Politics Articles
Transgendered, transsexuals get special protections in Ontario
On June 13 Bill 33, a private members bill in the Ontario legislature that would add “gender expression” and “gender [...]
Bill 13 passes amidst protests
Catholic school funding questioned in aftermath After facing months of protests by pro-family and religious groups, the McGuinty government rammed [...]
Pro-lifers launch cheeky New Abortion Caravan
A group of young pro-lifers are using a defining campaign of the old pro-abortion movement to spread the message [...]
The war on women
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen this level of outrage from women,” said Carolyn Egan, spokesman and pro-abortion activist [...]
First hour of debate for M-312
Government whip gives ‘most stridently pro-choice’ speech On April 26, the private member’s motion of Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener [...]
National March for Life remarks by MP Stella Ambler
Editor’s Note: These are the prepared remarks for MP Stella Ambler’s (Conservative, Mississauga South) address at the National March [...]
McGuinty government to ram through Bill 13
The Ontario Liberal government’s Bill 13 passed second reading on May 3 after it was fast-tracked by Liberal [...]
Prostitution restrictions lifted by Ontario court
On March 26, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld most of a 2010 Ontario Superior Court decision that struck [...]
Prostitution and Chartered rights
On March 26, the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld a perverse 2010 decision which ruled that the Criminal Code’s laws [...]
Going gaga over 30th anniversary of Charter
The media and Liberal Party partied like it was 1982 and wondered why not everyone wanted to join them. But [...]
Parents demand McGuinty drop Bill 13
Between 1500 and 2000 concerned parents and taxpayers turned out for a hastily organized protest at Queen’s Park to [...]
Woodworth motion set for April 26 debate
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s motion M-312 calling upon Parliament to debate whether an unborn child is a human being [...]
John Turner, ambition, and the legalization of abortion
Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner by Paul Litt (UBC Press, $39.95, 494 pages) When I first [...]
Repeal of ‘hate speech’ clause passes second vote in Commons
The campaign to scrap Canada’s ‘hate speech’ clause moved one step closer to victory Feb. 15 as the House of [...]
Woodworth introduces bill to re-examine definition of human being
On Feb. 6, MP Stephen Woodworth filed a motion with the Clerk of the House of Commons to ask Parliament [...]