Rory Leishman: Over the past 40 years, left-wing, secular zealots in the courts and legislatures of Canada have mounted an escalating attack on the rights and freedoms of theologically orthodox Christians -- Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical -- who uphold the traditional teachings of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Supreme Court of Canada got the process underway in 1985 with its [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 20, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast during which the host brought up his concerns about euthanasia in Canada, including the fact it is responsible for five per cent of all deaths in the country. Poilievre responded by saying he supports euthanasia “choice” for Canadians. Poilievre said he has concerns with expanding euthanasia to [...]
Interim Staff: On March 24, Didsbury, Albera, a town of just over 5000 population north of Calgary, voted to ban pride flags at government buildings and painted pride crosswalks on city streets. The vote was 4-3 in favour, and it applies only to government buildings, properties, and roads. Mayor Chris Little said the policy is designed to keep the municipality neutral in [...]
Paul Tuns: After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party were roundly defeated by the centre-right Péter Magyar. Orbán promoted family values, encouraged larger families through fiscal policy tax cuts and family benefits, and defended Hungary’s national sovereignty from invasive immigration and the European Union. With tax advantages and handouts, Hungary under Orbán saw its fertility rate [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: The Trump administration released its proposed 2027 budget on April 9 and it includes maintained pro-life provisions of previous budgets, while completely defunding others. The budget maintains longstanding limits on abortion funding: the Hyde Amendment against direct funding of most abortions, the Hyde-Weldon Amendment against funding entities that discriminate against pro-life healthcare providers, and the Kemp-Kasten provision against funding [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 31, the Alberta government announced proposed legislation to ban politics from the classrooms of the province’s schools. The government Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026, would, if passed, “support safe and respectful schools and ensure students can learn without political and ideological influence. A statement from the [...]
Paul Tuns: Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong), who was elected for times as a Conservative MP beginning in 2015 and voted for a number of pro-life bills, crossed the floor on April 8 to join Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus. Combined with four other floor-crossers and a sweep of three by-elections a week later, Carney’s Liberals now have a narrow majority government. Following previous floor-crossings [...]
Oswald Clark, US Correspondent: Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Casey Means to the position of Surgeon General is facing stiff opposition as some pro-life groups are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject her nomination and some Christians have criticized her for practicing witchcraft. After Trump could not get his first choice for Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, approved by the Senate, [...]
John Carpay: Is racism always wrong? In Canada in 2026, asking this question is not only fair, but necessary. A Rights Recognition Agreement signed in secret between the Musqueam Indian Band and Canada’s federal government recognizes Musqueam Aboriginal title over Vancouver and nearby municipalities and much of the Lower Mainland. Much of this same area is also claimed by the Tsawwassen, Squamish, [...]
Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: The United Kingdom is in the midst of an ongoing battle to legalize assisted suicide. In October 2024, Labour party MP Kim Leadbeater introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a Private Member’s Bill, which proposes to legalize assisted-suicide in England and Wales for terminally ill adults under certain conditions. The bill is now stalled in the [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 18, Alberta Minister of Justice Mickey Amery introduced Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, which, if passed, will restrict euthanasia in the province. Bill 18 would require individuals to have a 12-month terminal prognosis, thus limiting euthanasia in the province to Track 1 approval (those with a reasonably foreseeable death). By banning Track [...]
Paul Tuns: Last fall, the Quebec government tabled a proposed provincial constitution that, if enacted, would enshrine “freedom to have an abortion” as a right in the province. After a backlash from pro-abortion activists who did not want abortion mentioned in the constitution because it would become a lightning rod for pro-life activism, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced on Feb. 20, [...]
Interim Staff: On March 18, the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld a Superior Court decision in favour of the City of Hamilton which censored a Christian Heritage Party of Canada advertisement defining a woman, that was intended for bus shelters in the southwestern Ontario city. In January 2023, CHP Canada attempted to purchase advertising space in bus shelters in Hamilton for a [...]
Paul Tuns: On March 5, the Ontario Superior Court heard arguments in the case of Campaign Life Coalition and Maeve Roche v. Parliamentary Protective Services (PPS) over the latter’s 2023 prohibition against CLC using signs with abortion victim photography during a press conference on Parliament Hill. In May 2023, CLC had a scheduled press conference the day prior to the National March [...]
Administration dithers on abortion pill review Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: While American pro-lifers have generally supported Donald Trump as a president and candidate despite the fact he says he does not want a federal law banning abortion, there has been a shift in the movement’s leadership that patience is running short with the Trump administration. Donald Trump points to numerous pro-life policies that [...]