A few weeks before the REAL Women conference was held, Ottawa’s St. Paul’s University was the site of a conference on reproductive technologies, sponsored by the Ottawa branch of the of the Canadian Federation of University Women. NO QUALMS Although St. Paul’s trains future Canadian Catholic priests, its administration seemed to have no qualms about allowing the university facilities to be used [...]
Charlottetown. “Incredible as it may seem to you, the people in this room have the potential to change the course of Canadian history.” This was the inspiring message PEI right to lifers took away from their annual meeting on April 27. Members noted that abortion seems increasingly likely to become responsibility of the province. “Our legislature is already [...]
Addressing the annual REAL Women conference held in Ottawa in early May, National President Judy Anderson slammed “totalitarian feminism” which she said has “hijacked government funding” and falsely claims t o speak for all Canadian women. Family Women Mrs. Anderson is the mother of two young daughters and a full-time special education with 20 years experience. She said “the [...]
An advertisement in the Globe and Mail for Thursday, April 25, disclosed that the Ontario government would entertain requests for oral submissions on Bill 8, the Natural Death Act, and Bill 7, Powers of Attorney Amendment Act (1990), by the following Monday, April 29. Briefs on these subjects were to be deposited with the Clerk of the Committee not later than Wednesday [...]
Cecilia Forsyth, president of Saskatoon Pro-life, is retiring after 18 years of active pro-life work in Saskatoon. “It is with mixed feelings that I say good-bye to the organization of Saskatoon Pro-Life and to its faithful members and supporters,” Mrs. Forsyth writes in the May 1991 issue of Saskatoon Pro-Life News. “Just like many of you, I have a passionate [...]
The Toronto Right to Life Association has had two only presidents in its 20-year history. First was Gwen Landolt. Second, Laura McArthur. On February 27, a large crowd attended a testimonial dinner in her honour, to thank Laura for sixteen years of service as president, a job which she has now handed over to June Scandiffio. Born in New Brunswick, Laura was [...]
Washington: pro-life physicians in the United States have formed a new organization. The American Academy of Medical Ethics (AAME). This new group will not infringe upon or take over the function of any existing group. However, doctors have felt increasingly that there is a real need for a strong pro-life medical voice on Capitol Hill and before the press. As [...]
Coalition for Life- Quebec has announced that a petition containing 120,676 signatures was presented to the National Assembly, on December 19th, 1986, by Mr. Robert Middlemiss, member of the Quebec assembly for Pontiac. The 120,676 petitioners request that the law concerning abortion be respected according to article 251 of the Criminal Code. They also ask that illegal abortion clinics [...]
Socreds for life, a newly formed pro-life lobby group within the Social Credit Party in British Columbia, was well received by delegates at last year’s leadership convention at whistler. The group, consisting of 15 Party supporters and delegates and organized by Campaign Life B.C., handed out flyers and buttons, and spoke to delegates. The flyer, entitled “A Reasonable Proposal,” highlighted [...]
The three national pro-life groups, Alliance for Life, Coalition for Life and campaign Life, met in Ottawa last December to discuss further initiatives aimed at unifying the pro-life groups across Canada. The meeting came at the end of a year during which all three groups had worked closely together. The two political groups, Campaign Life and Coalition for Life, [...]
Ottawa – Campaign Life and Coalition for the Protection of Human Life announce their intention to consolidate their year-old policy of close co-operation. The two national political groups will bring unification plans before their members early in 1987.
On Saturday evening, May 10, during Respect for Life Week, 450 pro-life supporters gathered in the spacious Walkerton Community Centre arena for the Walkerton and District Right to Life Annual Dinner and Pro-Life Rally. The rally was co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus- Cargill/ Chepstow/ Paisley Chapter. Canada’s Foremost pro-life advocate, Joe Borowski, was the quest speaker along with Fr. Ted Colleton. [...]
On the weekend of May 2, a very positive pro-life event took place—the second meeting within six months of the newly-formed Campaign Life Ontario, a provincial branch of the national political pro-life organization. Held in Niagara Falls, the meeting brought together pro-life activists from across the province to discuss such important items as election strategy; building support; the role of The Interim; [...]
People new to the pro-life movement – and even some who are not so new to it – have great difficulty figuring out who’s who and who does what in the pro-life field. “Why are there so many different organizations with different names when you’re all promoting the right to life?” they ask. Part of the answer lies in the fact that [...]
Pro-Life action groups are being formed along both shores of the lower St. Lawrence River. In a recent organizing tour, at the invitation of local groups, Lucille Lavoie-Gordon, president of Coalition Pour la Vie, Quebec, visited Baie-Comeau, Hauterive and Matane. She spoke on Respect for Life and Our Duty as Citizens at four Masses at the Baie-Comeau cathedral. She also spoke, and [...]