In Alberta, the Committee to End Tax-Funded Abortions is working to stop the Alberta government from forcing its taxpayers to pay for abortions. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Henry Morgentaler is trying to convince the provincial NDP government to give him more money due to an increase in demand at his Ottawa clinic. This year alone, Canadian governments will pay out $30 million of [...]
Floundering at the polls and desperate to enact popular legislation, the NDP has released its Royal Commission Report on Learning. The Interim’s education specialist takes a look at the underlying agenda of what could be Ontario’s last experience with Rae-inspired dogma Enough time has passed now for the Royal Commission Report on Learning to have had a chance to filter through the [...]
Volunteer-based groups which provide in-home service for the disabled and elderly question whether bureaucratic centralization will save money or pave the way to healthcare rationing. Ontario has a long history of community-based, volunteer-supported agencies helping the disabled and elderly to remain in their homes. All of this tradition was erased last December when the provincial government passed Bill 173. What were the [...]
The American pro-life movement is hailing the Republican landslide in the November elections as a tremendous victory. For the first time since the fifties, the Republicans now control both House of Congress. I think that any serious look at the Republican Party platform will reveal that pro-lifers have nothing to cheer about. What the Republicans intend to do will dramatically increase the [...]
Dr. Dobson’s speech wows 4,000 at Toronto’s Convention Centre Several thousand people, cordially greeted by 100 volunteers poured into the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on December 5 to spend an “Evening In December” with Dr. James Dobson, founder and President of the non-profit Christian organization Focus on the Family. The excellent 20 minute video on the history of Focus on the Family [...]
Liberal proposals to drop the Child Tax Benefits will especially hurt single-income families Human Resources Development Canada (Lloyd Axworthy’s Ministry) has recently released a new booklet called Have Your Say. It’s available at local postal outlets. In it, Canadians are invited to give their comments about the future of social programs in Canada. The booklet covers many topics from Unemployment Insurance to [...]
My mother recently gave me some papers circulating in her community – a document titled “A Power of Attorney.” She told me that “everyone in the condo” was signing it. They had heard that the rules about what happens to the financial affairs of people who become mentally incompetent had changed, and that it was smart to sign such a form. I [...]
For centuries the family has been accepted by people of all nations as the foundation of human society. “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” is one of the old adages which have defied the ravages of time and is as true today as it was when first spoken. But, unfortunately, the hand that rocks the cradle in our time [...]
Were abortions performed in hospitals before the law was changed in 1969? If so, were there many? What were the reasons? What effects did the law have? A.S. Mississauga. I believe that a case study of one large teaching hospital will give a clearer picture than a general survey. The following statistics from the twelve years, 1954-65 inclusive, are from a study [...]
Paul Hill has a month to wait before he finds out whether he will pay for his actions with his life. Hill has already told friends he is willing to die for the shooting deaths of abortionist John Baynard Britton and his bodyguard. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for only 20 minutes before they found the ex-Presbyterian minister [...]
Once considered one of the best in the world, the Canadian educational system has, over the past 20 years, lost some of its luster. Increasingly, parents are pulling their children from the traditional institutions and educating them at home or in alternative schools. The Interim has asked some of these parents to defend the choices they have made concerning their child’s education. [...]
The Cairo International Conference on Population and Development has the well-documented aim of limiting the world’s population. This “anti-natalist” movement is not new but it has never seen such widespread support from both governments and intellectuals. In this article, Winifride Prestwich traces the history of the anti-population movement from its origin with Darwin up to the first United Nations’ conference on world [...]
“To educate in mind and not morals is to educate a menace to society.” Theodore Roosevelt Surprise! Surprise! Raising kids is society’s job – not the sole responsibility of parents, according to Sandra Griffin, assistant co-ordinator of child-care research at the University of Victoria and co-chair of the “Stronger Children – Stronger Families” conference which took place earlier this summer. It’s all [...]
It was the best of times and the worst of times all contained within a few short days. Over fifty thousand fans gathered in downtown Vancouver to celebrate with pride the accomplishments of their hockey team. The series was tied and the Stanley Cup was within reach. It was a peaceful, happy, family-oriented event. There was no trouble, and the police commended [...]
This September, delegates from one hundred and eighty-three countries will gather in Cairo for the United Nations-sponsored International Conference on Population and Development. If the proposals listed in the final draft paper are any indication, the Cairo conference will see a massive push for population reduction – through birth control, sterilization and abortion. The most alarming proposal is UN’s push to impose [...]