John Carpay: If globalism means free trade and voluntary cooperation between countries, it can be a good thing. For example, doctors and scientists from different countries can share their research with each other and collaborate on creating life-saving medications. It makes good economic sense to buy coffee and bananas from tropical countries, rather than trying to grow those crops in Canada in [...]
Joanna Alphonso: “The idea that a kid who’s 11, 9, 10 can open his phone, watch all this porn is a public health issue,” said independent Senator Julie Miville Dechêne, who tabled an anti-porn bill in 2021. A shocking article by Fight the New Drug, an anti pornography organization, what was once relatively well-hidden is now seemingly endless and totally accessible online [...]
Paul Tuns: On Oct. 24, the New Democratic Party announced that it would use its next scheduled opposition day – a day scheduled to let an opposition party set the business for the day, including moving motions – to call for increased abortion access. In announcing the motion, the party released a statement titled, “NDP fights back anti-choice movement, pledges to expand [...]
Paul Tuns: On Oct. 21, voters in New Brunswick replaced the government of Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs with a Liberal one led by Susan Holt who wasted no time changing policies lauded by pro-life and pro-family voters and leaders. On Nov. 7, Holt’s office announced that it would reverse the ban on funding abortions at private facilities – a ban that has [...]
Paul Tuns: On Oct. 29, the Trudeau government introduced legislation that, if passed, would require pregnancy care centres to advertise they do not offer abortion or refer for abortions or lose their charitable tax status. The Finance Department press release offered standard Liberal boilerplate, saying “Every woman should be free to make her own decisions about her own body” and “Every woman [...]
Annual report reveals abortion advocates are misleading about pro-life laws and miscarriage care Mary Zwicker: According to a new report, abortions committed by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in the United States has reached its greatest number ever recorded in the abortion giant’s history. Planned Parenthood recently released its annual report, an overview of services provided and revenues received during the [...]
When, on the morning of Nov. 6th, the results of the American presidential election were clear, pro-lifers in the United States—and around the world—breathed a collective sigh of relief, as Donald Trump emerged as the victor over his rival, Kamala Harris. Of course, those same pro-lifers also had reason to be disappointed with the way that Trump campaigned. He disavowed any plans [...]
Rory Leishman: It was on June 24, 2022, that the Supreme Court of the UIt was a banner day for pro-lifers when the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973), the infamous ruling that purported to find a right to abortion hidden in the United States Constitution. According to Human Life Review, 18 states have [...]
Trump wins but so do seven of 10 pro-abortion constitutional amendments Oswald Clark and Paul Tuns: On Nov. 5, Donald Trump earned a decisive victory in his quest to return to the White House, winning in all seven battleground states, while Republicans held the House of Representatives and took control of the Senate – developments that should help Trump enact his agenda. [...]
Let me start this month by introducing a new columnist, Victor Penney. His “Sporting Life” column (on page 8 this month) will look at the intersection of the world of sports and life/faith/family issues. It is a bit of an experiment but I think you might enjoy the lighter side of these serious issues (although it might not always be so light). [...]
By J.M. Glover British Catholics fight against assisted suicide bill A recent CBC online story has reported that Russian On Oct. 16, British members of Parliament began debating a Labour bill to legalise assisted suicide. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, released a pastoral letter to Catholics reminding them that “the evidence from every [...]
Rory Leishman: It was on June 24, 2022, that the Supreme Court of the United States released its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson that overturned Roe v. Wade, the calamitous 1973 ruling which alleged that women have a fundamental constitutional right to abortion. At the time, Dobbs was widely regarded as the greatest triumph for the pro-life movement in 50 years, yet, [...]
The World Wildlife Fund released its annual “Living Planet Report” subtitled “A system in peril.” The report states that “nature is being lost – with huge implications for us all,” asserting “biodiversity sustains human life and underpins our society.” We cannot help but wonder why there are no international organizations or agencies releasing similar reports decrying the systemic extermination of preborn children [...]
Paul Tuns: Barrhead, Alberta, population 4320, will hold a binding plebiscite on a new bylaw that, if passed, would ban rainbow flags and crosswalks following a citizen petition urging the city to take the action. In June, a group of Barrhead residents started a petition to remove all pro-LGBTQ rainbow crosswalks and flag from municipal property. The petition was presented to the [...]
Paul Tuns, Review: Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life (Sutherland Books, $35.95, 212 pages) Former Interim columnist Andrew Lawton has written a biography about Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, a book which will help readers understand how an adopted, middle class, politically obsessed kid from Calgary rose to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Lawton’s book is a well-researched, based on newspaper stories [...]