Society & Culture

Judges threaten our democracy

Following the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal to overturn the historic definition of a legal marriage, Liberal MP John McKay pointed to the obvious conclusion: "We apparently have judge-made law in this country, and we're just here for decoration." McKay is right. Why, then, do most Canadians still think Canada is a democracy? Why can't they see that while our [...]

2010-07-30T07:35:01-04:00July 30, 2003|Issues, Society & Culture|

Continuing on the path of death

On April 14, the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) won the election with a comfortable majority (76 seats out of 125) and became the new government in Quebec. Until the middle of the short campaign, just 33 days, it was not clear which party would win. In fact, the PQ was ahead before the leaders' debate that occurred in the middle of [...]

2010-07-29T13:56:11-04:00June 29, 2003|Politics, Society & Culture|

The decline of the gentleman in late modernity

It could be argued that the traditional gentleman, who not so long ago stood at the pinnacle of the planet, has now been sent into internal exile. The true gentleman could be seen as being like the Phantom of the Opera - as recently interpreted in Andrew Lloyd Webber's theatrical musical - savagely scarred and effectively repressed into the underground (unconscious) of [...]

2010-07-29T13:39:13-04:00June 29, 2003|Society & Culture|

Squelching the debate over homosexuality

Have religious and constitutional objections to homosexuality and gay rights become unacceptable in modern-day public life? Defenders of traditional values contend that homosexual activists are attempting to enforce a pro-gay party line through intimidation, and point to recent attacks against federal Tory Deputy Leader Elsie Wayne and U.S. Senator Rick Santorum as examples. In April, Santorum, a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, commented [...]

2010-07-29T13:36:02-04:00June 29, 2003|Issues, Politics, Society & Culture|

Liberal paper shows favour for gay ‘marriage’

A confidential document on Liberal government letterhead was sent to Liberal members of the justice committee considering the question of same-sex "marriage." The document, a copy of which was acquired by LifeSite, says that the government has no choice but to legalize homosexual "marriage." The paper, written by the Liberals' research branch, rejects all the compromise suggestions being considered by the government [...]

2010-07-29T13:35:29-04:00June 29, 2003|Issues, Marriage and Family, Politics, Society & Culture|

Addressing root causes of society’s ills

National Fatherhood Initiative helps link kids and dads while rebuilding families, society Washington, D.C. is well known as the seat of government in United States. But, in recent years it has also shared a much more notorious "capital" title with other American cities including Detroit and East St Louis - that of murder capital. The violence and crime of such American inner [...]

2010-07-29T13:45:58-04:00June 29, 2003|Issues, Society & Culture|

Arts Briefs

Amy Brennerman on birth control Actress Amy Brenneman, star of Judging Amy, sent a video message to the Feminist Majority Foundation as it launched its nationwide "Never Go Back" campaign. Brenneman said: "Reproductive freedom is the most important issue facing our leaders today … It is not a feminist issue. It is not a liberal issue. It is a women's health issue." [...]

2010-07-29T13:19:41-04:00May 29, 2003|Abortion, Issues, Society & Culture|

Across Canada

Eliminating the unwanted via IVF testing of embryos Ontario Catholic university honours Trudeau Pro-life MP to jump to Saskatoon city politics Kelowna mother scheduled for abortion against her will Vancouver editorial on Bill C-13 and the abortion issue Eliminating the unwanted OTTAWA - The Victoria Times Colonist reports that there is a growing demand for pre implantation genetic diagnosis, which the paper [...]

2010-07-29T13:11:40-04:00May 29, 2003|Abortion, Across Canada, Pro-Life, Society & Culture|

World Briefs

PP Politically motivated exaggeration in Nairobi Botched abortion in England Dutch doctors balk at euthanasia requirements Japanese euthanasia case Politically motivated exaggeration NAIROBI - The International Planned Parenthood Federation told participants at its conference in Kenya, which included the health ministers of Ghana, Mozambique and Namibia, that liberalizing abortion laws in African countries could prevent as many as 30,000 maternal deaths. Campaign [...]

2010-07-29T13:10:22-04:00May 29, 2003|Abortion, Euthanasia, Society & Culture, World Briefs|

Month in review

United States Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation says the vote by most Democrats to maintain the legality of partial-birth abortion demonstrates that the party is captive to the "radical lifestyle lobby" … Pro-life Congressman Pat Toomey (Penn.) announces he will challenge incumbent pro-abortion and pro-cloning Senator Arlen Specter in the Republican primary next year. Pro-life stalwart Senator Rick Santorum announced he will support [...]

2010-07-29T13:09:35-04:00May 29, 2003|Abortion, Issues, Society & Culture|

Human Genome Project almost completed

Researchers have announced that the human genome sequence is now almost completely deciphered. The decoding of three billion letters of the genetic code in human DNA was completed two years ahead of schedule thanks to advances in computer technology, and gives scientists "the chance to explore everything that is genetically (pre-)determined about our lives," according to a BBC report. Researchers are already [...]

2010-07-29T13:00:14-04:00May 29, 2003|Marriage and Family, Religion, Society & Culture|

Truth a casualty as women denied information on health risks

The leading British medical journal The Lancet reported last month that the use of oral contraceptives can more than double a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer. British and French researchers with Cancer Research U.K. found that being on the pill for less than five years was associated with an increased risk of 10 per cent, while subjects who took the drug [...]

2010-07-29T12:42:51-04:00May 29, 2003|Abortion, Health Risks, Society & Culture|

‘Women’s health forum’ again immersed in sex

Editor's note: In order to accurately report on the event in question, and provide a picture of the thought patterns behind some current-day sex "educators" of young people, this article contains some graphic references to sexuality that may be offensive to some readers. Please use discretion in deciding whether to read it. It was more of the same when this year's Women's [...]

2010-07-29T10:57:21-04:00April 29, 2003|Sex Education, Society & Culture|

Will the real ‘Dying with Dignity’ please stand up?

In light of its Trillium Foundation grant, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Director of Research George Dienesch looks at the euthanasia advocacy of Dying with Dignity The Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant Controversy has been growing following the discovery by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of a $177,800 grant by the Ontario Trillium Foundation to Dying with Dignity. DWD, Canada's largest organization promoting euthanasia and assisted [...]

2010-07-28T07:33:21-04:00April 28, 2003|Euthanasia, Society & Culture|
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