Stabbing incident provides pro-abortion groups with ideal propaganda tool By Paul Tuns The Interim The July 11 stabbing of Vancouver abortionist Garson Romalis was denounced by pro-life groups across the country, but that hasn't stopped the abortion industry from milking the incident for all its propaganda value. In a July 12 press release, Canadian Physicians for Life president Dr. Robert Pankratz condemned [...]
By Linda Wegner The Interim In a first-in-Canada decision, members of the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association recently endorsed the right of pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions they believe are morally inappropriate and which violate their commitment to provide care for all members of the public. Ronald Guse, association registrar for the Manitoba College of Pharmacists, referred to the existing standards which give [...]
Marie Vandenberg The Interim A motion to dissociate the Ontario Catholic Women's League from the World March of Women 2000 was defeated 71 to 43, with 6 abstentions, during the CWL's provincial conference in Waterloo July 9-12. The feminist anti-poverty event, which has received the endorsement of the CWL's national leadership, as well as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, became the [...]
The following letter was printed in The St. Catharines Standard shortly after the March for Life events in Ottawa May 10-11. It is reprinted here with permission. By Mary-Lou Bratko The Interim A week ago today is an anniversary for me - an anniversary of newly acquired knowledge, of newly acquired friends, of a completely new outlook on life. Last week, I [...]
It has been with a heavy heart that we have reported in the last two months on the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), and other Catholic organizations, for the pro-abortion World March of Women in the Year 2000. The Catholic Church is a crucial ally - indeed, it is truly the world leader - in the fight for [...]
But UBC pro-lifers continue free speech fight By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are not giving up in their battle to win freedom of expression. As of late February, students with Lifeline, the UBC pro-life organization, hired lawyer Craig Jones of the BC Civil Liberties Association, to represent them in a lawsuit against the [...]
By Anna Halpine The Interim The North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) held their first meeting in Washington D.C. at the end of January. Represented were many of the pro-life, pro-family youth leaders from across North America, as well as representatives from local and regional organizations. The meeting heralded the beginning of the NAYA, a network of youth groups and organizations in North [...]
PRO-LIFE EDUCATION LEADERS LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING UNITY WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE MOVEMENT "I think it's pretty exciting," says Carroll Rees, a member of the steering committee mandated to propose a new umbrella group for pro-life education groups across the country. "We're fortunate to be given a new opportunity to review what we're doing, to review our structures and start again." [...]
Joins one of only a handful of pro-life groups world-wide enjoying privileged access Campaign Life Coalition scored a major victory at the United Nations when it was accredited for non-government organization (NGO) status by the Economic and Social Committee of the UN (ECOSOC). Anna Halpine, who works for CLC in New York as part of the Coalition for Women, Children and the [...]
A new Christian activist group is calling for an elected Supreme Court in the wake of what it claims are a number of anti-family legal rulings. The Concerned Christian Coalition (CCC) said the recent M vs H and Vriend rulings underscore the need for a democratically elected Supreme Court. Those two cases involved spousal benefits and special rights for homosexuals. The CCC [...]
In five short years, the National Foundation for Family Research and Education has seen its influence grow slowly, but it hopes that a number of major projects will make it the premier provider of information on the family in the years to come. The non-profit, non-partisan Calgary-based think-tank is positioning itself to be the most quoted and most recognized source of reliable [...]
Paul Lee wanders into the Toronto Right to Life office at around 10 a.m. He's a little late, because he spent hours on the phone the night before talking with students across the province of Ontario, assisting them with transportation and logistical planning to get to the next Ontario Students For Life conference in Ottawa. Today he has to send more registrations, [...]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the formal establishment of the pro-life movement in Prince Edward Island. And that calls for a party. "We are the only province in Canada that does not provide abortion services. It seemed appropriate to mark these years of successful effort in protecting the unborn with a joyous celebration of life and living," said Vince McIntyre, [...]
Reform of private members' business may curb government's power to stifle pro-life bills If they can use the new rules to their advantage, pro-life forces may benefit significantly from recent changes to parliamentary procedures forced upon the government by the Reform Party. On Nov. 4, 1998, Reform MP Jason Kenney took advantage of a lack of Liberal representation in the House of [...]
Despite strong objections from local pro-lifers, the provincial NDP member from Durham York has been admitted to the St. Joseph Council of the Knights of Columbus. In his screening interview, Larry O’Connor claimed he was “pro-life” but that “he had to go along with (the pro-abortion stance of) the party.” O’Connor also supports the controversial legislation which would give benefits to same-sex [...]