Paul Tuns: On Oct. 21, voters in New Brunswick replaced the government of Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs with a Liberal one led by Susan Holt who wasted no time changing policies lauded by pro-life and pro-family voters and leaders. On Nov. 7, Holt’s office announced that it would reverse the ban on funding abortions at private facilities – a ban that has [...]
Joanna Alphonso: A year after a Canadian Armed Forces directive discouraging prayers from being part of any formal military Remembrance Day ceremonies was rescinded, many such services still eschewed prayer. Brigadier-General Guy Bélisle, Chaplain General for the Canadian Armed Forces, issued a directive in October 2023 discouraging prayer at Remembrance Day memorial services. “While the dimension of prayer may occupy a significant [...]
Paul Tuns: Alexander Raikin published a report in The New Atlantis on Nov. 13, that reveals at least 428 Ontario patients who were killed by the country’s Medical Assistance in Dying regime that did not comply with federal law, or federal or provincial regulations. Raikin begins his report with the stark comment: “For years, there have been clear signals that euthanasia providers [...]
Paul Tuns: On Oct. 29, the Trudeau government introduced legislation that, if passed, would require pregnancy care centres to advertise they do not offer abortion or refer for abortions or lose their charitable tax status. The Finance Department press release offered standard Liberal boilerplate, saying “Every woman should be free to make her own decisions about her own body” and “Every woman [...]
Annual report reveals abortion advocates are misleading about pro-life laws and miscarriage care Mary Zwicker: According to a new report, abortions committed by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in the United States has reached its greatest number ever recorded in the abortion giant’s history. Planned Parenthood recently released its annual report, an overview of services provided and revenues received during the [...]
When, on the morning of Nov. 6th, the results of the American presidential election were clear, pro-lifers in the United States—and around the world—breathed a collective sigh of relief, as Donald Trump emerged as the victor over his rival, Kamala Harris. Of course, those same pro-lifers also had reason to be disappointed with the way that Trump campaigned. He disavowed any plans [...]
Rory Leishman: It was on June 24, 2022, that the Supreme Court of the UIt was a banner day for pro-lifers when the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973), the infamous ruling that purported to find a right to abortion hidden in the United States Constitution. According to Human Life Review, 18 states have [...]
Trump wins but so do seven of 10 pro-abortion constitutional amendments Oswald Clark and Paul Tuns: On Nov. 5, Donald Trump earned a decisive victory in his quest to return to the White House, winning in all seven battleground states, while Republicans held the House of Representatives and took control of the Senate – developments that should help Trump enact his agenda. [...]
Let me start this month by introducing a new columnist, Victor Penney. His “Sporting Life” column (on page 8 this month) will look at the intersection of the world of sports and life/faith/family issues. It is a bit of an experiment but I think you might enjoy the lighter side of these serious issues (although it might not always be so light). [...]
By J.M. Glover British Catholics fight against assisted suicide bill A recent CBC online story has reported that Russian On Oct. 16, British members of Parliament began debating a Labour bill to legalise assisted suicide. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, released a pastoral letter to Catholics reminding them that “the evidence from every [...]
Josie Luetke: Interim writer, Josie Luetke, Talk Turkey Pro-lifers are normally preoccupied with the challenge of making other people pro-life. We aren’t as focused on keeping the ones we already have … we shouldn’t have to be, right? However, multiple times now, I’ve been posed the question: Why do people not stay pro-life? Many stalwarts in the movement have been [...]
Rory Leishman: It was on June 24, 2022, that the Supreme Court of the United States released its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson that overturned Roe v. Wade, the calamitous 1973 ruling which alleged that women have a fundamental constitutional right to abortion. At the time, Dobbs was widely regarded as the greatest triumph for the pro-life movement in 50 years, yet, [...]
The World Wildlife Fund released its annual “Living Planet Report” subtitled “A system in peril.” The report states that “nature is being lost – with huge implications for us all,” asserting “biodiversity sustains human life and underpins our society.” We cannot help but wonder why there are no international organizations or agencies releasing similar reports decrying the systemic extermination of preborn children [...]
By Joanna Alphonso: The purpose of abortion is to terminate the life of the unborn child. When that fails, and the child is born alive, he or she is simply left to die. This is happening right here, at home, in Canada. Canada is the only country in the Western hemisphere without a law on abortion. As a result, abortions are legally [...]
Paul Tuns: A study of abortions in Quebec between 1989 and 2021 published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that 11.2 per cent of abortions committed in the second trimester end with a live birth. The authors comment that their “findings suggest that second-trimester abortions commonly result in live birth.” Nathalie Augur, Emile Brousseau, Aimina Ayoub, and William D. [...]