From the editor’s desk: Global Updates reported on the parliamentary victory for Alliance for Germany (AdF), which is invariably referred to as “far right” or “extremist,” in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt: “Alice Weidel becomes the first leader in the world who is anti-immigration but has an immigrant wife, is anti-LGBTQ+ but is a lesbian herself, opposes LGBT adoption but has adopted [...]
Paul Tuns: On Sept. 9, Saskatoon city councilor Bev Dubois proposed that the city restrict the distribution of flyers featuring abortion victim photography. The Saskatoon Abortion Support Network launched a petition in support of banning such flyers and it has reportedly received more than 3200 signatures. Angie Kells, a volunteer abortion doula at the Network, spoke at the meeting considering restrictions, saying, [...]
Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: In response to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Illinois Republican U.S. congressman, Rep. Henry Hyde, introduced the Hyde Amendment banning the use of federal funds to pay for abortion through the Medicaid program, at a time when federal programs were estimated to be paying for 300,000 abortions annually. Hyde argued, “An innocent, defenseless human life, in a caring [...]
Paul Tuns: On July 29, Military Personnel Command issued a new directive expanding restrictions on faith-specific language and practices at official military ceremonies. The new rules require all members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and all employees and contractors of the Department of National Defence (DND) who speak at public events to eschew any talk of God when they offer spiritual [...]
Paul Tuns: In May, Conservative Party of British Columbia (CPBC) members narrowly elected former MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay as leader on the fourth ballot, besting Caroline Elliott 51-49 per cent. During her leadership campaign, Findlay vowed to scrap the province’s sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) program in schools, ran against the NDP government’s lax drug policies, and promised to restore freedom in [...]
Argentina joins pro-life coalition Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: On August 12, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepted the United States taking on the role as the next rotating Secretariat of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD), a 2020 document affirming support for the right to life around the world. The document was signed by the U.S. and 31 other countries [...]
Interim Staff: On July 28, Superior Court Justice Alain Trudel ruled against former Quebec tourism minister Caroline Proulx, declaring that in pressuring the Quebec City Convention Centre to cancel its contract with Harvest Ministries International to host the Faith, Fire, Freedom Rally in 2023, she had exercised her ministerial authority in “an arbitrary and abusive manner.” Proulx said that Harvest Ministries, [...]
Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: Republican senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi) and Mike Rounds (South Dakota) introduced legislation banning the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure (D&E abortions), which critics calls dismemberment abortion because it involves cutting the preborn child apart in utero with surgical instruments and extracting the child piece by piece. Hyde-Smith said “the fact that this horrifying procedure is still being done to [...]
Rick McGinnis: A nagging question has been percolating through what passes for the conservative movement these days: What, if anything, has conservatism conserved? At its finest point the question asks what conservative politicians and governments have succeeded in preserving – in society and domestic policy, never mind in economics and foreign policy? But essentially, it’s a question about just what conservatism means [...]
Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent: A small European country is temporarily pausing efforts to decriminalize abortion amidst ongoing discussions with the Vatican. The Principality of Andorra, a small, majority Catholic country located in the mountain range between France and Spain, is stalling the implementation of their fully drafted bill on the decriminalization of abortion. “I hope this debate moves forward,” said French President Emmanuel [...]
John Carpay: Social media is actually quite anti-social. Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp drive many teens and adults into isolation and loneliness as they spend less time in face-to-face interactions with others. Some people use artificial intelligence chatbots as a substitute for friendships. Pornography, now freely available to everyone at all times on an anonymous basis, has driven some men away from [...]
Kesiah Beere and Paul Tuns: On June 10, 2026, Liberal MP Marc Miller introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, in the House of Commons. The proposed bill seeks to protect children from online harm through preventative measures. “Regulated services,” which includes designated social media sites, AI chatbots, and other platforms, must adhere to new safety requirements and accountability measures that avert [...]
Paul Tuns: Over the past two months, the New Blue Party of Ontario has ratcheted up its criticism of Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government. On May 14, an email blast from former PC and New Blue MPP Belinda Karahalios, titled “Clear and Terrible: The PC Record on Life Issues,” condemned the Ford government’s record on life issues, including maintaining “(Kathleen) Wynne’s ‘bubble [...]
Interim Staff: A Newfoundland and Labrador email message to residents in the province dated June 19 informed parents that they would not have automatic access to the medical records of their children ages 12-15 unless the child gave express permission to share that information. Days later, Newfoundland Premier Tony Wakeham said the policy would be reversed and blamed previous privacy policy for [...]
Paul Tuns: On June 17, Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton-Melville) announced she was stepping down as MP effective in August and later that day gave her last speech in the House of Commons in which she noted Canada had no abortion law and highlighted her own pro-life work. Wagantall began by praising her husband, Marty, and her staff, Conservative colleagues and party [...]