John Henry-Westen Special to The Interim Once again revealing the pro-abortion extremism of Canadian delegates to the UN, Canada's representative at the UN voted against a resolution on "human rights and terrorism" on Nov. 11. In the explanation of his vote, the Canadian representative noted Canada voiced objection to a clause in the documents which spoke of the "right to life" as [...]
Paul Tuns The Interim On the eve of President George W. Bush's visit to Canada, it was reported that the Liberal government, in the words of the Toronto Star, would raise "a small flag of independence" with a planned announcement that Ottawa would provide "a major funding increase" for the United Nation's Population Fund, the UN's population-control arm. On Dec. 1, while [...]
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 [...]
Our centrespread feature has a list of things every pro-lifer can do to help protect the unborn, the disabled and elderly, as well as all those vulnerable to the culture of death. Certainly, there will be a number of activities in this list that you can commit yourself to doing in the next 12 months. Some take little time or money; others [...]
Pray for an end to abortion Ask others to pray Write your federal elected officials and urge them to provide protection for the unborn Inform your pastor about pro-life events Visit shut-ins and those in nursing homes Organize pro-life events and speakers at your school or in your community group Refer abortion-minded women to local crisis-pregnancy counselling centres (CPCs) Write your provincial [...]
For Canadian pro-lifers, the victory of George W. Bush is a source of joy and hope, "gaudium et spes." Two of the national leaders of the pro-life movement in Canada, Jim Hughes and Joanne Byfield, expressed their hope before the vote for a Bush victory, because it was essential for the pro-life cause in the U.S., Canada and the world. The reception [...]
Interim Staff Newfoundland & Labrador Right to Life celebrated its 30th year anniversary dinner in St. John's on Oct. 23, during its annual respect for life week. The organization recounted 24 years of its operating St. Elizabeth house, a place of refuge for pregnant women that it opened in 1980. Thanks were offered to past presidents, board members, volunteers and the women [...]
They came from across Canada to pay tribute to the woman who gave 25 years of her life to helping save preborn human beings from death at the doorstep of abortuaries run by Henry Morgentaler and Manole Buriana in Toronto. Even a "Reverend Jones" flew in from Tumbler Ridge, B.C. especially to offer his personal respects to Joanne Dieleman on her recent [...]
Ann Wilson, the new director of Toronto's Aid to Women, a crisis pregnancy centre, is, while soft-spoken and gentle-mannered, nevertheless one tough cookie. In July, Wilson assumed the difficult role of persuading women "in crisis" not to seek an abortion. Her task as director is daunting, considering she's relatively new to work in the pro-life field and though she has kept up [...]
Being a young social conservative is not easy. Students who dare challenge the liberal orthodoxy on campuses often find themselves on the receiving end of wanton attacks and ridicule. As a result, many choose to keep their views private. Dennis Crawford, a third-year student at Queen's University, did not. A strong pro-lifer, Crawford recently rattled the Queen's community by challenging the university [...]
Pro-life member of Parliament Jason Kenney is expressing hope that church leaders in Canada and the United States take a stronger stand in instructing the faithful as to the suitability of certain politicians to represent pro-life, pro-family views in an increasingly secular society. Kenney, the Progressive Conservative MP for the Calgary Southwest riding, was keynote speaker at the Oct. 28 annual general [...]
After an extensive trial, Scott Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner. The verdict was announced Nov. 12. Peterson was found guilty of first-degree murder of Laci and of second-degree murder of Conner. In a trial that lasted over four months, a total of 175 witnesses were called to [...]
Each of the seven new Republican Senators are pro-life, a political shift that will likely ensure that pro-life legislation continues to pass Congress and make it more difficult to filibuster President Bush's judicial appointments. The biggest victory for pro-lifers was the defeat of the Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D, SD). Pro-life and pro-family former Congressman John Thune defeated the highest ranking [...]
'Values voters' made the difference in the vote Almost immediately following the Nov. 2 elections, the political left and their media allies began to blame socially conservative voters for the defeat of Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry. To cite just one example, a Chicago Tribune cover story was headlined, "Bush rides moral issues, terror fears to second term." Some on the [...]
On these pages, in my last column, I came down pretty hard on the mainstream political parties. Someone might even think I'll never vote again, or, at the very least, never vote for traditional parties. Don't get me wrong. I am not abandoning the Canadian political scene. It is just my frustrations are exactly what is causing so many other folks to [...]