I am writing this with a very red face. That is not due to embarrassment but to the fact that I have just returned from the "March for Life" in Ottawa, and we sat in the blazing sun for some three hours outside the Parliament Buildings. As most readers know, May 14 was the thirtieth anniversary of that "Day of Infamy" when [...]
The pro-life movement of Canada sponsored a March for Life on May 14 in Winnipeg in commemoration of 30 years of legalized abortion in Canada. The purpose of the march was two-fold: to commemorate the loss of more than two million preborn Canadians since abortion was legalized in 1969, and to raise public awareness regarding the abortion situation in Canada. Some 500 [...]
Thousands gather in Ottawa May 14 to mark 30 years of legalized abortion Organizers say they're pleased with the results of the second annual March for Life, which took place in Ottawa May 13-14. The event saw almost 3,000 Canadians from coast to coast take part in a number of activities aimed at drawing attention both to the two million unborn Canadians [...]
Gilles Grondin (president of Campagne Quebec Vie): The Omnibus Bill ... (threw) wide open the dikes of a furious outburst of unbridled passions, which overthrew everything in its path, including the well-tried values of our Christian culture and civilization. Some two million unborn children torn to pieces and thrown into the garbage cans since 1969 and, from there, thrown into the incinerators [...]
Being heavily involved in youth ministry as well as pro-life work, it is often a challenge to keep those two worlds from colliding. "How can that be?" you might ask. Well, let me tell you. Everyone who strives to be active in the pro-life movement has a role to play in building a culture of life. But I have experienced situations where [...]
Inside the Toronto hotel where HLI had its 1999 World Conference on Life, Love, and the Family, delegates heard a message of courage and hope... (see part 2 about protesters below) In what may have been a blueprint for action by not only Catholics, but also Christians and others concerned about the social and moral decay of North America, the president of [...]
The pro-life movement is gearing up for a massive March for Life in May to mark 30 years of legalized abortion in this country. Bill Mullally, public affairs co-ordinator for Campaign Life Coalition, toldThe Interim that CLC has "long held the view that pro-lifers should recognize this date in history," and that the March for Life is an obligation we have to [...]
Paul Lee wanders into the Toronto Right to Life office at around 10 a.m. He's a little late, because he spent hours on the phone the night before talking with students across the province of Ontario, assisting them with transportation and logistical planning to get to the next Ontario Students For Life conference in Ottawa. Today he has to send more registrations, [...]
Demonstration at CMA offices arranged as part of this year's 'March for Life' events Thirty years of legalized abortion won't be the only thing pro-lifers from across Canada will be protesting against when they gather in Ottawa this May for the annual March for Life event. The day before the March itself, demonstrators will gather outside the offices of the Canadian Medical [...]
'I am wondering how I got myself into this situation, just because I am opposed to the killing of unborn children' Cambridge, Ont. pro-lifer Anneliese Steden shares some of her thoughts during the Feb. 2-3 "bubble zone" trial, in which she, Linda Gibbons, and Rev. Ken Campbell were accused of "obstructing a peace officer" at a protest outside Toronto's Scott abortuary last [...]
Verdicts based on narrow grounds, but seen as a step in the right direction There was pandemonium both inside and outside the courtroom after Judge E.G. Hachborn revealed his decision at the conclusion of the arduous three-day trial of Linda Gibbons, Ken Campbell and Anneliese Steden March 1. Initially, polite applause greeted Hachborn's statements that he was dismissing all charges laid against [...]
Students continue to make inroads to greater respect for human life and the protection of the unborn from the moment of conception. Observers at the annual Ontario Students for Life conference Oct. 23-25 at St. Mary's High School in Woodstock were struck by the enthusiasm of student pro-lifers. The event attracted nearly 300 students from North Bay, Stratford, Toronto, Windsor, London, and [...]
Toronto Aid to Women volunteers are a candle in the darkness for mothers and babies in crisis Tom Brown takes finger signs in stride when he's outside a downtown Toronto abortuary. "Thumbs up" is supportive, and "a finger in the air" is not. A foot soldier working on the front lines of the pro-life movement to counter the culture of death in [...]
Arrest of grandmothers galvanizes pro-lifers On Oct. 24 and Nov. 21, Ontario pro-lifers picketed the constituency offices of about 90 MPPs across the province, protesting the government's "bubble-zone" injunction prohibiting free speech and free assembly outside abortion centres. Campaign Life Coalition Ontario president Mary Ellen Douglas told The Interim the purpose of the protest was to pressure the current Progressive Conservative government to [...]
By Three pro-life defendants - Linda Gibbons, Anneliese Steden, and Rev. Ken Campbell - are awaiting trial for breaking the Ontario government's "bubble-zone" injunction. Ms Gibbons and Mrs. Steden appeared in court Oct. 5 on charges of "obstructing a peace officer," relating to the two grandmothers' peaceful protest within 60 feet of Toronto's Scott abortuary Sept. 9. Rev. Campbell was handled separately. [...]