The struggle between the pro-life and the pro-abortion sides in the battle over Bill C-13 has come to resemble a fencing match between two desperate opponents. Each side scrutinizes the moves and countermoves of the other, and each side tries to give away as little ground as possible. The bill is supposed to be about regulating assisted human reproduction. It seems ironic [...]
It is not often that a lowly Interim columnist gets invited to the swearing-in of a new Canadian Supreme Court Justice at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Prime Minister Jean Crouton and Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson were there, along with a large number of tuxedo-clad middle aged men. I was ill-prepared for the arrival of the new Supreme Court appointee, Madam Lucille Edwards. She [...]
It is a very good time to think seriously about pro-life voting in Canada. Recent pro-life victories in the U.S. demonstrate the power of the democratic vote in pro-life matters. However, abortion and many related pro-life issues are not even on the political radar in Canada. Pro-lifers have a profound duty to vote for candidates who will protect the unborn, the sick, [...]
Sheila Copps is already facing an uphill battle in her effort to succeed Jean Chretien as leader of the federal Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. Now, it appears that a hall that the Hamilton East MP has used for election night festivities will likely be taken from her. Copps has rented the east Hamilton hall of the Knights of Columbus, [...]
Twice vetoed by President Clinton, a bill to prohibit partial-birth abortion has passed the United States Senate by nearly a 2-1 margin, bringing a ban on what pro-lifers consider as infanticide one step closer to reality. The 64-33 vote moves the bill to the House, where it is expected to pass. The White House has signalled its support for the ban. Repeating [...]
"A time comes when silence is betrayal." I believe that the above statement regarding silence in some circumstances was made by the late Dr. Martin Luther King and I think it perfectly true. Just as I was preparing to write my column, I glanced at the Jan. 24 issue of the Toronto Star and saw the following headline: "Copps to enter Liberal [...]
Her father was one of Hamilton, Ont.'s most popular mayors, a man noted for his Catholic beliefs and leadership in the pro-life Catholic men's organization the Knights of Columbus. Her mother was similarly a highly regarded city councillor, who among other things, spoke against the pro-abortion Planned Parenthood organization when it came to city council seeking public funding. She is a product [...]
The Ontario government is aware of two abortuaries that are run out of doctors' offices in Toronto in violation of a pledge that Mike Harris made to the voters June 2, 1995 when he was running for premier of Ontario the first time. Despite that Harris pledge seven years ago, the Tories have failed to close them down. But first, let's go [...]
The House of Commons Standing Health Committee endorsed the federal government's proposed legislation on reproductive and experimental technologies just before MPs left for a six-week holiday that began just before Christmas. They made amendments, including disallowing compensation for surrogate mothers and limitting financial compensation for surrogate carriers and egg and sperm donors to "receipted expenses." The committee allowed rules to stand that [...]
I got a call from the PMO's office recently that the prime minister wanted to have a top secret emergency meeting with me about a disastrous situation that was unfolding and he needed my help and advice. I thought somebody in the office was playing a prank on me, like the time when they had me go to Hamilton to interview a [...]
see also: The good news for life issues U.S. elections marked by stunning results One week after the Republican mid-term victories, Peter White, a former principal secretary to Brian Mulroney, wrote in the Globe and Mail that there are lessons for Canada's Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in the success of conservatives south of the border. He argued that the strategy [...]
Editor's note: At the Creating a Culture of Life: An International Forum banquet, MP Garry Breitkreuz (CA, Yorkton-Melville) was honoured by Campaign Life Coalition with its prestigious Joseph P. Borowski award. Given annually to a politician who has made a strong stand for life, the award is named after the late Manitoba NDP cabinet minister who took his battle against abortion all [...]
With Republicans regaining control of the U.S. Senate, the pro-abortion lib-left will no longer be able to thwart pro-life legislation or hold up or defeat President George W. Bush's pro-life judicial nominees. Since Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords bolted the Republican Party 18 months ago to become an independent and thus hand control of the Senate to the Democrats by way of a [...]
see also: The good news for life issues Lessons for Canada? U.S. elections marked by stunning results The pro-life, pro-family movement is happy with the results of the recent U.S. elections, as the Republican party regained the Senate, increased its House seats and did not do as poorly as expected in numerous gubernatorial races. Pro-lifers wanted to win back the Senate, since [...]
Toronto Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic won the hearts of pro-lifers Sept. 19 with his homily at the annual Red Mass. The Red Mass dinner, held after the Mass, featured pro-abortion Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark as keynote speaker. Clark attended the Mass and, from his front row vantage point, was a clear and obvious target of one of the Cardinal's remarks. The Cardinal [...]