By Andrea Procher The Interim Chivalry is dead!" Such is the oft-heard cry of the 1990s non-feminist female. Believe it or not, guys, there are more than a few women who are still honoured when you open a door or pull out a chair for them. But before we go blaming the men for a lack of chivalry, we must consider how [...]
Political developments indicate that the federal government has finally decided to surrender to the homosexual advocacy agenda of the Supreme Court by implementing sweeping reforms to Canadian law so as to grant marital benefits to same-sex couples across the board. Instead of implementing changes on a piecemeal basis, they are expected to introduced an omnibus bill during their current term in office. [...]
CANADA'S CENTURY Marshall McLuhan once observed that television is teaching all the time. Mother Angelica, nature programmes, performances by famous artists exemplify excellent programmes which achieve the classical goal of art, which is to teach and to delight. Unfortunately, not all television programmes achieve that goal entirely. Teaching effects change for better or worse. That our society has changed since the advent [...]
High up, on the roof of the Inns of Court, in the legal heart of England, there are three statues symbolizing the principles of English common law. The first statue is of King Alfred the Great (871-890), who codified the first legal system in England, a code based on Scripture. Many constitutional experts, including Blackstone, regard Alfred as the "Father of English [...]
As a stay-at-home mother I have unfortunately grown accustomed to disrespect from both society and government. I am reminded by feminist groups and the media on a regular basis that I have degraded myself by choosing to be a unpaid, full time care giver to my family. I live with the discrimination of the tax system which places a heavier burden on [...]
Recently, a Winnipeg photographer, Garry Geisel, was charged under the child pornography law with possessing pictures of naked girls. Geisel defends himself by arguing that the law is inconsistent. It says 14-year-old girls can legally have sex with adults but they have to be 18 or older to pose nude. The current age of consent law is being used in the defence [...]
In the most frequently quoted remark he ever made, Sir Wilfrid Laurier got it dead wrong. He said that the20th century would belong to Canada. The opposite turned out to be true: Canada belonged to the 20th century. In other words, our country suffers from all the ills which have afflicted other developed nations this century. In his introduction to his Closing of [...]
‘We will not win the battle on abortion until we take our foot our of Satan's camp' Most of us would agree that abortion is an integral part of the Culture of Death. Many would guess, without really understanding why, that chastity belongs to the Culture of Life. But what about contraception? Do we even have to choose? Isn't it a very [...]
Officials accused of ignoring attacks on pro-lifers, and going easy on pro-aborts Several recent legal cases in Ontario and Alberta could leave the impression that the capricious nature of the legal system is being used against pro-lifers. This past summer the police and courts have seemingly employed a double standard in dealing with allegations against pro-life activists. The day before police arrested [...]
The Interim's Sue Careless recently visited L'Arche Stratford, one of the many communities worldwide inspired by Canadian Jean Vanier's love for those most often overlooked.What is most remarkable about Maranatha House at L'Arche Stratford is that at four on a Wednesday afternoon no one is home except two staff members. Gradually, the adults with developmental disabilities arrive, many of whom were institutionalized [...]
An Ounce of Prevention: Preventing the Homosexual Condition in Today's Youth, by Don Schmierer (Nashville: Word, 1998) To some people in our culture, the title of this book is absurd and offensive. How dare anyone suggest that homosexuality is something that should be prevented! From the developmental perspective which its author Don Schmierer takes, however, it makes good sense to help young [...]
I would like to express my appreciation to Jean Hedley for caring enough to write a letter to the editor on M vs H, the Supreme Court decision granting "spousal" status to homosexual couples (Interim, August 1999). She is correct in stating that justice and democracy is not well served when unelected judges change the law to allow same-sex marriages and adoption. [...]
A massive slab of ice the size of the Yukon Territory breaks off of the Antarctic continent and melts, raising the sea level and flooding coastal cities around the world. A four-month-long heat wave strikes the Canadian wheat belt, desiccates the soil, sets crop yields to zero, and sends the global economy into chaos. The Saharan desert takes over two-thirds of Africa, [...]
Attempts to restore morality in law will fail if they are not founded on the supremacy of God How can you say to your brother, let me remove the speck from your eye, while ignoring the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck [...]
The Toronto Department of Public Health starts off each year with a campaign aimed at youth to promote what they call healthy living. Advertisements are strategically placed in subways and bus shelters, often outside of secondary schools. Past years have heavily encouraged condom use and the "emergency contraceptive pill," otherwise known as the morning-after pill. In early 2000, the department will be [...]