Paul Tuns A private member’s bill, Motion 36, that called upon the Ontario Ministry of Health to provide universal access to contraception, was defeated by a vote of 61-23 on Nov. 30. The motion, introduced by NDP MPP Jennifer Stevens (St. Catharines) in March 2023, stated, “That, in the opinion of this House, the Ministry of Health should expand the Ontario Health [...]
Paul Tuns The Vatican has once again muddied the waters of Catholic moral teaching with the release of Fiducia Supplicans – On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings, which was widely reported on the front pages of newspaper and the leads of many news broadcasts as the Roman Catholic Church officially sanctioning the blessing of same-sex unions. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of [...]
Paul Tuns Dec. 6 tweet from Veterans 4 Freedom According to a directive issued by Employment and Social Development Canada, beginning Dec. 15, all federally regulated workplaces, government offices, and military bases must provide menstruation products in men’s bathrooms as part of the government’s program to promote “inclusivity.” Feminists have lobbied for free feminine hygiene products to battle what they [...]
For centuries, there was no question at all. Apart from some outliers who departed from prevailing norms—one thinks of Thomas More, in the early 16th century, giving his daughters a classical education—the societal conventions surrounding the place of women in society were not in dispute. In the 18th century, however, radical utopians reimagined the roles that women might play in the world [...]
Joanna Alphonso Numerous records have been broken in women’s competitions over the past few years. This sounds like amazing news – women reaching new heights of power and skill. Except these new records have been set by men who identify as women. Here’s a record of the times that female-identifying males beat women in various competitions in 2023. Tiffany [...]
Paul Tuns On Nov. 24, Dan Quayle (not the former U.S. vice president) opted to be medically killed after he was unable to access timely chemotherapy for an aggressive form of esophageal cancer. On Oct. 7, he had been told that chemotherapy might prolong his life by a year. He was kept waiting for chemotherapy for ten weeks in Victoria General Hospital. [...]
10. Women facing biological men in competition After the trans-identified Lia Thomas, a biological male, competed and won the 500-yard collegiate freestyle swimming competition in 2022, governing bodies of various sports have been forced to consider their policies of permitting biological males to compete against girls and women. World Athletics, formerly the International Amateur Athletic Federation, which governs track and field, began [...]
Rick McGinnis: Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements I knew something was up when my eldest daughter texted me: “Dad, how often do you think about the Roman Empire?” I replied quickly – and honestly. “At least every other day.” “That’s what I thought,” she wrote. “I know why you’re asking this,” I responded. It had begun just a few days [...]
Joanna Alphonso: Episode 28 of Tucker Carlson’s show, “Tucker on X” (formerly Twitter) featured Chris Moritz, a longtime investment banker and policy enthusiast to discuss what he calls “Trans Inc.” Moritz begins by explaining that transgenderism is largely driven by the sex reassignment industry. In 2018, the industry grossed at least $2.94 billion, which rose to $4.18 billion in 2022, and is [...]
Michael Taube: Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Families enjoy time together. Music and carols are heard in the background. The tree is trimmed. Presents are wrapped. The wreath is on the door. Lights flicker either inside or outside the house - or, in some cases, both. Who knows? You may even be called upon to solve a good Christmas mystery [...]
Paul Tuns, Review: Social Justice Fallacies by Thomas Sowell, 224 pages, (Basic Books, $35, 224 pages) Economist and writer Thomas Sowell’s latest book, Social Justice Fallacies, examines the incorrect assumption that different outcomes for visible minorities or women are prime facie evidence of unjust discrimination. Sowell says the notion that absent racism or sexism all groups would perform identically is fundamentally flawed. Over [...]
By J.M. Glover Protecting babies from abortion after rape is ‘immoral’: Vice president Compassion and assistance must always be offered to women who have been raped or otherwise sexually assaulted. Blaming the unborn child by abortion is not the way to help and heal. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris justifies the murder of unborn babies conceived through rape. She supported the legalized [...]
Donald DeMarco: Fr. Paul Desmarais is a Catholic priest stationed in Rhode Island and an authority on the occult. He speaks of what he regards as the two great lies that Satan, the Father of Lies, uses concerning abortion. The first lie is prior to abortion in which he tells the woman that abortion is no big deal, just a sensible solution [...]
Mary Zwicker: A newborn baby in America has become the fifth child in her state to be safely relinquished by means of a “safe haven baby box” this past year. On the morning of Monday, July 17, firefighters from Station 1 in Kokomo, Indiana discovered a newborn baby girl inside their fire station’s safe haven baby deposit box, the fifth time in [...]
Paul Tuns: John Rustad caused a stir in his first question in the B.C. legislature since being acclaimed leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. in March. On Oct. 3, he questioned the government about its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) policies in schools – a move condemned by the Premier and the Education Minister. Pointing to recent pro-parental rights protests, [...]