—it is helpful to bear this remark in mind. Although, in the Canadian context, [...]
Interim Staff: The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) launched a petition to British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne, Conservative Health Critic Anna Kindy, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC demanding a review of Ellen Wiebe’s euthanasia practice. Wiebe, a former abortionist, was recently prevented by court order by euthanizing an Alberta woman after her common-law husband sued, saying that his [...]
Paul Tuns: Following Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing just two sexes, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s responded to a question of whether he would follow suit if the Conservatives formed government. His response was non-committal: ”I’m not aware of any other genders than men and women.” He notably stopped short of committing to a future Conservative government recognizing only two sexes. In [...]
Editor’s Note: This question and answer between Paul Tuns, editor of The Interim, and Rod Taylor, leader of the Christian Heritage Party, occurred on Jan. 29. The Interim: The federal election is scheduled for October but the Liberal leadership switch and potential loss of confidence in a parliamentary vote could mean a spring election. Is the Christian Heritage Party ready for an [...]
Interim writer Victor Penney, Sporting Life Are parents sacrificing the souls of their children on the altar of sports? I started thinking about this recently when I came across an article about the high-stakes world of preteen go-kart racing. The Washington Post ran a story about two boys, Julian and Alessandro, who’ve been “fierce competitors since they were 9 and [...]
Interim writer, Josie Luetke, Talk Turkey I came across an Instagram reel of a massive centipede-like creature in the desert and the only reason I thought it was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is because I have never—in my over 28 years on this planet—seen anything like it before, which made me wonder if, had I been younger, I would [...]
Paul Tuns: King Baudoin of Belgium was the head of state from 1951-1993 except for a 36-hour period in April 1990 when he briefly deposed from the throne with his consent in order to not sign a law decriminalizing abortion. A devout Catholic who refused to be implicated in allowing abortion in his country, King Baudoin, the fifth king of Belgium, is [...]
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Oswald Clark: Operation Rescue issued a report for 2024 in which it notes there were 39 documented medical emergencies at abortion mills in the United States. Anne Reed, senior policy advisor for Operation Rescue, said that those are the emergencies which Operation Rescue knows about, often because of first-hand witnesses due to the fact facilities “go to great lengths to hide and [...]