“They’re concerned about pro-life and other conservative causes.” A simple statement which many of us might pass over in reading an article. It is an idea which I’ve seen in the secular media and in some pro-life publications. But, it is a phrase which is well worth pausing over. As long as we do not see the fundamental fallacy in that statement, [...]
A frank look at the election process It is time to look back at a more joyful period in the history of Canada when all the political parties were pro-life and a candidate unwise enough to run on a pro-abortion platform would be just making a donation to the printer. This was the time when your humble columnist attempted to climb the [...]
Liberal leader Jean Chrétien’s campaign trail through Ontario has not been a particularly happy one. In Toronto, Kingston and London, pro-lifers have dogged Chrétien on his stance on abortion and his reluctance to allow pro-lifers to run as Liberal candidates. In Stratford, over 35 pro-lifers appeared at the Liberal Party headquarters holding signs which read “Abortion Kills Children” and “Stop Abortion Now,” [...]
As the federal election draws closer it has become clear that Canada will not be governed by a pro-life political party with a pro-life leader come October 26. The major parties, of which one will certainly form the government, have indicated their reluctance to address the issues of abortion and euthanasia. In the absence of a pro-life leader and pro-life policy, what [...]
“Well, it’s official,” reported our local anchorperson when the election was announced. “But the real question remains, “Does anybody care?” That certainly said it all for me, but seeing as I had just agreed to write about the election from a Quebecer’s viewpoint, I felt I ought to look a little deeper. I discovered that my long-standing cynicism with regard to politics [...]
The coming election has, once again, raised many questions in the minds of pro-lifers. It is no secret that many people have lost trust in politicians, the type of Parliamentary system which has developed in Canada over the last thirty years, and in our Courts. How can we best use our votes? J.H., Victoria, B.C. Voting is a right and a privilege, [...]
With the election in full swing, I decided to pass on some information which may be of help to Catholics, and perhaps others, who do not want to compromise their consciences when they drop that little slip of paper in the ballot box. The Church and Politics Many people, including Catholics, feel that the Church should keep its nose out of politics. [...]
Voters in Atlantic Canada are generally disillusioned with government and politicians. :They are grumbling that nothing will change regardless of who wins on October 25, and many don’t seem terribly interested,” reports the Charlottetown Guardian. George Gilmore, president of New Brunswick Right to Life says, “People are especially discouraged that government and politicians don’t listen to them.” This attitude, plus the economic [...]
In the early stages of this election campaign, there was much discussion in pro-life circles over the way in which economic issues were going to overtake moral issues as the prime subject of political debate. I think we are fooling ourselves if we believe that abortion will ever become the major issue on which an election is decided. This is not at [...]
Rose NDP candidates who broke party lines over abortion. The Interim salutes the few and brave NDP election hopefuls who answered “yes” to a Campaign Life Coalition questionnaire asking whether they would support measures to pass a law to protect every pre-born child from the time of conception onward and work to defeat any pro-euthanasia legislation. Please see election insert for their [...]
Would you vote for a person who believes that the answer to Canada’s economic problems is to kill people? Of course not, you say, such a position is totally unacceptable. And yet, you will be doing precisely this, unless you look at where your candidates stand on abortion and euthanasia, and then vote pro-life on October 25. Well, the life issues are [...]
“Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honour is a private station.”……..Joseph Addison The Conservatives have lost touch with the people. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Kim Campbell’s Vancouver Centre riding. As we watch her flip-flopping around the country trying to figure out just what the voter wants to hear, [...]
Restricting abortion is a federal responsibility and should properly be dealt with in the Criminal Code by the federal government, Canada’s top court has ruled. The Supreme Court has again declined to address the individual rights of pre-born children, leaving it to Parliament to deal with the issue. Campaign Life Coalition leaders, working for legislation which respects life, say the ruling makes [...]
Take the Interim election quiz and see why you should vote pro-life. Question # 1 A Gallup Poll (August 2, 1993) showed that 66 per cent of Canadians think that abortion should be illegal under certain circumstances. Do you feel that abortion should be provided on demand? YES [ ] NO [ ] Question #2 According to an Environics Poll (November 25, [...]
Last election it was free trade. This time it’s jobs and the deficit. The economy is front and centre again among the candidates, the media and most voters and this hampers efforts to get the pro-lifers elected to Parliament To counter this, pro-life election organizers across the country are loudly proclaiming the urgent need to vote pro-life. The political arm of the [...]