When Quebec MP Francine Lalonde proposed Bill C-407, an amendment to the Criminal Code that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, she did so with reference to the “right to die with dignity.” Abortion advocates regularly justify pre-natal infanticide with the so-called “right to choose.” And when marriage was redefined in Canadian law to include same-sex unions, it was done in the [...]
In the month of June, a parliamentary committee held hearings on C-38, the government’s same-sex “marriage” legislation. The House accepted the committee’s report, debated the issue, considered amendments and passed the bill 158-133 on June 28. The next day, the bill received first reading in the Senate, which proceeded to conduct its own hearings, close down debate and pass it by a [...]
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 [...]
As if we needed any further evidence of media bias, witness the difference in treatment in the coverage of the “stress leaves” taken by MP Gurmant Grewal and former MP Svend Robinson. Robinson took his leave after being caught pilfering a $50,000 diamond ring. He made the ludicrous claim his “stress” was caused by a serious injury suffered seven years earlier, yet [...]
There are many problems with universities in North America. They have been described as “island(s) of repression in a sea of freedom.” But the University of Western Ontario’s move to confer an honourary doctorate upon notorious Canadian abortionist Henry Morgentaler is a new low. The blatant political stunt by the university’s senate has not only irreparably damaged the reputation of UWO, but [...]
Canadians have long had a jaundiced view of politicians but recent maneuvering on Parliament Hill have been particularly ugly. Paul Martin’s shameless use of political carrots and sticks show that is his desire to hold power trumps all. Thank goodness there are still some MPs who have the courage of their conscience – MPs like Pat O’Brien. On June 6, O’Brien left [...]
Jacob Birth Special to The Interim Hey, I’m not a redneck or a fascist! I don’t live in the 1950s or suffer from homophobia or casually deny others their rights! I have gay friends, wore pink to my Grade 8 graduation, but still don’t get Queer Eye. I believe marriage is religious, not civil. I believe the law came to regulate marriage [...]
In recent years, we have witnessed the abuse of power by both Jean Chretien and Paul Martin’s Liberal governments in Ottawa. They have used that power to entrench themselves as the “Natural Governing Party,” reward their friends and foist upon this nation their own radical views. The scandal of Adscam and the scandal of redefining marriage are part of the same problem: [...]
Delegates support traditional marriage, but ‘wimp-out’ on abortion In the beginning The founding convention of the Conservative Party of Canada marked the beginning of a new phase in the pro-life movement’s - specifically Campaign Life Coalition’s - political efforts on behalf of the unborn. It also most definitely ended another era. In the years immediately following the 1988 Supreme Court of Canada [...]
The conventions of the Liberal and Conservative parties, which were both held in March, provided not just an opportunity to look at the differences between the parties, but also to better understand the media that covered them. In the eyes of journalists, the Liberals, who considered legalizing same-sex “marriage,” marijuana and prostitution, are not merely progressive, but “mainstream;” that is, they represent [...]
As the debate over the definition of marriage continues to wind its way through the parliamentary process, a reminder to our readers to keep up your efforts to contact your MPs and let them know where you stand on the issue. Despite mainstream media reports that may suggest otherwise, MPs are getting flooded with communications supporting traditional marriage. Remember that the most [...]
The Democrats have an image problem: Middle America doesn’t share their values. By values, we – and they – mostly mean their abortion position. This is nothing new. For years, the pro-abortion side has tried to rebrand itself: “We’re not pro-abortion. We’re pro-choice.” For most liberal pro-abortion Democrats who try to pass themselves off as moderate middle-of-the-roaders, it is the abortion issue [...]
On Nov. 25, the subcommittee to the committee on procedure and House affairs deemed New Brunswick Conservative MP Rob Moore's private member's bill on marriage non-votable. Moore's C-268 sought to reaffirm the definition of marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman. Without giving reasons or without the release of an official vote, the subcommittee, which meets in camera, [...]
On Nov. 25, the subcommittee to the committee on procedure and House affairs deemed New Brunswick Conservative MP Rob Moore's private member's bill on marriage non-votable. Moore's C-268 sought to reaffirm the definition of marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman. Without giving reasons or without the release of an official vote, the subcommittee, which meets in camera, [...]
Why defend the traditional definition of marriage? It is the foundational institution of society and civilization. Marriage is a public good created by God and sanctioned by church and state. As Maggie Gallagher, an American author and expert on marriage, says, "What every human society calls marriage shares certain basic, recognizable features, including most especially the privileges accorded to the reproductive couple [...]