"Extreme weather events around the world have underscored the reality of climate change." With these words, Prime Minister Jean Chretien told the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2 that Canada will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change by the end of the year. The "imperative for global action," Chretien said, "is strongly felt by Canadians." The Protocol [...]
On the west coast of the nation, the battle for life continues. The debate in British Columbia is not over the rights of the unborn, but whether there exists a democratic right to oppose abortion. I say "democratic," because the abortion industry doesn't really care if you don't like abortion. You can oppose abortion all you want. The difficulty arises in this [...]
In recent months, divisions became visible within the Quebec separatist family. The time is over when nationalist militants and leaders have to remain silent for the good of the cause. Disagreements within the separatist movement finally led to the resignation of MP Ghislain Lebel from the Bloc Quebecois at the end of August. He will stay on as an independent until the [...]
A Senate report urging the decriminalizing of marijuana has pro-family groups worried about the impact it could have on children and families. The Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs recommended that marijuana be legalized for use among adults and that the Canadian government adopt a system to regulate marijuana in the same manner as alcohol and expunge criminal records for marijuana possession. Derek [...]
Are Americans ready to eliminate Mothers Day, legalize prostitution and force unwilling doctors to perform abortions? They had better be, because Democratic Senators Joseph Biden (Del.) and Barbara Boxer (Calf.) have recently made U.S. recognition of the innocuous-sounding United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) a top priority. Signed by the United States in 1979 [...]
On a straight party-line vote, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats rejected President George Bush's judicial nominee for the 5th Circuit Court because she once upheld a moderately pro-life state law. Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen was eminently qualified: she sat on Texas's top court since 1994; her 2000 re-election to the Texas Supreme Court, which she won with 84 per cent of [...]
2005 - Old and frail from the ravages of Parkinson's Disease, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, sat quietly yesterday in the dock on the first day of his controversial human rights abuse trial before the newly convened International Criminal Court. "The accused, Karol Wojtyla, is charged with vilifying same-sex relationships, imposing traditional sex-role stereotypes upon women everywhere, and propagating hate-speech against [...]
After months of party turmoil, Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced in late August that he would be stepping down as prime minister and leader of the Liberal party - in February 2004. Most political analysts concur that he made this decision only when he realized that he had little chance of turning away a challenge to his leadership by Paul Martin's camp. [...]
Bill Whatcott's name is smeared across a Prairie province. As one of the most outspoken advocates for pro-life and pro-family awareness in Saskatchewan, he currently faces lawsuits that could strip him of his nursing licence and prohibit his picketing and literature distribution activities. There are a lot of people who'd do almost anything to shut him up. Hugh Owens, another resident of [...]
Commons vote reveals pro-life strength Parliament's rejection of the government's abortion-on-demand motion of July 28 pleased both sides on the controversial issue. But despite the claims of the pro-abortion lobby that the defeat was a victory for them, the facts revealed to Canadians nationwide that pro-life forces had much greater strength than the media had led the public to believe.The only pro-life [...]
Joe Clark announced he will step down as leader of the Progressive Conservative party. Clark, who is pro-abortion, was under pressure to resign as Tory leader due to the widespread belief that he had taken the party as far as he could, dwindling polling numbers and growing party infighting. Clark said he will step down and called for a leadership convention for [...]
Becomes latest abortion supporter to address Catholic event In recent years, it has become almost common-place for Catholic institutions to honour abortion advocates by inviting them to be guest speakers at their fundraisers and other events. The latest outrageous invitation scandalizing faithful Catholics and pro-lifers is the announcement that the pro-abortion leader of the Progressive Conservative party, Joe Clark, will be the [...]
On June 17, Quebecers decided to vote for a major change in four provincial ridings. The Action démocratique du Québec candidates received 45 per cent of the popular vote and were elected in three ridings. The Parti Quebecois was only able to keep its Lac-Saint-Jean stronghold with great difficulty, 43.5 per cent for its star candidate Stéphan Tremblay, an ex-BQ MP, to [...]
If Svend Robinson has his way, quoting certain parts of the Bible and other religious texts could soon be a crime in Canada. His private member's Bill C-415, a brazen attempt to silence any criticism of the homosexual agenda, will amend the "hate" crime statues to add "sexual orientation" as a protected category. The bill recently passed second reading in Parliament on [...]
On July 1, Madam Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé retired from the Supreme Court of Canada with accolades from a host of feminist lawyers, law professors and fellow judges. The National Association of Women and the Law went so far as to hold a wine and cheese celebration in her honour. What accounts for such elation? Bonnie Diamond, executive director of the NAWL, explains [...]