Culture is everything
Thirty years ago, in the midst of an American election campaign, then-Vice President Dan Quayle made a speech in Los Angeles. His comments took the [...]
Mississippi law challenges Roe
Oswald Clark Analysis The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Dec. 1. The [...]
And Then There Was This, October 2021
‘Pregnant’ male mice SHANGHAI -- In what is being called “Frankenscience,” a team at the Naval Medical Academy in Shanghai led by Zhang Rongjia and [...]
Corrupting the minds of children
Donald DeMarco Commentary: Author, Carly Manes, who describes herself as “white, queer, and Jewish,” together with illustrator May, who goes by that singular name and [...]
Vaccine mandates and religious exemptions
Interim Staff: As the push for universal vaccination continues with provinces creating vaccine passports for residents to use in order to access non-essential services such [...]
Abortion issue heats up in U.S.
Interim Staff On Sept. 1, the Texas Heartbeat Act, which protects preborn children at six weeks gestation, took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court denied [...]
Political immorality
Rory Leishman: Among the many disgraceful policies championed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his inglorious political career, one of the worst has been his [...]
Justin Trudeau must go
We often focus on the politics of the Conservative Party because that is where the action usually is occurs when it comes to life and [...]
And then there was this, September 2021
COVID harassment of churches continue Alberta Health Services asked the Court of Queen’s Bench that pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid, serve a 21-day [...]
Bill Davis, RIP
Paul Tuns: On August 8, former Ontario premier William (Bill) Davis passed away at the age of 92. David never lost an election, being first [...]
Saskatchewan university ends placements at pregnancy centre
Paul Tuns: The University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine announced that the pro-life Saskatoon Pregnancy Options Centre (SPOC) “will not be included as a placement [...]
Nunavut sends women to Toronto, Ottawa for late-term abortions
Interim Staff: Patricia Maloney, who writes about pro-life issues at the Run with Life blog, has reported that Nunavut territory sends women elsewhere for second [...]
Ontario mandates anti-sex trafficking protocols
Sarah Gangl: The Ministry of Education announced a new policy on July 6 mandating the implementation of anti-sex trafficking protocols in school boards across Ontario. [...]
Excerpts, September 2021
“A judicious celebration” James Bradley Thayer Law and Liberty (July 1) Way back when I was at law school in Canada and the Charter’s adoption [...]
Manitoba Premier Pallister announces he won’t seek re-election
Paul Tuns Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced on August 9 that he would not lead the Progressive Conservatives in the next provincial election. Pallister, a [...]
A choice of voices
John Henry Newman once wrote that mankind’s most vivid and proximate experience of God is the phenomenon of conscience. He argues that the feelings that [...]
Pro-life med student reinstated in Manitoba
Paul Tuns: A medical student expelled by the University of Manitoba over pro-life and pro-gun social media posts has won a court case overturning his [...]
Annual report reveals increase in euthanasia deaths
Sarah Gangl: Health Canada’s recent report on g (MAiD) in 2020 reveals a dramatic increase in deaths in Canada, rising 34.2 per cent over 2019. [...]
And then there was this …August 2021
Biden Administration erases women WASHINGTON D.C. -- Gender neutral language takes over the U.S. government in President Joe Biden’s 2022 budget proposal in the replacement [...]
Macabre disposal of human bodies
Paul Tuns: Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 2574 on June 15 which allows what is euphemistically called “natural organic reduction,” but which is [...]
Excerpts: July & August 2021
“This Canada Day, let’s cancel the cancellers” Christopher Dummitt The Hub (June 28) But it’s possible to deplore the legacy of residential schools and still [...]
Commencement – what next?
Donald DeMarco The task of the commencement speaker is a curious one. After all, what more can students learn inside of an hour that they [...]
Syphilis outbreak in Saskatchewan
Johnny Tzoganakis: Despite all the focus on COVID-19, in Canada there has recently been an uptick in another disease: syphilis. Saskatchewan has been recently struck [...]
Southern Baptist Convention calls for ‘abolition of abortion without exception’
Paul Tuns: At its annual meeting in Nashville on June 15, messengers (voting members) at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted for a resolution opposing [...]
Staying true to foundational creeds
Rory Leishman In a pastoral letter issued on May 1, the Archbishop of San Francisco, Cardinal Salvatore Cordileone, has spelled out with admirable clarity why [...]