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 [...]
Prime Minister Jean Chretien may think that "we don't have big debates on the rights of abortion" in Canada, but some 3,500 people from across the country converged on Ottawa May 13 and 14 to send a message to him and other federal parliamentarians that the struggle to protect human life at all stages goes on. The Toronto Sun reported May 15 [...]
It is becoming a truism that youth are the future of the pro-life movement. At this year's March for Life in Ottawa, speaker after speaker noted the impressive presence of the youth and their importance to the movement. Of the estimated 3,500 attendees, more than half were high school- and university-aged young people. "I was ecstatic to see the turnout of youth," [...]
Organizers of this year's annual March for Life in Ottawa are optimistic that the 2003 event will remain an important symbolic gesture in defence of the sanctity of human life. At the same time, organizers hope for an increase in numbers over last year's effort. Scheduled for May 13-14 in downtown Ottawa, the National March for Life marks the 34th anniversary of [...]
The National Campus Life Network was created to support life advocacy groups on campus. New NCLN director Elaine Barber promises a busy year assisting campus pro-life groups, and an exciting symposium in November. Barber, originally from Whitby, Ont., is taking a year from studies at the University of Toronto to take the unpaid position at NCLN. In September, she completed a speaking [...]
Filling a gap for pro-life youth in southern Ontario was the goal of the second annual Youth for Life Challenge held at Notre Dame High School in Burlington, Ont. on April 20. Sponsored by Halton Pro-Life, the day-long event attracted high school, college and university students from as far as St. Catharines to hear presenters including bioethics expert Father Tom Lynch, disabled [...]
When hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world descend on Toronto this July for the week-long World Youth Day, the life and family cause will have a strong presence with activities and exhibits planned over several days. World Youth Day has grown into a major, Catholic-based international event held every two years and features a series of events [...]
The National Campus Life Network held its sixth annual national symposium Jan 14-17 at St. Augustine's seminary in Toronto. The event brought together about 50 young people who were pro-life leaders on their respective campuses, with the aim of giving these students a forum to share their experiences in campus pro-life organizing, and to benefit from the expertise of other pro-life leaders. [...]
Canada's pro-life youth continue to expand their networks and share ideas in defence of the right to life of unborn children. The latest example occurred March 4 at Notre Dame Secondary School in Burlington, Ont. Billed as a pro-life "Youth Explosion," the conference drew more than 50 high school and university students to discuss the latest developments in promoting a culture of [...]
By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Officials with the new North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) are optimistic their organization can translate the natural pro-family sentiments of young people onto the international stage. The NAYA, formed in January, 2000, is the most prominent of regional youth organizations formed to combat the abortion-contraception mentality espoused by United Nations-backed youth groups. The group works in support [...]
Being a student pro-life leader on campus today takes uncommon courage and humility By Karen Stiller The Interim When I told my Gender and Health class at Dalhousie University that I was against abortion, they were shocked. I transformed, right there in the seminar room, from a benign student into a fire-breathing dragon dripping intolerance from under my scales. The late 'eighties [...]
By Margaret Bright The Interim They say the future of the pro-life movement lays in the hands of our young people. One hundred young adults kept this in mind as they attended the eleventh annual Youth Pro-Life Conference held in Surrey, British Columbia last weekend. After a few "break-the-ice" games and prayer led by Fr. Tom Lynch of St. Augustine's Seminary in [...]
By Ted Gerk The Interim Mary Wagner didn't plan on going to jail this week. The 26-year-old pro-life activist found herself under arrest at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, as officers from the Delta Police Force responded to a warrant for her arrest. It was, in fact, the second such arrest for Wagner, since her release after being charged under British [...]
By Catherine Fournier In my last article for The Interim, I mused about how foreign the idea of pilgrimage is to the North American mind. We want to get there, and the sooner the better. Patience just isn't a cultural trait on this continent. Over the years though, the pro-life movement has learned that their battle will not be won overnight. The hearts, [...]
By Ted Gerk The Interim The young woman in the photograph demands that no attention be focused on herself. Instead, Mary Wagner's challenge and focus is the Christian community. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, Mary was again arrested at the notorious Everywoman's Health Centre in Vancouver. Her crime? Once again Mary was offering roses to women arriving for their abortion. Four appearances in [...]