Rick McGinnis: Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Lately I’ve been getting served a rush of media asking the question “Is the world getting worse?” in the form of online articles, Twitter/X threads, blog posts and YouTube videos. Most of the blame goes to social media and the spread of “misinformation,” which has made us angrier, less hopeful and increasingly distrustful [...]
Samara Douma: On May 18, eligible Polish voters headed to polling stations to cast their vote in the Polish presidential election. When votes had been counted, none of the thirteen candidates had the majority needed to win the presidency. The top two candidates, Rafal Trzaskowski, with 31.4 per cent of the vote, and Karol Nawrocki, with 29.5 per cent of the vote, [...]
Interim Staff: On June 16, Linda Gibbons was declared not guilty by Justice Patrice Band regarding obstruction and disobeying a lawful order in relation to an arrest earlier this year. On Feb. 12, Gibbons was arrested after peacefully witnessing outside the Toronto Abortion Clinic at 727 Hillsdale Ave. She was charged with obstruction and disobeying a 30-year-old court injunction tied to the [...]
Paul Tuns: The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition launched a postcard and petition campaign demanding the complete review of Canada’s euthanasia law, a project it launched with the Delta Hospice Society. Gordon Friesen, president of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, said announcing the campaign, that the federal government vowed to conduct a thorough review after five years when it legalized euthanasia in 2016. Friesen said, [...]
Paul Tuns: Conservative MP Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale-Langley City) introduced a private member’s bill, Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). In 2021, Parliament passed Bill C-7 broadening Canada’s euthanasia law, with one of the provisions being expanding Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying regime to patients suffering solely from mental illness. Other so-called safeguards that were lifted [...]
Kesiah Beere: On Saturday, May 31, Quebec’s March for Life was held in Quebec City, organized by Campagne Québec-Vie (Quebec Life Coalition). The day’s events were set to begin with music at 11 am in front of Quebec’s National Assembly. LifeSiteNews journalist Dorothy Cummings McLean reported that Georges Buscemi, president of Quebec Life Coalition, noticed a [...]
A Tyranny for the Good of its Victims: The Ugly Truth about Stakeholder Capitalism Andrew F. Puzder (Encounter, $45.99,. 335 pages) Andrew Puzder is a former CEO of a CKE Restaurants (which owns Carl’s Jr and Hardees) and commentator on economic affairs. In A Tyranny for the Good of its Victims: The Ugly Truth about Stakeholder Capitalism he examines the corporate commitment [...]
On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law Edited by Russell Hittinger and Scott J. Roniger (Catholic University of America Press, $52, 490 pages) Russell Hittinger and Scott Roniger have edited a compendium of Hittinger’s previously published articles on Catholic social teaching and natural law that is both scholarly and accessible. Collectively, the essays show that human dignity is [...]
By J.M. Glover: March for Life Ireland 2025 On May 5, thousands of Irish men, women, and children marched in Dublin, Ireland, under the banner “Pro-Woman, Pro-Baby, Pro-Life.” Busloads of pro-lifers from all over Ireland descended on Dublin to join the March. Since the abortion law took effect in 2019, there have been a staggering 51,000 abortions in Ireland. This does not [...]
From the editor's desk: From the editor's desk New York City-based Orthodox Jewish university, reversed its decision to permit an LGBTQ club, Hareni, from operating on campus. In March, the university, with campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx, agreed to official club status for Hareni. However, on May 9, in a letter to the school community, the university said that [...]
Interim Staff: In March, Manitoba Justice Minister Matt Wiebe introduced Bill 43, the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, to add “gender expression” to the province’s human rights law. The law, if passed, would amend the Manitoba Human Rights Code and Wiebe said it would “cover anything from behavior or appearance, such as dress, hair, makeup, body language and voice,” and that the [...]
John Carpay: In Latin, the word secular simply means “of this world,” and neither affirms nor denies any “religious” doctrine as such. Over time, the word secular has come to mean “non-religious.” After more than four centuries of loyal devotion to Catholicism, Quebecers in the 1960s began the process of ejecting the Church from schools, universities, hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, unions, orphanages, [...]
Donald DeMarco: Charles E. Rice, in his book, The Winning Side, offers a cogent case for the connection between abortion and euthanasia. He points out that contraception and abortion have reduced the numbers of taxpayers in the United States who could pay for the elderly and disabled. It is predicted that by the year 2050 one American in 20 will be 85 [...]
Josie Luetke: The mistake was in believing Pierre Poilievre was our political saviour. From the sense of crushing disappointment amongst friends and family members in the wake of the 2025 federal election, you’d almost think the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is pro-life. Almost. April 28 was disappointing to me for another reason. At the Waterloo Catholic District School Board [...]
Donald DeMarco, Review: How We Got Here: A Guide to Our Anti-Christian Culture by Jonathon Van Maren (Christian Heritage Press, 311 pages, $25) Version 1.0.0 “Our world is utterly different from the one that existed just a few decades ago. But how did this happen? Why did everything change?” These words provide the focus of this important book. The author, Jonathon [...]