A recent article published in the United States stresses the importance of keeping in close touch with politicians at all levels of government. This communication, it says, "serves as a limitus paper" for all elected representatives in judging public reaction to important issues. Because the life of the unborn child is of paramount importance (and because the proponents of euthanasia are awaiting [...]
"We are incensed at what we can only interpret as a blatant attempt on the part of the Attorney General to prejudice the outcome of proceedings against Henry Morgentaler and his associates," states Pat Soenen, President of the League for Life of Manitoba, in a press release dated December 9th. She also called for the immediate replacement of Roland Penner as Attorney [...]
Manitoba The Interim received a copy of the following letter. January 19th, 1984 The Director, Canadian Human Rights Commission, 257 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1E7 Dear Director: Re: House of Commons of Canada Bill C 169 (An act to Amend The Canadian Elections Act) As a Canadian citizen resident in Winnipeg, Manitoba, I hereby file an official complaint against the House [...]
Editorial Report Carl Scharfe On December 8, 1983, Roland Penner, the NDP Attorney General of Manitoba, announced that he was withdrawing the charge of conspiracy of performing an illegal abortion against abortionist Henry Morgentaler. He then laid a new charge of performing an illegal abortion, a charge Mr. Penner knew in advance to be meaningless as Morgentaler was not in Manitoba at [...]
Campaign Life's Ray Kirkham, of Delta, was among the 50 to 60 members of Surrey-Delta Pro-Life and Campaign Life who picketed the Surrey Inn on Wednesday, November 16. Inside, Iona Campagnolo, President of the Federal Liberal Party, was addressing a gathering of some 200 women, sponsored by the Liberal Party. Ms. Campagnolo, who is believed to have aspirations towards the leadership of [...]
Editorial Report On December 8, 1983, Roland Penner, the NDP Attorney General of Manitoba, announced that he was withdrawing the charge of conspiracy of performing an illegal abortion against abortionist Henry Morgentaler. He then laid a new charge of performing an illegal abortion, a charge Mr. Penner knew in advance to be meaningless as Morgentaler was not in Manitoba at the time. [...]
Having just returned from Ottawa, I have a new appreciation for the importance of the role you and I play in our democratic system. The most powerful influence most Canadians can exert on government policy is through personal contact with members of Parliament. Your M.P. was elected to represent you and your views in the House of Commons. Freedom is preserved when [...]
Ontario One hears rumors that the pro-life no-nonsense political strategy was having an effect on the politicians. This became apparent during the bitter debate on the Constitution when Members of Parliament from all parties reeled under the impact of pro-life forces, which objected to a Charter of Rights that did not protect the unborn child. When a prominent religious leader came out [...]
On December 8th, Manitoba Attorney General Roland Penner, who openly admits that he completely supports the pro-abortion position, announced that he was withdrawing the charge of conspiracy of performing an illegal abortion against Morgentaler and was placing a new charge of performing an illegal abortion against him. The significance of this move is enormous. There was ample proof that Morgentaler had in [...]
Ottawa (CLN) A shocking piece of legislation was slipped through the House of Commons with remarkable haste by an all-party agreement on October 25, 1983. On that day, in less than an hour, the first, second and third reading of a bill amending the Canada Elections Act was passed. At least one of these amendments could have a far-reaching effect, not only [...]
The second report comes from the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, England. It is funded by all of the member countries of the Commonwealth; Canada’s contribution to their budget of $9,074,000 (for 1980-81) was $1,616,000. This organization’s stated purpose is to gather and to analyze information on topics of concern to Commonwealth governments, to prepare reports, and to submit recommendations for action to [...]
It has been alleged that the Minister of Finance of Canada, his servants and agents, allocate money from the consolidated revenue fund, comprised of taxes levied upon and collected from the Plaintiff and all other taxpayers in Canada, for various purposes, including the provision of health care and treatment services throughout Canada, and that a portion of the money so allocated is [...]
IN THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH FOR SASKATCHEWAN JUDICIAL CENTRE OF REGINA BETWEEN: JOSEPH BOROWSKI PLAINTIFF -and- - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA and - THE MINISTER OF FINANCE OF CANADA DEFENDANTS M.C. Shumiatcher, Q.C. And R.B. Hunter for the Plaintiff E.R. Sojonky, Q.C. And M.R. Kindrachuk for the Defendants JUDGEMENT MATHESON, J. The Plaintiff, as a citizen of Canada, and [...]
The decision in the Borowski case is a major one for the abortion issue in Canada. Although the decision by Mr. Justice Matheson was not what we had hoped for, he did make important findings, which will be very helpful for the pro-life movement. Dr. Morris Schumiatcher writes on the Judgement elsewhere in this issue. In view of the important findings made [...]
Freedom of Choice Advocated Mrs. Margaret Mitchell/) Vancouver East): Madam Speaker, tomorrow women and men across the country will mark a day of action for “Choice on Abortion.” The issue is choice, not pro or anti-abortion. The right of the individual male or female to exercise freedom of choice in private medical and sexual matters is a hallmark of Canadian society. The [...]