A long-time Toronto-area pro-life activist is being remembered as both a staunch supporter of the pro-life cause and a bright, articulate and strong woman. Catherine Fox passed away after a lengthy illness on July 20 at the age of 71. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Roy, as well as eight children and 21 grandchildren. Fox, a retired teacher, [...]
Ironically, many come from 'extreme, anti-life' Canada Canadian pro-life organizations continue to play a key role in developing young adult leaders who are bringing the culture of life ethic to the international stage. Expanding on the pioneering efforts of Campaign Life Coalition in raising concerns about the anti-family sentiments coming from United Nations organizations, an increasing number of committed young adults are [...]
After a nine-month process, the board of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada recently announced that it had unanimously made the decision to appoint Bruce Clemenger as its next president, succeeding Gary Walsh. According to board chair Paul Mangus, Clemenger "best matches the needs, vision and mission of the EFC …(He) will lead this vital organization with deep understanding, commitment, humility and persistence." [...]
Last month, The Interim reported that a news story with a strong bias against pro-life had led the Los Angeles Times to examine the way it covers abortion. In late June, another American newspaper announced that it would set new guidelines for stories about partial-birth abortion. Reacting to concerns raised by Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, [...]
The delay in the call for an Ontario election has proven to be beneficial to more than just the ruling Progressive Conservatives. The leader of the pro-life and pro-family Ontario Coalition-Family Coalition Party of Ontario says the apparent holding of a provincial vote this coming fall, rather than this past spring, has given his organization more time to prepare and an opportunity [...]
A recent study by the Centre for the Advancement of Women shows that a majority of women in America would support abortion only in extreme cases or would have it banned outright. The study noted that 30 per cent of women support abortion on demand, 17 per cent advocate moderate limitations, 34 per cent believe that abortion is only acceptable in cases [...]
People often mistakenly assume all members of a family share the same values. Sometimes I do it myself. Like the day in May when my strong-minded daughter and I were rolling along the Trans Canada Highway through New Brunswick, heading for Toronto via Ottawa. As we whizzed along, I asked, "Going to join me in the pro-life walk when we get to [...]
On April 29, the National Right to Life Committee Educational Trust held its annual Proudly Pro-Life Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, honouring three celebrities for their commitment to defending the unborn. This year's recipients were television and movie personality Ben Stein, theatre actress Margaret Colin and actress Jennifer O'Neill. Stein, host of Win Ben Stein's Money [...]
Rebecca St. James has distinguished herself as one of contemporary Christian music's leading artists. The 25-year-old native of Australia, who immigrated with her parents to the U.S. in 1991, has sold some two million recordings throughout the world, and garnered a Grammy Award for best Christian rock album in 1999. She has also had nine Dove Award nominations, currently serves on the [...]
According to Campaign Life Coalition New Brunswick president Peter Ryan, the June 9 elections in his Atlantic Canadian province offered tremendous hope for pro-lifers across the country. The elections saw Progressive Conservative Premier Bernard Lord's huge majority shrunk from 46 seats to 28, in the 55-seat provincial legislature. Ryan told The Interim that the bare majority should make for a more intriguing [...]
On June 7, the Pro-Life Action League hosted a hugely successful rally in Chicago celebrating Joseph Scheidler's Supreme Court victory earlier this year and the return of free speech and free assembly rights of pro-lifers across America. More than 500 people attended the daytime rally and 550 the evening banquet at an event dubbed Bring America Back to Life. Scheidler told The [...]
Prime Minister Jean Chretien may think that "we don't have big debates on the rights of abortion" in Canada, but some 3,500 people from across the country converged on Ottawa May 13 and 14 to send a message to him and other federal parliamentarians that the struggle to protect human life at all stages goes on. The Toronto Sun reported May 15 [...]
In the pre-dawn hours of a summer day, while most of the town slept, the surgical operating room was cold, stark and brightly lit. The surgeon placed the sharp edge of his scalpel against my mother's skin. Without hesitating, he plunged the scalpel into her body and started to quickly slice through layers of skin, tissue and flesh. The womb was quickly [...]
"Are you growing tired of the battle?" was the provocative title of the talk given by Father Tom Lynch at the London and Area Right to Life dinner on April 26, in which he challenged pro-lifers to renew their movement. Lynch, a moral theologian, dean of studies and dean of students at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto, is well known in pro-life [...]
Political action during the upcoming New Brunswick election is the best way for pro-life supporters in the province to get their message across to those who need to hear it. That was the message delivered recently as more than 50 delegates from across New Brunswick gathered in Fredericton for a Campaign Life Coalition New Brunswick provincial election-readiness workshop. Jim Hughes, national president [...]