Do you remember Bill C-169? That was the bill described as “a stunning breach of the right of free speech—surely the most draconian anti-demographic law written in Canada in my years.” (Edmonton Journal, January 5, 1984). Bill C. -169 took away our right of free speech at election times. The story of how the bill was passed and later overturned bears repeating [...]
Kim Campbell front-runner in race to succeed Brian Mulroney Pro-lifers may have breathed a collective sigh of relief at the news that Kim Campbell is no longer Justice Minister; however, rampant media speculation places her as front runner in the undeclared race to succeed Brian Mulroney. “The only thing worse than Kim Campbell as Justice Minister would be Kim Campbell as [...]
The Liberal Party of Canada should “bite the bullet,” come out of the closet, and declare itself “pro-choice,” its senior strategist said recently. Liberal Senator Keith Davey, candidate recruiter for the federal liberals, said Jean Chrétien should go ahead with plans to block pro-life candidates by appointing his own. “I think the party should just bite the bullet (and declare) this is [...]
What was the wording of the Irish constitutional amendment on abortion after the referendum? J. McC. Toronto The amendment in 1983 included this provision in the Irish Constitution: “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn child, and with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother guarantees in its laws to respect and, as far as [...]
We have a quaint custom in this country. We cheerfully accept that our political leaders will defend their decisions and policies with rationales which are pure fabrications. Their real motive may be expediency, greed or pride but we will listen with straight faces as political leaders explain their actions with fancy and fanciful rationales. The excitement begins when a politician is so [...]
Pro-life Liberals are getting support from some unlikely sources in their bid to keep the party open to the rank and file. Prominent Liberal Styli Pappas says a growing number of party members have become dissatisfied wit the “draconian measure” which allows the leader to appoint candidates in whatever riding he chooses. Jean Chrétien assumed the power to appoint candidates after the [...]
Monday, December 4, 1992 will be remembered as the day that Ontario’s NDP government passed three bills – 108, 109 and 110 – which catapulted the province into the forefront of the euthanasia movement in Canada. Although the new laws contain a myriad of dubious initiatives, pro-life objections inevitably emphasize one area: The new laws legalize living wills in Ontario. Living wills [...]
A heavily-biased pro-abortion task force has called on the provincial government to provide more abortions throughout Ontario and to crack down on pro-life counseling and peaceful protest. The report, issued December 18, recommends that the province leave no minority or disadvantaged group untouched. It calls for greater access to abortion among “young women, poor women, women with disabilities, women of colour and [...]
Interim Staff A pro-euthanasia group is using an emotionally-charged video of a terminally-ill woman to manipulate the public and Members of Parliament into changing the Criminal Code to allow euthanasia into Canada. The meetings of the Sub-Committee of the Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General on the Recodification of the General Part of the Criminal Code do not usually receive [...]
Voluntary Death January 6 – Montreal – Mr. Justice Jacques Dufour rules in favour of terminally ill, 25 year old Nancy B’s request to have her life support system disconnected. Nancy suffers from Guillan – Barré Syndrome, a crippling sickness for which there is no cure. She appealed to the courts after doctors were hesitant to act on her behalf. The ruling [...]
Don Pennel, 55, of Burlington, Ontario, won the leadership of the Family Coalition Party (FCP) of Ontario over Medical Doctor Ted Kryn, 41, of Waterloo, Ontario on Saturday, November 7, 1992. The vote was 69 against 26. It confirmed Pennel in the post he has held since the legal recognition of the party in 1987. The leadership race concluded the annual FCP [...]
In an October 13, 1992 reply to an enquiry by Oakville south MPP Gary Carr (PC), Health Minister Frances Lankin re-affirmed the NDP’s position on abortion clinics. Lankin re-iterated that the government is committed to ensuring that women have access to abortion “without fear of violence.” In other words, she accepts the lie that it is not the pro-abortionists but the pro-lifers [...]
Condom Sense: Questions and Answer Ontario Ministry of Health June 1992, In English and French, illustrated, 32 pp. Reviewed by: David Dooley, The Interim For all I know, Frances Lankin may be as scrupulous in her private life as she is unscrupulous in her public. As we do know, she has no qualms about funding Henry Morgentaler’s unsavoury business; she has no [...]
In a major victory for pro-life Liberals a full slate of candidates won Etobicoke Center, gaining a foothold in the federal riding association. For Liberals For Life organizers it was a clinic on how to influence an association at the grass roots level. Strategists are saying that the key to the Liberals For Life win was the careful planning combined with the [...]
Is it true that the Supreme Court ruled that a woman was not a ‘person’ in the late 1920’s? E.M. Toronto Yes, indeed. There is a famous court case, Henrietta Muir Edwards v. Attorney General of Canada which turned the tide. The case involved Section 24 of the British North America Act (The Constitution Act of 1867). Section 24 said: “The Governor [...]