By Linda Wegner The Interim In June, pharmacists from across Canada gathered in Saskatoon for their annual convention. Maria Bezecki and Mike Izzoti, both pharmacists active in the pro-life movement, travelled to the event with serious concerns about the erosion of their professional right to refuse to dispense drugs based on their freedom of conscience and religion. Nothing happened to alleviate those [...]
By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) believe that the university has suspended three members of the Alma Mater Society (AMS) for their role in destroying a pro-life display on campus last November. According to information obtained by members of the UBC's Lifeline group, AMS members Erin Kaiser, Jon Chandler and Lesley Washington could be [...]
By Susan Schadenberg The Interim Editor's note: As The Interim went to print, the Catholic Women's League of Canada was about to begin its annual conference, held this year in Charlottetown beginning August 13. It is expected that the CWL national executive's endorsement of the pro-abortion World March of Women 2000 will be the subject of heated debate. A full report will [...]
The cases of three pro-life freelance journalists - Interim contributor Sue Careless, LifeSite managing director Steve Jalsevac, and Linda Gibbons biographer Gord Truscott - arrested last October for covering a pro-life demonstration, appear not to be unique. Recent events indicate that freedom of the press is in peril in this country. At least 10 journalists and photographers have been arrested in Canada since [...]
Interim board member endured nine month ordeal just for doing her job By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Toronto journalist Sue Careless has finally found relief after a nine-month ordeal at the hands of police and Crown prosecutors. Careless, who was arrested October 15, 1999 for covering a pro-life demonstration by long-time activist Linda Gibbons, learned July 28 that charges of obstructing a [...]
Following the stabbing of Vancouver abortionist Garson Romalis, pro-abortionists have tried to link the peaceful pro-life movement to anti-abortion violence. Most prominently, British Columbia Minister of Women's Equality Joan Smallwood told a media scrum on July 12 that Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) B.C. president John Hof had connections with "radical groups" from the United States, implying he advocates violence. She added, "We've [...]
By Paul Tun The Interim A Gallup Poll brief obtained by The Interim indicates that the conventional wisdom on abortion - that there is a "pro-choice" consensus among Canadians - is wrong. Josephine Mazzuca, a research analyst for Gallup Canada Inc., told The Interim that Gallup conducts a poll on attitudes about abortion almost every year because "Canadians are interested in this issue." Pro-lifers [...]
Pro-life youth protest in Toronto, Vancouver By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life students refused to let insinuations of "anti-abortion violence" prevent them from staging protests against the introduction of the RU-486 abortion chemical. Students in Toronto and Vancouver were out in force July 27 to draw attention to RU-486, which recently gained approval for clinical testing in Toronto and other Canadian cities. [...]
Stabbing incident provides pro-abortion groups with ideal propaganda tool By Paul Tuns The Interim The July 11 stabbing of Vancouver abortionist Garson Romalis was denounced by pro-life groups across the country, but that hasn't stopped the abortion industry from milking the incident for all its propaganda value. In a July 12 press release, Canadian Physicians for Life president Dr. Robert Pankratz condemned [...]
LifeSite News One of the United States' foremost pro-life clerics passed away June 25 in New York. Bishop Austin Vaughan, an auxiliary bishop of the Catholic archdiocese of New York, was regarded by many as a church leader who was unafraid to take part in the harder front-line work of abortion protest and witnessing. He was the former rector of St. Joseph's [...]
By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Leo Patrick Beecher, one of Toronto's quietest, but most inspirational pro-life, pro-family supporters died June 22, 2000 at the age of 80. A familiar sight at Campaign Life Coalition's Toronto offices for many years, Leo Beecher was an unassuming pro-lifer whose gentle resolve in defence of unborn children inspired hundreds of people. A native of southwestern Ontario, [...]
‘The choice Games' shows that every action has its consequences By Maria Vandenberg The Interim The Choice Game is a new interactive computer game developed for young people, placing them in a variety of life situations. The topics of these scenarios range from dating and romance, to drugs and teen pregnancy. These might not be considered realistic or ordinary day-to-day situations by [...]
The pro-life movement won't change society if it restricts itself to moralizing and politics By Carl Scharfe The Interim HEALTHCARE. Uppercase. Daunting. But is it really? Is not healthcare the destiny of the pro-life movement? Pro-life crisis-pregnancy services, education and political lobbying. What's missing? The human body, its entrance into and exit from this world and what happens to it while it's [...]
After a frustrating month of shin splints, flu, and mega-blisters, Andrew Fournier carries on By Catherine Fournier The Interim It's been a difficult month for Andrew and for the Pilgrimage for Life. Instead of the smooth sailing Andrew experienced through the Maritimes and Quebec, injury, illness, constantly changing plans, and frustration have been the norm this month. After a good rest at [...]
Calgary pro-lifer says prohibition of words ‘killing' and ‘murder' may lead to courthouse protests By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life supporters in Alberta have expressed concern that the court system may be turning to libel laws to further restrict right-to-life activity near abortion clinics. In June, Judge Blair Mason of the Alberta court ruled that pro-life signs carried by long-time activist Michael [...]