Interim Staff: The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) is seeking to intervene in the “emergency relief” court case that was launched by Dying with Dignity to have the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approve Medical Assistance in Dying for Claire Brosseau who is living with mental illness alone. On May 4, Dying with Dignity said in a press release that it filed a [...]
This July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Although it would take the 13 colonies that many years to win the Revolutionary War and then establish themselves as states within a constitutional framework, that foundation—and all else that has flowed from it in the ensuing quarter millennium—springs from this document. While the vast majority of the Declaration, [...]
From the editor’s desk: By the way, between his three marriages and various mistresses, Boris Johnson has at least ten, probably 12, and perhaps even more children. ** Typically, the cover of each June edition of this paper features the National March for Life. Not this month. Jim Hughes, long-time pro-life leader, passed away days after the March. Were it not for [...]
Donald DeMarco: “Why are you Catholics so hung up on abortion?” It is a rather cynical remark that has been directed to pro-life Catholics and is more an invitation for them to be embarrassed than a request for a reasonable response. From the viewpoint of logic, it illustrates the fallacy of the ‘Loaded Question’ in which the conclusion is assumed in the [...]
Josie Luetke: When I entered the pro-life movement as a teenager, it seemed to be dominated by neoconservatives, influenced no doubt by former US President George Bush. The feel-good pro-life news stories I hungrily consumed would not uncommonly be complemented by tone-deaf glorification of aggressive American military action. That hawkishness seemed to wane with Donald Trump’s first presidency, but recent wars have [...]
Victor Penney: Nothing sacred can be left undefiled in the land of the Quiet Revolution. It’s one of the diabolic features of the cultural upheaval that began 66 years ago in la belle province. The latest manifestation of this Satanic chaos involves the Stanley Cup playoffs and a church named after the Disciple whom Jesus loved. It’s a story of sacrilege, one [...]
John Carpay: Having governments spy on citizens is a great way to reduce crime! Consider how many more criminals would have been caught over the past century if only police had been able to listen in on citizens’ telephone conversations. Why do Canadians – and citizens of other democracies around the world – cherish privacy in the first place? If a man [...]
Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: On May 11, the Trump administration launched the moms.gov website, a resource to help pregnant women bring their babies to term and assist them with their newborns. The website opens with the message, “Addressing the needs of mothers and fathers who face difficult or unexpected pregnancies and ensuring the wellbeing of mothers and the health of American families.” [...]
Tanis Cortens, Feature Writer: Father Paul Sullins, Ph.D., submitted a research article to The International Journal of Women’s Health Care. The study, published September 15, was entitled “Persistent Emotional Distress after Abortion in the United States” and consisted of a retrospective survey of 226 women aged 41-45, whose abortions had happened an average of 20 years earlier (range 0-31 years). Fr. Sullins found [...]
Paul Tuns: The 16-member Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD), comprised of members of Parliament and senators, is currently mulling over whether to recommend that the government further delay extending euthanasia to those suffering solely from mental illness. If Parliament does not act, extending euthanasia will become effective in March 2027. Amidst AMAD’s hearings, which concluded May 5, the [...]
Paul Tuns: Alberta Bill 18, The Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, passed third reading and was signed into law. Bill 18 places numerous restrictions on euthanasia, the first provincial law limiting Medical Assistance in Dying since euthanasia was legalized in 2016. Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, said “You can tell by its title that the [...]
Paul Tuns: On May 5, Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, addressed the parliamentary Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying examining whether to continue with the March 2027 plan to expand euthanasia to patients suffering solely from mental illness. He argued that not only should Parliament resist the expansion, but that it should conduct a thorough review [...]
Paul Tuns: Toronto Cardinal Frank Leo wrote an open letter dated April 20 to Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, encouraging the government to block the expansion of euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness. Noting that both he and Carney are Catholics, the Cardinal wrote “our Catholic faith opposes the taking of any human life” and [...]
Review: Making Sense of Suffering, by Peter Kreeft (Ignatius Press, $17.95 USD, 215 pages) Ignatius Press has re-released Peter Kreeft’s 1986 book Making Sense of Suffering and although the causes of our suffering might have changed, mankind’s reaction to suffering has not. It was, and remains, one of the main arguments against God: how could an all-powerful, all-good being allow innocent people to [...]
Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: A foreign pro-abortion activist group is interfering in a pro-life country by distributing illegal abortifacient pills to women. On April 15, Women on Waves, a pro-abortion activist group from the Netherlands, announced that it would be helping women in Malta and nearby Gozo to illegally access abortion pills through the use of secret lockboxes placed in various locations across [...]