On Friday December 21, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton proclaimed December 23 to 29 Respect for Life Week in Toronto. Noting that Aid to Women is marking that week as Respect for Life week in Toronto, the Public Notice goes on to say that this reflects, “the true Christmas spirit of sharing and celebration of life.” The proclamation continues, “City Council and the [...]
James F. Carney, RC Archbishop of Vancouver, well-known for his energetic pro-life stand, died of cancer on September 16. The Archbishop was also a strong supporter of Pope Paul VI’s landmark encyclical, Humanae Vitae (1968), which condemned artificial contraception. This set him apart from many Canadian bishops who believed that the encyclical should be softened in its pastoral application. In 1983, Carney [...]
Ottawa Father Tony Van Hee, S.J. resumed his daily vigil and fast for the unborn on the day Parliament re-opened, September 24, (see “Freedom squashed, The Interim, April 1990.) Bill C-43 has yet to receive Senate approval, leaving the chance that it may still be defeated. Also, on the Hill is Glen Kealey, a bankrupt businessman who is protesting alleged government corruption. [...]
Canada’s Minister of Justice, Ms. Kim Campbell, verified pro-lifers’ worst fears about the government’ new abortion law, Bill C-43. On October 29, Ms. Campbell issued a new Department of Justice document, reassuring doctors that they have absolutely nothing to fear. The paper concerns “The philosophy and principles underlying Canada’s proposed new legislation on abortion. General principle The “proposed law…is brief and straight-forward [...]
Ontario pro-lifers must look at the electoral change in the province from their own perspective; i.e., the protection of life and the family. In this light, several points are wroth mentioning. Firstly, the electoral upset was the result – so it seems agreed upon by many – of a general anti-government anger which may very well continue to grow. The NDP happened [...]
Pro-life and pro-abortion rallies were held throughout the country, from Halifax to Victoria, mostly before or on Mother’s Day Mary 13. An added incentive for further rallies, mostly for pro-abortionists, was the final debate on C-43 Parliament. Halifax In Halifax, over 2500 pro-life supporters participated in a rally on the eve of Mother’s Day, making it “the largest anti-abortion demonstration in the [...]
“We’re signing up as many people as we can,” said Liberals for Life spokesman Dan McCash in early February. “I think people will be quite shocked by how effective we are.” The powers-that-be kept grinning until the startling news that Liberals for Life in Peterborough, Ontario, had flooded the Liberal riding association with 350 new members. Liberals beware The grinning faded and [...]
Pro-life posters have been shipped to 192 Roman Catholic elementary schools in Metro for use in the classroom. The 8,000 posters donated by Campaign Life Coalition have been distributed with the whole-hearted endorsement of the Metro Separate School Board (MSSB). Each poster features a large color picture of Mother Teresa holding a child. Underneath is a short biography of Mother Teresa and [...]
I accept in particular the death that is destined for me, with all the pains that may accompany it. – St. Alphonsus Liguori Two months ago we saw that food and water are routinely withheld from patients in Canadian hospitals. Last month we examined the attitudes of the groups and organizations most concerned with this practice. Now we are ready to ask [...]
Father Tony Van Hee and Joseph Bissonnette resumed their Fast for Life when Parliament reconvened on January 22. Van Hee and Bissonnette position themselves in front of the members’ entrance to the House of Commons each day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pro-lifers plan to join them and to meet their MPs as a Parliamentary Committee considers the government’s proposed abortion [...]
Jean Chretien has been put on notice that he is not going to be able to hide his pro-abortion record during his run for the Liberal party leadership. Even before announcing his candidacy Jean Chretien has encountered pro-life picketers protesting his views on abortion. At Chretien’s first Toronto appearance of the year on January 12, some 40 pro-life people picketed as Chretien [...]
Catholic pro-abortion or, as some call themselves, “pro-choice” politicians are meeting growing criticism from fellow Catholics. So are Catholic politicians who claim that while personally opposed to abortion, they must support pro-abortion measures “for the common good.” Each category is under fire in the United States and elsewhere. The one-million-member Catholic fraternal organization, the Knights of Columbus, is under pressure to expel [...]
From December 7 to 10, 1989, Campaign Life Coalition held its annual strategy conference at Ste. Anne de Beaupre, just east of Quebec City. Just over 90 people were in attendance from all but two Canadian provinces, from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia. Quebec’s two dozen delegates were a first for this new affiliate, which bodes well for the pro-life battle [...]
In her after-dinner speech to over three hundred people who attended the Human Life International Strategy Week-end (November 10-12), pro-life author Betty Steele quoted from a statement Pope John Paul II made to HLI International President, Fr. Paul Marx (OSB): “You are doing the most important work on earth.” This compliment, which Fr. Marx deserves for his tireless work fighting for the [...]
Another successful Students for Life Rally took place at the Bay Street Center For Birth Control, November 17 in Toronto. The center is the largest abortion referral center in Canada and also works in conjunction with the Women’s College Hospital. The rally was a success despite the harsh weather, with approximately sixty-five students out for the rally. A CBC representative appeared to [...]