Svend Robinson hired as her spokesman and fundraiser Sue Rodriguez formally disassociated herself from John Hofsess and his Right to Die Society following his latest public-relations blunder in announcing that her death would become a public spectacle. In mid-March. Hofsess announced that more than one doctor, and at least two spectators would be on hand to “assist” Ms Rodriguez in her [...]
Canadian’s are saying their goodbyes to Brian Mulroney – most with more than a little joy in their voices. They might be wise to restrain their enthusiastic voices alleluias. Mulroney’s replacement as Prime Minister will be essentially the same. And the leader after that, and the leader after that, will be cut from the same mould—unless we are willing to make some [...]
No betrayal “I cannot vote for a bill that would take human life. To do so, to me, would be a betrayal of all the things I have tried to stand for in my personal and public life.” Liberal MP Maurice, Dionne (Mirimachi), who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, speaking against the Waddell motion in the House of Commons this motion which would [...]
Stan Wilbee, Doug Fee, Fernand Jourdenais, Jesse Flis, Bob Horner, Dennis Mills, Peter McCreath, Maurice Dionne and Don Blenkarn. MPs whose speeches helped them kill the Ian Waddell motion which recommended that the government consider a bill legalizing euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide. The Toronto Star. For blatantly irresponsible coverage of the Florida tragedy. Instead of presenting the facts, the paper chose [...]
On Thursday March 11, 1993 a gunshot fired in Pensacola, Florida, struck at the heart of the pro-life movement. Abortionist David Gunn was shot in front of an abortuary by a man who, claiming to be a pro-lifer, immediately gave himself up to police and confessed to the crime. David Gunn died a short time later during surgery. Michael Griffin, aged [...]
While federal Liberal organizers have resorted to autocratic riding appointments so they can round up suitable female candidates, one group of women is quietly doing its own organizing within the party. These women say they are prepared to run on their own merits against the men in nomination meetings, even through high-profile Liberals argue that the party has to adopt “extraordinary [...]
“If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.” Lewis Carroll Alice’s in Wonderland. In the wacky, zany world on B.C. politics, the mainstream media rarely worry about truth and consequences. Relying on rumor and innuendo, their creativity border on the absurd. Where is the news? In [...]
Last month, the city of Edmonton was the scene of two events which have brought the ever-simmering abortion controversy back to a boil. On March 4, doctors told a 28-year-old woman that she was “lucky to be alive” following an abortion performed on her at Henry Morgentaler’s Edmonton facility. Nearly ten minutes after her abortion, the woman developed severe stomach [...]
Dan McCash got it from the horse’s mouth – the federal Liberal’s have abandoned him and he’s been shut out of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. McCash, national coordinator for Liberals for Life, confronted Jean Chretien at a party function in Toronto May 18. Chretien, in answer to McCash’s question of whether he was going to be allowed to seek the nomination, said “to be [...]
The pro-euthanasia movement suffered another legal defeat on March 8, when the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 that Sue Rodriguez does not have a right to physician-assisted suicide. All three judges agreed that S.241 of the Criminal Code, which prohibits aiding or abetting a suicide, should be enforced, and all three said firmly that the debate over euthanasia should be settled [...]
Kim Campbell seems set to romp to victory in a June convention but many are starting to ask questions about the federal Conservative Party’s great new hope. Pro-life leaders, in particular, are trying to decide how dangerous the current Defence Minister will be if, as the polls indicate, she is given a mandate by convention delegates to take over from Brian Mulroney. [...]
Rescue America is going on the offensive with “multiple lawsuits” in the wake of news stories implicating the Houston-based group with the shooting of abortionist David Gunn. “During the recent media feast over Gunn’s death, our organization endured a lot of slander and distortion,” said Don Treshman, national director of Rescue America. He said the group will be launching a series of [...]
On March 8, 1993, the Family Coalition Party of Ontario announced that it will be running two candidates in the recently vacated provincial ridings of St.George-St.David and Don Mills. The elections will be held on April 1. Louis DiRocco, past president of the FCP, has thrown his hate into the St.George-St.Devid race, one of Ontario’s most bizarre ridings. The area includes the [...]
Poles Favour Life – On January 20, the Polish Senate approved a bill that would limit abortion though not ban it altogether. The bill, which has already been passed by the lower house, only needs ratification from President Lech Walesa. Most observers feel that the pro-life president will approve it immediately. The law, which is by no means pro-life, would allow abortion [...]
It’s a challenge to interview a man who has lost his power of speech. That’s what happened to 72-year-old Leo Beecher when he suffered a stroke four years ago. Since then, he’s had to rely upon others to speak for him. A retired bachelor, Leo was one of the early, faithful picketers at Morgentaler’s abortuary. Every morning for four years he and [...]