Canada Former Ontario attorney-general and chief justice Roy McMurtry has been made an officer of the Order of Canada, the second highest rank in the order. In 2003, under McMurtry’s leadership, the Ontario Court of Appeals ruled the traditional definition of marriage violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom’s guarantee of equality under the law, thereby establishing same-sex “marriage” … In [...]
On June 3, the Catholic Civil Rights League honoured Frank Chauvin with its Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence at its annual dinner in Toronto. Chauvin, a former Windsor, Ont. police detective, is founder of the Holy Name of Mary Food Fund in Haiti, which operates one of the country’s few orphanages for girls. For his extensive charitable work, [...]
MP Harold Albrecht (C, Kitchener-Conestoga) says that his recent effort to outlaw the use of the internet to counsel for suicide, was inspired by his close following of the case of Nadia Kajouji, a young woman who committed suicide last year after being goaded to do so in an online chat room. Albrecht told LifeSiteNews.com that his private member’s motion, [...]
A year and a half after the “Global ‘Safe Abortion’” conference took place in London, abortion advocate Marie Stopes International and Ipas have just released the conference’s report, detailing the abortion movement’s worldwide strategy. While organizers claimed the primary objective of the conference was to “save women’s lives and reduce maternal mortality,” the report reveals participants prioritized a so-called “right” to “safe [...]
Gurbax Malhi ................................ (L, Bramalea-Gore-Malton): ................................. May 7; June 9 Paul Szabo ................................... (L, Mississauga South): ..................................... May 11; May 13; May 15 David Sweet ................................. (C, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale): .... May 14; June 17 Colin Mayes .................................. (C, Okanagan-Shuswap): .................................... May 14 Stephen Woodworth ...................... (C, Kitchener Centre): ......................................... May 14 Dan McTeague .............................. (L, Scarborough East): ....................................... May 27 Tom Lukiwski ................................ [...]
NDP MP doesn’t support petition intent but still presents it after school group met in her office during March for Life The pro-life petition campaign begun prior to this year’s National March for Life in Ottawa marking the 40th anniversary of the legalization of abortion has proven to be a phenomenal success, with over 30,500 signatures collected by press time and more [...]
On May 12, Francine Lalonde (Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île) introduced C-484, a private members bill to legalize euthanasia in Canada. It is the third time that she has introduced such a bill, with two previous attempts in 2005 and 2008 dying on the House floor when an election was called. Bill C-484 would add an exception to the criminal code, ensuring that doctors [...]
Campaign Life Coalition has endorsed Frank Klees for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, noting that he is its "preferred candidate" in a field that includes three of his fellow Tory MPPs. Klees is rated "pro-life" by CLC, whereas Randy Hillier (Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox-Addington) is rated "not pro-life," Tim Hudak (Niagara West-Glanbrook) is rated "unknown" and Christine Elliot (Whitby-Oshawa) is [...]
Planned Parenthood releases report OTTAWA – The International Planned Parenthood Federation launched its newest report, “Contraception at a Crossroads,” on April 24 in Ottawa. Approximately 30 people attended the gathering held on Parliament Hill, co-sponsored by the IPPF, Action Canada for Population and Development and the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health. Senator Lucie Pépin was to welcome the attendees, but could not [...]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race is underway and Campaign Life Coalition has identified three potentially supportable candidates: MPPs Frank Klees, Tim Hudak and Randy Hillier. Red Tory MPP Christine Elliott, wife of pro-life federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has also thrown her hat into the ring. Hudak and Klees have answered past CLC candidate questionnaires indicating support for some pro-life positions. [...]
Loyal to the Core: Stephen Harper, Me and the NCC by Gerry Nicholls (Freedom Press, 34.95 HC, 22.95 PB, 215 pages) Gerry Nicholls is the former vice-president of the National Citizens' Coalition, a grassroots group whose unofficial motto is "more freedom through less government." From 1998-2001, Stephen Harper was president of the NCC. Loyal to the Core is the story of the [...]
Christian Heritage Party leader Jim Hnatiuk seeks to address the visibility issues of his political party.
Paul Tuns points out that ‘pragmatist’ moderates end up disappointing both fiscal and social conservatives.
Pro-lifers push back at the UN against anti-life feminist NGOs.
March 4, 1986 was another red-letter day for Canada. Bowing to feminist and homosexual pressure, John Crosbie, the Federal Minister of Justice, accepted the key recommendation of the House of Commons Committee on Equality Rights that “sexual orientation” should be regarded “a prohibited ground of discrimination.” Other recommendations included opening the ranks of the Armed Forces, the RCMP and all other federal [...]