During the Sept. 14 National Day of Mourning, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said, "Words fail us." Especially one word - God. It was a word that was not uttered during the official ceremonies on Parliament Hill. Many Canadians of faith were appalled by government services that failed to mention anything greater than or outside ourselves, reminiscent of other public ceremonies that expunged [...]
A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Mary Ann Glendon (Random House, $38.95, 333 pages) Mary Ann Glendon, a professor of law at Harvard, leader of the Holy See's delegation to the Beijing Women's Conference and usually one of the clearest thinkers on the issue of human rights, has penned a fascinating but ultimately disappointing [...]
The author of legislation that legalized abortion in Canada will be the chair of the annual Toronto Cardinal's Dinner on Oct. 18. Former Prime Minister John Turner, as Pierre Trudeau's Justice Minister, wrote and guided through the House of Commons the Omnibus Bill that led to the legalization of abortion and homosexuality in 1969. Catholic pro-lifers are scandalized that for the second [...]
The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Preschool Through Eighth Grade by William J. Bennett, Chester E. Finn Jr., and John T.E. Cribb Jr. (Free Press, $44.50 hc, pb, 666 pages)The Educated Child, written by a former US Education Secretary (Bill Bennett), a professor of education (Chester Finn) and a former education department bureaucrat (John Cribb), was published two years ago but [...]
American Catholic pro-lifers have set in motion a legal appeal to Pope John Paul II with the hope of excommunicating pro-abortion politicians. "A Canonical Petition to Excommunicate Culture of Death 'Catholics'" was originated by Timothy A. Chichester, executive director of Yankee Samizsdat. Other plaintiffs include Judie Brown, president of American Life League; Stephen Brady, president of Roman Catholic Faithful; Christopher A. Ferrara, [...]
B.C. law bans prayer, handing out roses On June 25, two British Columbia pro-lifers who were witnessing peacefully outside a Vancouver abortuary were arrested. Mary Wagner and Glenn Reed were arrested outside Everywoman's abortion mill where they were praying and holding roses that they give to incoming abortion clients. Campaign Life Coalition B.C. President John Hof told The Interim that although Wagner [...]
An anti-euthanasia group says poll results from a survey they commissioned earlier this year illustrate there is no way to provide safeguards to protect those vulnerable to euthanasia and that many Canadians have a eugenic attitude when it comes to people with disabilities. In April, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) collaborated with the Environics Research Group on the Focus Canada Omnibus Survey [...]
Wesley Smith is optimistic about resisting euthanasia, but only if pro-lifers get more active In an exclusive 75-minute interview with The Interim following the day program at the Euthanasia Symposium in London, Ontario, April 28, Wesley Smith outlined what the average person can do to fight euthanasia and bring about a "genuine culture of life." Smith, the author of Culture of Death: [...]
William Gairdner offers a sobering diagnosis of our dangerously corrupt political culture The Trouble with Democracy: A Citizen Speaks Out by William Gairdner (Stoddart, $50, 534 pages)William Gairdner, author of The Trouble with Canada and The War Against the Family, now takes aim at the problems with democracy in The Trouble with Democracy: A Citizen Speaks Out. According to Gairdner, Canada and [...]
On May 17, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) ruled that the British Columbia College of Teachers cannot discriminate against Trinity Western University because of the school's teaching on homosexuality, a decision which is being viewed as a partial victory for religious freedom in Canada. The BCCT, which accredits teachers in B.C., claimed that TWU's "Community Standards" document which is signed by [...]
When Juergen Severloh came to the Crisis Pregnancy Centre of Winnipeg on the Saturday morning of March 17, he found the words "Anti-Choice F---ers" spray painted in bright yellow letters over the window of the building, and what he estimated to be at least a gallon of blood-red paint splattered on the walls. Severloh, the centre's executive director, told The Interim that [...]
United States evangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Christian Coalition, recently shocked pro-lifers with his support of China's brutal one-child policy. On the April 16 CNN show Wolf Blitzer Reports, Robertson said he doesn't "agree" with forced abortions and forced sterilizations, but he excused them nonetheless: "They've got 1.2 billion people, and they don't know what to do. [...]
Mayor acts only after threat of human rights complaint After months of lobbying and the threat of a human rights complaint, the city of Regina announced it would proclaim June 18 Heterosexual Family Pride Day. After months of stonewalling the request by Christian Truth Activists to proclaim the day, the city acted quickly after CTA executive director Bill Whatcott announced he would [...]
For Catholics and others in the Toronto area who are tired of the secularist world view peddled by the mainstream news and entertainment media, there is now an alternative on the radio. For one hour on Sunday evenings (9-10 p.m.) on 530 AM, listeners can enjoy reviews, news and analysis of current events from a Christian perspective. Fr. Marian Gil, OMI, a [...]
Scholars analyze what's behind 'judicial activism' in Canada The Charter Revolution and the Court Party by F.L. Morton and Rainer Knopff (Broadview, $22.95, 227 pages). In recent years the critics of judicial activism have grown tremendously in number - theNational Post, the Canadian Alliance, various academics, pro-family and pro-life groups,The Interim - and with good reason: judicial activism is growing and consequently [...]