It's mid-summer, a strange time to be discussing hockey. Inside Bill Reason Sr.'s Kingston, Ont. home, the temperature and humidex are locked in competition for the discomfort-zone championship. Reason is well known in local pro-life circles. "I'll be there," is the usual response to alerts on such activities as Life Chain and March for Life. Today, he's reminiscing with The Interim about [...]
A long-time Toronto-area pro-life activist is being remembered as both a staunch supporter of the pro-life cause and a bright, articulate and strong woman. Catherine Fox passed away after a lengthy illness on July 20 at the age of 71. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Roy, as well as eight children and 21 grandchildren. Fox, a retired teacher, [...]
Whatever else may be said about same-sex unions, if they attain the same status as heterosexual marriage, it will mean the destruction of marriage. This is not to say that this is the intent of the homosexual lobby, but there is something called the law of unintended consequences. Homosexual people fondly imagine they will end so-called discrimination against themselves. But, success in [...]
Ironically, many come from 'extreme, anti-life' Canada Canadian pro-life organizations continue to play a key role in developing young adult leaders who are bringing the culture of life ethic to the international stage. Expanding on the pioneering efforts of Campaign Life Coalition in raising concerns about the anti-family sentiments coming from United Nations organizations, an increasing number of committed young adults are [...]
Changes to family registry system will allow recognition of trans-sexuals Japan, a bastion of traditional values and gender roles, has caved in to the homosexual agenda. On July 10, the country's House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a law that allows the changing of the family register to indicate a transsexual's "new" sex. The family register, or koseki, is used for [...]
The world's largest retailer, the Wal-Mart department store chain, got both kicks and kudos from pro-family advocates in the U.S. recently. In response to customer pressure, the company announced that it was stopping sales of three men's magazines - Maxim, Stuff and FHM - and would obscure the covers of several women's magazine's - Glamour, MarieClaire, Cosmopolitan and Redbook - because they [...]
After a nine-month process, the board of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada recently announced that it had unanimously made the decision to appoint Bruce Clemenger as its next president, succeeding Gary Walsh. According to board chair Paul Mangus, Clemenger "best matches the needs, vision and mission of the EFC …(He) will lead this vital organization with deep understanding, commitment, humility and persistence." [...]
What is arguably the most influential medical journal in the world has announced that it will publish more studies on embryonic stem cell research in order to build more public support for such science. New England Journal of Medicine editor Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen was quoted recently in the Boston Globe as saying that, "Nothing is better for a field than true [...]
The headlines were foreboding indeed: "Why the rhythm method doesn't work," read one. "Ovulation: shock discovery," said another. "Ovulation study rewrites science books," said a third. At the heart of them all was a study from the University of Saskatchewan that left headline writers dusting off cliches about the rhythm method and natural family planning experts shaking their heads in disbelief. "Their [...]
The findings of a recent study conducted by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal show an increase in the number of unborn children killed due to advanced methods of prenatal screening. A story appearing in a recent issue of The Medical Post quoted Dr. Surindra Maraj, a doctor at the hospital and a co- author of the study: "We knew ultrasound screening [...]
Last month, The Interim reported that a news story with a strong bias against pro-life had led the Los Angeles Times to examine the way it covers abortion. In late June, another American newspaper announced that it would set new guidelines for stories about partial-birth abortion. Reacting to concerns raised by Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, [...]
Derek Humphry, the main founder of the Hemlock Society, was born in Bath, Somerset, southwest of London, England, on April 29, 1930. His childhood was not a happy one. At an early age, after his parents divorced, his mother left him to marry an Australian. He did not see her again until he was 23, but their re-acquaintance was short-lived. She announced, [...]
Just as one taboo - homosexuality - comes crashing down in the form of court-mandated social acceptance of same-sex "marriages," another taboo is being challenged: pedophilia. Cybercast News Service recently reported that an increasing number of websites propagandize for the social acceptance of pedophilia. It is not, advocates of pedophilia say, an iniquity or an infirmity, but a mere sexual preference crying [...]
The delay in the call for an Ontario election has proven to be beneficial to more than just the ruling Progressive Conservatives. The leader of the pro-life and pro-family Ontario Coalition-Family Coalition Party of Ontario says the apparent holding of a provincial vote this coming fall, rather than this past spring, has given his organization more time to prepare and an opportunity [...]
The increasing activism of the Canadian courts has led many critics, and even some supporters, to call for reforms in the way new judges are selected. The majority of commentators seem to agree that the exclusive power to pick judges should be weaned from the grip of the prime minister. Even leading Liberal leadership contender Paul Martin has indicated he would be [...]