Annual Quebec pilgrimage draws rave reviews
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Musicians will play for life
Tony Gosgnach The Interim The idea grew out of discussions between two U.S. Catholic musicians who wanted to find a way to provide a fundraising opportunity for pro-life groups, and/or their charities, by staging positive, uplifting and life-affirming programs consisting of personal testimonies and music. And so, what is now known as Concerts for Life was born. Originally given the name Rock [...]
Pro-marriage display costs Toronto man his home
Interim Staff Leon Konik has been evicted from his Church Street apartment in Toronto, because he graphically displayed his opinion that marriage is the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Konik, an opponent of same-sex “marriage” who lives in the “Gay Village” area of Toronto, returned home after a Defend Marriage rally with a poster [...]
Another award for abortionist
Tony Gosgnach The Interim Pro-life advocates had barely stopped making phone calls, sending letters and putting away picket signs over Henry Morgentaler’s honourary degree award at the University of Western Ontario, when news emerged that the abortion crusader was about to receive another public recognition. The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs – which bills itself as “Canada’s largest, oldest and most influential [...]
Planned Parenthood video shocks many
John-Henry Westen Special to The Interim “Sleazy Dude” and “Senator.” These are two pro-life characters in a new animated video released by Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (San Francisco), Ca., entitled “A Superhero for CHOICE,” which follows a female “superhero” named “Dianisis,” whose sole mission is to protect “choice.” Dianisis first encounters “Sleazy Dude,” as Sleazy tells a group of teenagers “the only [...]
Orwellian Canada: tenant to be evicted simply for displaying a sign defending traditional marriage
LifeSiteNews.com Special to The Interim “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” The famous line from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, a satire on a Marxist revolution and the lies and distortions required to achieve and maintain it, is a comment on the hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens, but give power and [...]
Police who truly serve and protect
Grace Petrasek The Interim Something unusual happened at Toronto’s downtown Aid to Women office last fall, just before Robert retired as a full-time sidewalk and office counsellor. A distraught young father was refused entrance to the next-door abortuary to say a final goodbye to his girlfriend (probably both college or university students). Fortunately, the police came to his rescue within minutes, responding [...]
March for Life 2005
The annual March for Life, which took place in May, was undoubtedly the most successful we have had so far. According to LifeSite News, it attracted more participants than ever before, with almost 6,000 attending the march on the Hill. But, perhaps the even better news is that it wasmostly made up of youth, who represented 60-70 per cent of the participants. [...]
It’s self evident!
Rory Leishman In the morning of June 16, one of the most impressive pro-life demonstrations in the history of London occurred outside the gates of the University of Western Ontario. It was a peaceful and prayerful gathering of pro-lifers witnessing to the sanctity of all human life and deploring the shameful decision of the university to confer an honourary doctorate on Henry [...]
Musician takes pro-life cause on tour
Tony Gosgnach The Interim Musician David Vogel was diligently preparing for the 2005 edition of the Festival for Life Tour – a pro-life musical event that brings together over 100 Catholic and Christian performers – when a little thing called the Terri Schiavo case got in the way. Learning that there was a plan to starve and dehydrate the disabled woman to [...]
A diverse 9,000 gather in Toronto to protest Bill C-38
John Jalsevac The Interim This past Victoria Day Monday, a crowd of 9,000 traditional marriage supporters converged on Queen’s Park for what turned out to be a powerful and lively demonstration of the desire of Canadians of every age, race and creed to protect the institution of marriage. Begun under the threat of rain, the ominous cloud-covering soon lifted, and the summer [...]
Western ignores protests and lost funds to award Morgentaler honourary degree
Tony Gosgnach The Interim The University of Western Ontario resembled more an armed camp under siege than a place of higher learning when Henry Morgentaler’s honourary degree roadshow rolled into London, Ont., June 16. At least five dozen police officers ringed the area around the university’s Alumni Hall as Morgentaler received the honourary doctor of laws degree before about 1,200 graduates and [...]
Protests against Morgentaler’s UWO honour hit fever pitch
Tony Gosgnach The Interim The University of Western Ontario’s intransigence in awarding an honourary doctor of law degree to notorious abortionist Henry Morgentaler may wind up costing it as much as an astounding $50 million in lost donations from alumni. Such a loss has the potential to disrupt London, Ont.’s economy as a whole. And as of this writing, 10,000 people had [...]
Chretien honoured by gay pride activists
LifeSiteNews.com Special to The Interim Homosexuals gathered to commemorate the world’s first gay pride parade, held in Philadelphia in 1965, and to present awards to activists and others who have advanced their cause. Among them was former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien, who was recognized for his part in championing same-sex “marriage” in Canada. Chretien, accompanied by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police, [...]
Conservatives reject marriage rally organizer as candidate
John-Henry Westen Special to The Interim John Pacheco, principal organizer of the largest rally in the country in defence of traditional marriage in Ottawa on April 9, has been rejected as a possible Conservative candidate for the Ottawa West riding. The stunning development has left social conservatives within the party scratching their heads. Pacheco, working with life, faith and family groups, drew [...]