Interim Staff: On March 24, Didsbury, Albera, a town of just over 5000 population north of Calgary, voted to ban pride flags at government buildings and painted pride crosswalks on city streets. The vote was 4-3 in favour, and it applies only to government buildings, properties, and roads. Mayor Chris Little said the policy is designed to keep the municipality neutral in [...]
Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: On Feb. 25, France’s National Assembly approved a bill to legalize assisted suicide despite the Senate’s previous rejection of it. The bill has since returned to the Senate where it will undergo another review before returning once more to the National Assembly. “Legalizing assisted dying is not simply a technical adjustment of the law: it is in reality an [...]
Paul Tuns: After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party were roundly defeated by the centre-right Péter Magyar. Orbán promoted family values, encouraged larger families through fiscal policy tax cuts and family benefits, and defended Hungary’s national sovereignty from invasive immigration and the European Union. With tax advantages and handouts, Hungary under Orbán saw its fertility rate [...]
Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: Pro-lifers are celebrating a massive win for life following Scotland’s rejection of proposed assisted suicide legislation. On March 17, the feast of St. Patrick, the Scottish Parliament defeated the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill in a 69-57 vote with one abstention. If passed, Scotland would have become the first country in the United Kingdom to legalize assisted [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: The Trump administration released its proposed 2027 budget on April 9 and it includes maintained pro-life provisions of previous budgets, while completely defunding others. The budget maintains longstanding limits on abortion funding: the Hyde Amendment against direct funding of most abortions, the Hyde-Weldon Amendment against funding entities that discriminate against pro-life healthcare providers, and the Kemp-Kasten provision against funding [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute’s “Monthly Abortion Provision Study” has reported that there were 1,125,930 abortions committed by clinicians in the U.S. in 2025, compared to 1,123,600 the year before. It was the second consecutive year that the number of abortions increased in the U.S., as there were 1,059,610 abortions in 2023. The Guttmacher Institute called the slight increase “stable” [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: A report from the Department of Justice that contained what it called “damning evidence of collusion and unethical behavior” between the Biden-era DOJ and pro-abortion groups such as the National Abortion Federation (NAF) has been leaked to cable news channel MS Now (formerly MSNBC). “Upon assuming office, the Biden DOJ shattered the public’s trust by weaponizing the FACE [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 31, the Alberta government announced proposed legislation to ban politics from the classrooms of the province’s schools. The government Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026, would, if passed, “support safe and respectful schools and ensure students can learn without political and ideological influence. A statement from the [...]
Paul Tuns: The Globe and Mail reported last month that the Chief Coroner for Ontario is overhauling the original 16-member MAiD Death Review Committee formed in 2024 to provide oversight for how euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide is committed in the province by reviewing so-called “complex” cases including those that might not be carried out in strict compliance with federal law. The committee, [...]
Paul Tuns: Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong), who was elected for times as a Conservative MP beginning in 2015 and voted for a number of pro-life bills, crossed the floor on April 8 to join Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus. Combined with four other floor-crossers and a sweep of three by-elections a week later, Carney’s Liberals now have a narrow majority government. Following previous floor-crossings [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Casey Means to the position of Surgeon General is facing stiff opposition as some pro-life groups are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject her nomination and some Christians have criticized her for practicing witchcraft. After Trump could not get his first choice for Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, approved by the Senate, [...]
Pro-lifers dodge a Molotov cocktail at Portugal’s March for Life On March 21, thousands of people marched in Lisbon and a number of other cities around Portugal. The Portuguese Federation for Life stressed the focus of the March was on “the dignity of all human beings for life from the moment of conception until natural death, and for families.” The March was [...]
John Carpay: Is racism always wrong? In Canada in 2026, asking this question is not only fair, but necessary. A Rights Recognition Agreement signed in secret between the Musqueam Indian Band and Canada’s federal government recognizes Musqueam Aboriginal title over Vancouver and nearby municipalities and much of the Lower Mainland. Much of this same area is also claimed by the Tsawwassen, Squamish, [...]
Rory Leishman: Over the past decade, physicians have subjected tens of thousands of vulnerable, transsexual teenagers to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and permanently mutilating sex-reassignment surgery. Yet there is no solid evidence that these dangerous and experimental treatments have any lasting benefits. That is the stark conclusion of a definitive, peer-reviewed, scientific paper entitled “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence [...]
Josie Luetke: I derive a perverse satisfaction from horrifying Americans with tales of Canada’s death spiral. I asked one, “Did you know we are considering euthanizing babies here? Like ones with severe deformities or disabilities,” when I realized we already do that. Canada doesn’t directly report on the reasons women procure abortions, but we know as we better diagnose congenital conditions in [...]