On September 21, the day of the giant pro-life rally in Toronto, Artists for Life held their first group show in the gymnasium of St. Joseph’s College School on Wellesley Street. According to spokesman Paul Arteau, one of the exhibitors, it was an unqualified success. “We had over 200 people sign our guest book and more than 3,000 came through to view [...]
On the last day of summer, tens of thousands of Ontarians gathered at Queen’s Park in Toronto to voice their support for life. The September 21 “Justice for the Unborn” rally in front the Ontario legislature was followed by a 15-block walk through downtown Toronto, which led past the Morgentaler abortion clinic on Harbord Street. The turnout, estimated by Campaign Life president [...]
The National Right to Life Conference for 1985 was held in Washington, D.C., from June 19 to 22. During these three days there were over 50 workshops, panel discussions and talks by eminent doctors, lawyers, politicians and philosophers. The topics covered every possible aspect of the life issues; abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, legislation, embryo research, etc., as [...]
Thirty-three people attended a silent vigil at the Henderson General Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on a rainy Father’s Day, June 16, 1985. A protest presentation in honour of Father’s Day was read at the start of the vigil and in part it said: “The Henderson General Hospital through acts of abortion has shown this hospital to be anti-family. What kind of family [...]
Pro-life groups in Saskatchewan will be part of the “Celebrate Life” festivals in Saskatoon and Regina this July. Pro-life groups in Saskatchewan have been planning this project since April. Over 400 pro-lifers came to a Pep-Rally Banquet in Saskatoon on April 19, when local pro-life groups are presented a colourful stage display. These groups are planning a six-day [...]
“I’m here to warn and support you in that I’ve found abortion is not the answer,” keynote speaker Barbara Kolby told Moncton pro-lifers on Mother’s Day eve. Ms. Kolby is a member of WEBA (Women Exploited by Abortion) and she told the crowd that members of WEBA are the voices of experience. “We are just beginning to speak [...]
What is it about a simple pro-family position which poses such a threat to International Women’s Week? The question hit the headlines in Ottawa recently after R.E.A.L. Women of Canada was excluded from participation in International Women’s Week in 1985 on the grounds that its “philosophy” was “diametrically opposed to the goals and objectives” of International [...]
On Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, 1985 The Canadian Youth Pro-Life Organization (CYPLO) will hold its annual National Conference at Don Bosco High School in Toronto. This is CYPLO’s second National Conference and the theme for this year is “Now is the time.” The theme represents the immediate necessity for youth-involvement in all the manifestations of the pro-life [...]
By Corrine Fischer, 16 years old, St. John’s College, Brantford, Ontario, Winner 16-18 yr. group In the February issue of The Interim the last two paragraphs of Ms. Fischer’s essay were inadvertently removed. It is reprinted in full below with apologies to Ms. Fischer. “It’s dramatic. It’s emotional. I don’t say I kill. I terminate. I end. I interfere. I [...]
AH The Jury for Life postcard blitz has been a smashing success. On Monday, January 14, the count passed the one million mark and the Prime Minister’s office is still counting. New cards are arriving every day. Interim spoke to Pat Soenen past president of the Manitoba League for Life and one of the four Ad Hoc Committee members [...]
Picketers at the Hamilton-Civic Henderson Hospital have been marching every Friday for a year and a half now. Joanne Bassi and Brenda Giavedoni made resolution in 1983 to picket during the Lenten season. But when Lent was over they decided to go on. And they’re still marching. They’re joined by a group of faithfuls and the occasional newcomer, [...]
Katherine Malony age - 8 years old Thunder Bay, Ont. Thunder Bay Christian School I think it's good to be for life. You need life. You were given it, so why not use it? You are alive aren't you? Use your life. Do with it the right things to do with it. Will you? You are alive even if you haven't touched [...]
Katherine Malony age - 8 years old Thunder Bay, Ont. Thunder Bay Christian School I think it's good to be for life. You need life. You were given it, so why not use it? You are alive aren't you? Use your life. Do with it the right things to do with it. Will you? You are alive even if you haven't touched [...]
This poem accompanied an entry in The Interim essay contest You cannot feel the fear that I feel You cannot cry the tears that I cry You are not about to die You have a choice in your life I do not You can speak for yourself I cannot You are not about to die You have laughed, you have cried I [...]
The following essay won first place in its category - 12-14 years. It is reprinted without any alterations. My thoughts on abortion Abortion is an important issue in society. It is being widely discussed and in this essay I will present my views. First of all, when I look at abortion, a strange thought occurs to me. Why do people consider babies [...]