Reform Party leader Preston Manning has come up with a law-and-order proposal which seems to have pushed the right buttons with some party supporters. As I understand it from media reports, he is proposing to make parents responsible for the damage caused by criminal acts of their adolescent children, where it can be demonstrated that lack of parental control contributed to the [...]
Heather Stilwell thinks Canadians should decide for themselves who they listen to in political debates. The leader of the Christian Heritage Party says her party’s point of view, which is unique among the established political parties, should be offered to the electorate during a national debate. “What are they afraid of,” Stilwell said in a recent interview. “We’re more of a national [...]
The American Congress has stunned many observers by voting to continue the ban on Medicaid funding of abortion. The vote is regarded as a defeat for President Bill Clinton who is a supporter of abortion on demand, and it came as a surprise because Congress is controlled by Democrats. It will no doubt be seen by many as a pro-life victory. I [...]
When the editor of this paper asked me to address this question, I knew it would be presumptuous to expect all pro-lifers to agree with me. Over the last 20 years, the purists and the pragmatists among us have had our differences, and I know that there will be as many sincere, dedicated warriors who disagree with me as there are those [...]
Since the first abortion law passed in this country in 1969, Canada has not had a pro-life federal political leader in politics. A generation of politicians has come and gone, many of whom claimed to be pro-life, and yet we have virtually abortion on demand. And now another election approaches this fall and members of the pro-life movement ask themselves what the [...]
Full-time mothers, like everyone else, have global concerns, but focus of their energy is by definition the home-front and meeting the basic needs of their families. For women whose primary concern is their families, it may be difficult to achieve representation I government. I was intrigued by a story several months ago about a group of women in Hungary which has formed [...]
This is a journey of the Battleship Life. Our four day mission is to venture amid the illustrious whitewashed – to enter the Great Hall in search of the “elusive” truth. June 10, 1993 Leaving Lotusland in the still of the morning, we prepared to meet the uncertainties ahead. Upon arriving at destination Ottawa, the great change in temperature was immediately apparent. [...]
What an unexpected but welcome development! Near the very end of a dreadful five-year term, Parliament has finally passed a moral issue law with real substance. The new child pornography law, Bill C-128, was not only quickly approved but also strengthened by significant last-minute amendments. Parliament has demonstrated that it is serious about eliminating child pornography in Canada. The so-called kiddie porn [...]
President Bill Clinton has lived up to everyone’s expectations and nominated 60-year-old, pro-abortion judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg to replace Byron White on the Supreme Court. In her nomination speech, Ginsburg, who has worked on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, spoke of the struggle of women to win appointment to the federal judiciary. Ginsburg is best known for her [...]
Ralph Klein, the flamboyant, ex-mayor of Calgary, has led his Conservative party to a majority in the Alberta provincial elections. Klein, who replaced Don Getty last December, led his Tories to 51 seats, while Liberal leader Laurence Decore took 32. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the incredible beating which the New Democrats suffered. The party failed to win one seat and its [...]
In the article on UNICEF you mentioned the Helms amendment which prohibited US AID funds being used to support abortion. What did it say? The Senator Helms amendment was an effort to curtail the abortion activities of the US Agency for International Development (AID) which proposed an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The original amendment was altered and a [...]
Despite vigorous protests from the entertainment industry and groups such as North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA), the Commons Justice Committee unanimously approved Bill C-128 which places strict measures on child pornography. An official from Canadians for Decency, a group which lobbies to restrict pornography, said she was “elated” by the decision. Dolina Smith called the legislation “better and more far reaching [...]
The Ontario NDP’s health care cuts are making its doctors rebellious and its residents nervous. Besides slashing many services, Ontario’s health minister Ruth Grier has proposed a $250,000 limit pm the amount a doctor can bill the government. After reaching that limit, they will be paid only a portion of their usual amount for services rendered. Grier has also suggested that new [...]
Calgary – A decision by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has many lobbying organizations, including the pro-life movement, heaving a huge sigh of relief. The court ruled that the recently passes Bill C-114, more commonly known as the gag law, was unconstitutional. The Bill threatened imprisonment to citizens who independently spent more than $1,000 to support or oppose political parties or [...]
Opponents of RU-486 demand that its production and export be stopped Canadians marched in front of the French Embassy and consulates June 21 to proclaim they don’t want any “killer” drugs allowed in this country. The protesters said Canadians are opposed to the controversial abortion pill RU-486. “RU-486 is another example of pharmaceutical companies exploiting women for financial profit,” said John Hof, [...]