In the 1990s, Canada was ruled by the Liberal party that, despite the efforts of its many courageous pro-life members, actively promoted a radical social agenda. There was no real alternative to this party; the other side of the aisle was split between regional interests and Red Tories. Stephen Harper promised to "unite the right" and, although he showed no personal interest [...]
John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has excited the conservative base of the Republican Party, just as much for who she is as what she believes in. Not only does she talk the pro-life talk, she walks it, too. Earlier this year, she gave birth to her fifth child, who was diagnosed in utero with Down’s Syndrome. More than four-in-five [...]
"Articulate and bright and clean and…nice-looking,” as his running mate once described him, Barack Obama seems to be the fulfillment of the American dream; appropriately enough, the would-be president employs the language of dreams, speaking with the cadences of a preacher and the content of a prophet. Obama has accurately gauged the mood of the American people. For their distrust and cynicism, [...]
It is time to remove politicians who are unwilling to end the brutality of abortion from the corridors of power. The quiet life of a private citizen is much more suited to those who are “personally opposed” but are unwilling to act. However, we cannot criticize politicians who check their conscience at the door of the House of Commons if we ourselves [...]
In the pro-life movement, we often recall the old adage, “For evil to flourish, it only requires that good men do nothing.” It is a consoling saying, but a challenging one as well, because it implies a question: can one good man prevent the flourishing of evil? The life of the heroic Russian writer, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who passed away in August, gives [...]
In the aftermath of the Nazis’ defeat, the world was scandalized by the odious defence offered by the war criminals at the Nuremberg trials. How could these men defend their moral decisions by appealing to the legitimacy of an illegitimate regime? How dare they defend themselves by saying they were “only following orders”? In the quiet of the courtroom, it was clear [...]
The provincial pharmacy bodies in every province but Quebec will follow a national advisory board’s recommendation that the morning-after pill (Plan B) be made available on store shelves without so much as a consultation with a pharmacist, let alone a doctor’s prescription. This is dangerous for women and lethal for newly conceived embryonic human beings. That such a pill will be available [...]
On April 15, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled against Christian Horizons, a Kitchener-based organization that works with the developmentally handicapped, telling the government-funded evangelical ministry that it cannot enforce its code of behaviour contract with employees. The contract prohibited adultery, pre-marital sex, homosexuality and “endorsing” alcohol and cigarettes. A lesbian employee complained to the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the tribunal [...]
June marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec. It is an impressive milestone, but the achievement is marked by ambiguity. Indeed, the celebration begs the question: can it really be said that Quebec has endured this long? During the 1960s, Quebec went from being the most religious province in Canada to the most secular. In what became known as “the [...]
In March, we reported that a “talking points” memo issued by the Justice Department instructed Conservative MPs to keep their mouths shut about Canada’s human rights commissions, private members’ bills on the HRC and specific cases before the commissions at the time.M-446, a private member’s motion from Keith Martin (Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca) that seeks to limit the scope of HRC complaints to [...]
In the 1960s, the pro-abortion movement needed a rhetorical edge in their battle against common sense. To make an unspeakable act legal, they needed a label that was respectable; thus, the campaign for abortion became the campaign for “choice.”It was an ingenious maneuver: they no longer had to promote abortion itself, but merely had to characterize it as an unattractive, but necessary, [...]
In February, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty “said it was time to ‘move beyond’ the Lord’s Prayer” (which is recited at the beginning of every session of the provincial legislature) “to a more inclusive custom that better reflects Ontario’s multiculturalism.” Before asking why this very ancient and pious tradition should be done away with now, or why it falls to McGuinty of all [...]
Last month, The Interim celebrated its 25th anniversary. It might seem strange that a newspaper, founded after the fact to cover a press conference the media ignored, should have such an achievement to celebrate. By its name and nature, the paper presents itself as a temporary enterprise. Nevertheless, we are still around, after a quarter of a century. Sadly, we cannot be the Pro-Life [...]
I am very honoured to serve as the editor of The Interim and I want to thank everyone who has contributed to its success over the years: the staff, contributors, and volunteers, as well as subscribers. I especially want to thank my seven predecessors for leading and building a newspaper like no other: Jim Hughes, the late Carl Scharfe, Sabina McLuhan, Fr. Alphonse [...]
A quarter century ago, Campaign Life Coalition started The Interim because the mainstream media refused to cover several press conferences held in Ontario by Bernard Nathanson. Nathanson is a former abortionist and co-founder of the U.S. National Abortion Rights Action League, but he changed his mind and came to Canada to tell why. Instead of complaining about media bias, CLC did something [...]