The writs are down. The shackles are off. Across the country, political hopefuls of every stripe are rapidly molding election teams. This election will be very important for the unborn in Canada. The controversial Bill C-169 (amendments to the Canada Election Act) was thrown out of court because it denied Canadians the right of free speech, guaranteed them under the Canadian Charter [...]
At the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, on Tuesday, June 26, 1984, Mr. Justice Donald Medhurst ruled Bill C-169 unconstitutional under the Canadian Charter of Rights. He stated, in part, "I believe that the sections ... do limit the actions of anyone other than registered parties or candidates from incurring election expanses ... and in this sense, there is a restriction on [...]
HAMILTON -The fundamental human right to life was strongly affirmed recently by the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, one of four member bodies of the Canadian Baptist Federation. At its 96th annual assembly, held in June at McMaster University, delegates of the 46,000-member Convention passed a resolution containing the following declaration. The right to life is the paramount and most fundamental [...]
TORONTO - it is a great pro-life victory that Bill C-169, the amendments to the Canada Elections Act, has been thrown out by the Alberta Supreme Court. On June 26, 1984, Justice Donald Medhurst of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench ruled that the changes made to the freedom of expression guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The National [...]
HAMILTON---In June the Ontario New Democrats not only reaffirmed the Party's strong pro-abortion commitment but also extended their position to include support of private abortion clinics and of dropping criminal charges against Henry Morgentaler. About 900 NDP delegates attended the three-day policy-planning meeting in Hamilton over the Canada Day weekend. Unlike the Liberals and the Conservatives, NDP leaders are bound to any [...]
Some of the letters that Doris Anderson (pro-abortionist) did not print in the Toronto Star Dear Mrs. Anderson, I would like to respond to your request. What people think of abortion. To me it is a very simple issue. God creates life, God takes life. I'm sure you agree with me, if you read Ps. 139:13-16 in your Bible. Nothing more, nothing [...]
Last month, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Ontario awarded Pauline Buchan of Mississauga over $800,000, plus legal costs, against Ortho Pharmaceutical (Canada) Limited. Mrs. Buchan, now 35, suffered a stroke in 1971, 34 days after she started taking Ortho Novum 1/50, an oral contraceptive pill. She has suffered permanent brain damage, and partial paralysis of her left arm and [...]
The prevalent mood in Canada is "shoot the messenger," reports film-maker and friend Peter Gerretsen. In centuries past, they usually slit the throat of the bearer of bad news. Today the messenger is stifled or, more often, merely ignored. Campaign Life works in the political arena, with candidates and politicians who represent each of the major political parties in Canada. We attempt [...]
The British government is at present considering whether or not to ratify the UN "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women," reports the Family Bulletin of The Responsible Society, a British group. Since this Convention was opened for signature in 1980, 81 countries, including Canada have signed, but many of these have not yet taken the more drastic [...]
In order to grasp at once the seriousness with which the question of pluralism and secularism today must be treated, let us recall the issue which has become its most controversial sign: the legalization of abortion. Part of an article I wrote in 1971 summarizes this contradiction: In our democratic society people believe that political problems, whatever their nature, can always be [...]
American sex-educator Sol Gordon has lost his libel case against Gay Caswell, (MLA, Saskatoon Westmount) in the Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon. In dismissing Gordon's claim, the judge ordered that court costs be paid by him. Caswell's co-counsel Len Andrychuck stated that the award will not cover the full legal bill incurred by his client. Caswell is pleased, although not surprised [...]
On April 13, Joe Borowski dropped into the London, Ontario, Marconi Club to speak to a crowd of about 500 at a London Right to Life Association dinner. Mr. Borowski told the audience that abortionists " are killing innocent Canadian babies on a scale that has never been seen in the history of the world." "If you look at the total numbers [...]
Joe Borowski at the Conference At the Middleton "Friends For Life" conference, Mr. Borowski began his speech by thanking the clergy in the audience for attending. He said that the clergy should be encouraged to come out to pro-life events because parishioners from whatever faith like to see their shepherds at these meetings as it gives them courage and it encourages them [...]
On Saturday, May 12, 1984, Planned Parenthood of Canada placed an ad in the Toronto Globe and Mail. The ad stated that Planned Parenthood has "helped make birth control legal in this country," and that "a vocal minority world-wide is gaining support to ban all forms of birth control." The ad asked for financial support to "help prevent this from happening in [...]
On May 25, 1984, at the Toronto Harbour Castle Hotel, eight R.E.A.L. Women were guest at a luncheon to meet and hear Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney. This was the first in a series of "Luncheon with the Leaders," organized by the feminists to meet political leaders. The experience of being in the company of 2,300 other women, mostly feminists, was educations. [...]