Charging that existing political parties subscribe to a “religion” of “humanistic socialism,” a group in the Vancouver area has formed a new national political party, the Christian Party of Canada. William Stillwell, the interim party president, says that the group began to organize in the spring of 1984, working on a constitution and policies. When the last federal election was called, supporters [...]
A jury in Nelson, British Columbia has determined that Jim Demers, a Nelson Pro-Life activist and a founder of Nelson Future Life, the local Pro-Life organization, is guilty on a charge of theft under $200 and guilty on a charge of mischief. Demers was found not guilty on a third charge of possession of stolen property stemming from an incident at Kootenay [...]
The Magi then and now Christmas is a birthday; and though it happened long past, that first event is present in more than merely festive ways. It echoes strangely in recent events. One thousand nine hundred and eighty five years ago, three men traveled long distances to witness the birth of a baby. Each felt compelled to go, out of wonder, out [...]
A new development in the pro-life movement this year has been the ever-increasing number of charges laid against picketers in Toronto. As these cases have gone through the courts, a number of important precedents have been set. The following is a summary of cases to date. In December 1984, 14 pro-lifers were charged with trespass following an incident on the steps at [...]
On October 24, I padlocked the back gates of the Morgentaler abortion clinic in Toronto. As expected, I was arrested; I was charged under Section 387 1 (c) of the Criminal Code (mischief against private property). Later in the day I was taken before a judge. The Crown Attorney requested that bail consist of a simple agreement not to come within five [...]
Pro-lifers listened in shock as a police officer testified in a Toronto courtroom that the officers have orders from Chief Jack Marks not to arrest the Harbord Street abortionists on charges relating to Section 251 of the Criminal Code. The testimony came during the trial of five pro-lifers on November 20. The five, Barbara and Tom Brown, Antonio Conhoto, Stephen Jalsevac, and [...]
When I first became a member of the Right to Life Speakers’ Bureau, I was warned that I should not use the term “murder” when referring to an abortion. It was too “judgmental,” I was told. I did not agree but, being the subservient creature that I am, I obeyed. I euphemistically spoke of “the killing of the unborn.” I admit that [...]
Ontario Attorney-General Ian Scott’s reluctance to prosecute Henry Morgentaler again (or still, for the last prosecution is not yet complete) is really quite understandable. No man likes to be made to look like a jackass. After all, Ian Scott is a politician, and as such must be (or seem to be) responsive to the whims and nuances of public opinion. It just [...]
Charter On September 26, Mrs. Lucie Pepin (Outremont, Lib.), complained about the fact that government funds to challenge the charter were to be channeled through the Canadian Council of Social Development. “If the Government had given the Legal Education and Action Fund the money to defend women, it would have permitted them to set their own priorities. Now with the Canadian Council [...]
Thank you for your letter of September 10, 1985. If your impression, expressed in the first paragraph, is correct, may God forgive me. Certainly our whole thrust must be to defend the lives of the preborn, not defend any particular organization’s decisions, good or bad. Nowhere in the article, which appeared on page 6 of the September issue of The Interim, was [...]
The analysis by Rev. Abello of Saskatchewan’s Bill 53 (see September Interim) attempts to defend an initial bad decision by Campaign Life Saskatchewan, who called a news conference during the Bill’s debate to announce that they could not support Bill 53. Needless to say, their position caused much confusion and assisted our enemies in deferring passage of the Act. The article of [...]
Pro-Life action groups are being formed along both shores of the lower St. Lawrence River. In a recent organizing tour, at the invitation of local groups, Lucille Lavoie-Gordon, president of Coalition Pour la Vie, Quebec, visited Baie-Comeau, Hauterive and Matane. She spoke on Respect for Life and Our Duty as Citizens at four Masses at the Baie-Comeau cathedral. She also spoke, and [...]
Now that Pierre-Marc Johnson has become leader of the Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec, it looks as if a provincial election cannot be delayed for long. The new Premier is detested by most of the old-time members of the Parti, and the Parti appears to be equally detested by most Quebecers. So, we may soon have an opportunity to test the [...]
On October 2, on the occasion of the Ontario Supreme Court of Appeal ordering a new trial for abortionist Morgentaler and his associates, Morgentaler and Reverend Ken Campbell, head of choose Life Canada and Morgentaler’s next door neighbour in Toronto, held back to back press conferences at the Toronto Press Club. Morgentaler, his legal counsel Morris Manning, Carol Lindberg of the Canadian [...]
On Thursday October 10, Irene Morel, a housewife from Parry Sound, Ontario, attempted a citizen’s arrest of Ontario Cabinet Minister Sean Conway in the Ontario Legislature. She was unsuccessful, but according to police, it was the first time anyone had ever attempted such an action. Mrs. Morel, 48, part-time journalist for the Toronto Star and some regional publications, had come to Toronto [...]