Paul Tuns 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 [...]
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, [...]
It's impossible these days to open a newspaper or turn on the radio or TV without reading or hearing or seeing more about violence towards women. There are numerous articles in papers and magazines analyzing this sad and shocking phenomenon and suggesting solutions. There is some truth in most of these opinions, but I don't think I have read anywhere the suggestion [...]
'A turning point in the evolution of Canadian society' The Canadian government has announced its intention to present a bill at the beginning of the next session of Parliament that, if passed, would change the traditional definition of marriage to include same-sex partnerships within the same legal framework as the conjugal relation between a man and a woman. As a Canadian citizen [...]
Interim Staff One observer of the Canadian political scene recently remarked that it "seems like Red Tories are to be compared to mad cows: not many of them, not good for much, but they cause problems, all out of proportion to their numbers." Yet, there seem to be just enough of these liberally minded "conservatives" involved in the new Conservative party to [...]
Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler has announced that he will introduce the Liberal government bill to change the definition of marriage to one that would include same-sex couples in early February and that he hopes it will pass before the House rises in June. Cotler had indicated in early December that he wanted the House of Commons to pass the government's proposed [...]
One of the fundamental directives driving instructors give their students early on is, "Check your blind spot." That might also be good advice for pro-family Canadians currently embroiled in the battle to save the institution of marriage as it's always been known. That's because, while their comrades in the homosexual lobby push for legal recognition of what passes for permanent or quasi-permanent [...]
The Interim In January, religious leaders began stepping up the pressure against the federal government's assault on marriage, because of its proposal to redefine the institution to include homosexual couples. In a letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin, released Jan. 19, Toronto Catholic Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic asked that the bill be scuttled and a new one proposed to protect the traditional definition [...]
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 [...]
Commentary by Rory Leishman The Interim The judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in the "same-sex marriage" reference is a devious ploy, signaling the determination of the court that the traditional definition of marriage in Canadian law will soon be abolished. Granted, the court has plenty of willing political collaborators. In response to the outrageous judgment of the Ontario Court of [...]
Response to Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex 'marriage' referencePeter Stock The Interim Pro-family leaders received a Christmas surprise from the Supreme Court again this past year in the form of answers to the federal government's reference questions on marriage. In recent years, the courts have taken to releasing controversial decisions before major Christian holidays in a cynical attempt to stifle public debate [...]
Canada 1. Bill C-6 passes The government's reproductive and experimental technologies bill will lead to the deaths of untold millions of tiny human beings through destructive embryonic stem cell research and opens to the door to human cloning through poor definitions and loop-holes. 2. Social conservatism and the Canadian election Prime Minister Paul Martin and his media accomplices inject the topic of [...]
Divorcing Marriage: Unveiling the Dangers in Canada's New Social Experiment by Daniel Cere and Douglas Farrow, editors. Foreword by Maggie Gallagher (McGill-Queen's University Press, $17.47, paperback, 193 pages) Review by Rev. Royal Hamel The Interim In the midst of much confusion and lack of basic information, Daniel Cere and Douglas Farrow have done a great service by providing a trenchant analysis of [...]
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's three proposed amendments to the government's legislation on same-sex "marriage" left social conservatives less than impressed and represents typical Tory thinking on how to reach out to the political centre by alienating its base. Harper wants to amend the legislation so that it, "Recognizes the traditional definition of marriage; i.e., one man and one woman." So far, so [...]