Although his speaking voice has been silenced by a debilitating illness, Mr. Justice Sam Filer’s actions and attitude says volumes about dignity, hope, and perseverance. Judge Filer, 60, was one of seven brave individuals to receive the 1995 Courage to Come Back award from the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto. Presented November 30, the awards recognized people from throughout the province [...]
Which white ribbon campaign is which? Both aim to eliminate violence against women but one will not take a stand against pornography. Why? Lots of causes sport ribbons these days: red ribbons for fighting AIDS, pink ribbons for fighting breast cancer, and white ribbons for…for what? There are two white ribbon campaigns in Canada and people are confused. If you wear a [...]
An incident at Metro West Detention Centre has raised concern that inmates are being pressured into having abortions. One yung woman who was diagnosed by two separate doctors as bing 18 weeks and 20 weeks pregnant was told that she “ought not to have the child.” It was suggested to heer by a counsellor that she could have a late abortion in [...]
Whenever I am asked to write or speak about Christmas, I am tempted to resort to my book, “Yes, I’d Do it Again,: and quote from the chapter on my first Christmas in Africa. If you have read it before, skip to the next article. “Shortly after eleven o’clock (p.m.) the church bell rang and the doors were opened. The people crowded [...]
Russian studies show that 51% of women suffered impairment of reproductive system within five years of having an abortion Russian studies show that the articicial termination of pregnancy by abortion causes serious damage to women and impaird the reproductive system. Research carried out at the Russian Centre for Family Planning has shown that abortion has a negative effect on a woman’s general [...]
Scheidler: “There was a KGB quality to the situation.” Pro-life supporters have criticized Canadian customs officials for “totalitarian” measures taken against two speakers invited to the November 10 - 12 Human Life International (HLI) conference in Calgary. Pro-life Action League executive director Joseph Scheidler of Chicago, and abortion vaccine authority Lawrence Roberge of Springfield, Massachusetts, were detained for 90 minutes by Canada [...]
HLI encounters more protest as successful Calgary conference concludes. About 150 pro-abortion, gay and feminist demonstrators sang “This womb is my womb,” chanted “Keep you rosaries off my ovaries,” and checked their watches, counting off the hour. Calgary was enduring unseasonably cold weather. “It makes our job easier,” says a cop, peering from the Calgary hotel. Meanwhile, on the hotel’s second floor, [...]
For several decades now, Gene Domagala and driends have been making Christmas a little more merry for those living in one of Toronot’s poorer neighbourhoods. Domagala co-ordinates work in the Parkdale area of the city for the Toronto Star’s annual Christmas relief campaign, which includes the delivery of boxes containing food, clothing and toys to needy families. He began this work with [...]
Where else but in The Interim could you read such a hot news item? Where else but in Canada would the prime minister of the country be convicted of threatening an intruder with an Inuit carving? Somebody spiked my tonic water recently and I found myself dreaming I was in a Québec courtroom reporting the trial of André Dallaire, the man accused [...]
Irrigation system could save drought-stricken countries Retired florist refuses to accept government handouts–relying instead on private donations and the energy of his volunteers Surrounded by greenhouses and a quaint looking —if not fully functioning windmill —the pastoral tableau gives little hint of the caring, commitment and energy contained within. A look inside the 60 by 100-square foot warehouse reveals what appears to [...]
Man who killed his baby in utero can be tried for murder An appeal hearing in Great Britain will define whether a person who fatally injures a child “en ventre sa mere’ (in the womb of the mother) can be charged with murder or manslaughter. The hearing follows a 1993 case where a trial judge acquitted a man accused of murdering his [...]
Such is the power of Christmas that it cannot be overwhelmed, not even by the constant bobbardment of commercial schlock. God Almighty became a human being —not just any person but a poor carpenter in an obscure part of the world, subject to foreign domination. That he should be born in a stable, a place ordinarily unfit for human habitation adds to [...]
In have been asked to share my memories of another wartime Christmas, but what to choose? Christmas 1941 and 1942 are memory blanks, and Christmas Eve 1944 was oneo of tragedy for many close friends. At 10 p.m. on that evening a “piggy-back” buzzbomb demolished the home of our church choir-master, killing his wife and other guests — mainly our choir — [...]
Modern feminism is regarded by many as angry, radical, anti-male and anti-family. The response to radical feminism has created what has been called a “backlash,” which extols the so-called traditional woman, who achievements and satisfaction are grossly overrated. Both views offer little to a well-rounded, nurturing, and intelligent, pro-family woman. While all the evils of the world cannot be attributed to patriarchy, [...]
There is something about the Christmas season that brings out the deepest emotions. At Christmas, lovers become more loving, happy people shine with joy, the lonely become lonelier and the sad become sadder. Why? Even psychiatrists and sociologists are unable to completely unlock the secret of Christmas pleasure and Christmas pain. Those of us who are Christians know that love, peace and [...]