The pro-life political strategy proposed by Mr. Marchak ("Key to politics is participation," September) is based on the outdated assumption that we still live in a responsible democracy. That hasn't been true since Lester Pearson anointed Pierre Trudeau to succeed him. Canada has become an imperial oligarchy. One man - the prime minister - controls appointments in the four principal power points [...]
Pro-lifers report mixed results in U.S. mid-term election Despite some setbacks for individual pro-life politicians, there were a number of victories in state-level ballot initiatives in the U.S. mid-term elections Nov. 3. The most notable was the stunning victory against doctor-assisted suicide in Michigan, where two out of three of voters rejected Proposal B, which would have allowed doctors "to prescribe medication [...]
Setting 'fragmentation' against 'globalization' After suffering through the trauma of two world wars, world leaders founded the United Nations for the deterrence of future wars and the promotion of world peace. The diversities of national, religious and ethnic identities as well as competition for scarce resources, however, have been viewed as the primary causes of wars; the amelioration of the characteristics of [...]
UN Watch The "Third Way," loosely characterized as an avenue between capitalism and socialism, is a form of political phrasing which escapes clearly defined parameters, and, as with all such models, it retains a dynamic potential for expansion and continuously evolving meaning. Hard experience has taught us that an all-embracing phrase of this nature will inevitably have pressing implications for families and [...]
Kofi Annan is the consummate UN ideologue "Let there be no doubt: there are some very basic standards of human behaviour, violations of which are simply unacceptable. Fundamental human rights are a product of human nature - indeed human life - itself." (Kofi Annan, New York City, Oct.14, l997) The UN's depopulation activities belie this fine rhetoric. Pro-life people may get more [...]
For three days in mid-February, people from all over the country will meet in Ottawa to hear speakers and to discuss and vote on political principles at the United Alternative Assembly. Some pro-lifers see the convention as a new opportunity to significantly influence what may be a major emerging force on the Canadian political scene. The United Alternative Assembly runs this coming [...]
Voters in many municipalities in Alberta had their chance to decide whether or not they wanted video lottery terminals, and in the province's two largest cities, Edmonton and Calgary, they decided yes, they do. In fact, VLTs, labelled the crack cocaine of gambling by critics, were kept by all but six of the 31 communities that voted on the issue. The communities [...]
The leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is promising to extend full and equal rights to homosexual partners in every area of law except marriage. Dalton McGuinty said if he is elected premier, his government would pass legislation to extend full benefits, pension, spousal leave and adoption rights to same-sex couples. He stopped short of endorsing homosexual marriage, however, because it falls [...]
The UN, working in tandem with the industrialized countries, has proposed that non-governmental organizations and other voluntary organizations become prominent participants in civil society at all levels. This proposal, offered with the full realization and intent to capitalize on human, opportunistic tendencies, offers gains for an international economic and political power grab, and the desire of special interests for a cut of [...]
A bill that would have made it a crime to avoid parental involvement laws by taking a minor to another state for an abortion has stalled in the U.S. Senate, and its Republican sponsor says the issue is probably dead for this year. A 54-45 procedural vote handed U.S. pro-life advocates their second defeat at the federal level in less than a [...]
A one-man board of inquiry appointed under the New Brunswick Human Rights Act has ruled that Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside discriminated against gays and lesbians by refusing to proclaim a "gay pride weekend" in his city. "It's a question of balancing rights, but the balance has been found to clearly favour the (gay and lesbian) complainants," said commissioner Brian Bruce, a law [...]
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada will pick a new leader this fall, but the candidates hold out little hope for pro-life, pro-family Canadians. Seeking the leadership are former prime minister Joe Clark, backroom advisor Hugh Segal, former Manitoba cabinet minister Brian Pallister, Québec lawyer Michael Fortier, and Saskatchewan farmer and free-trade opponent David Orchard. If the Oct. 24 vote fails to [...]
In May 1996, conservatives of all stripes and political parties met in Calgary at a Winds of Change conference. Their purpose was to find common ground, in order to "unite the right." Christian Heritage Party leader Ron Gray went to the conference but was refused entry. He says many fiscal conservatives don't want moral conservatives as part of their coalition. He says [...]
If we are to change the laws on abortion in Canada, and in Ontario, we must elect members to the legislature who are pro-life. It will not happen otherwise. Getting involved in elections and governments implies political action. By definition, this means politicians and politics. Anything that will be done depends on the politician. If we are particularly persuasive, the politician might [...]
In what could prove to be one of the most important developments for the pro-life movement in recent years, pro-life members of Parliament from several parties have formed a parliamentary caucus. "If we don't have one, there would be no co-ordinated way of trying to ensure that the life issues remain before the public eye," well-known pro-life MP Tom Wappel told The [...]