Donald DeMarco, Commentary: I came across a headline recently which stated the following: “LGBT doctor praises ‘transgendered’ boy who ‘boldly’ killed himself.” Are we passed being shocked? Here is a statement, that to me, signals the end of civilization, if not the end of the world. A doctor, trained to cure, praises suicide. A girl believes she is a boy, yet cannot live that [...]
Mary Zwicker: Image: Globe and Mail On Sept. 24, Hurricane Fiona touched down in eastern Canada, wreaking havoc on the Atlantic provinces. While the hurricane destroyed homes, left some Canadians without power for weeks, and even forced the cancellation of some pro-life events, the pro-life movement has taken this opportunity to comment on how such a terrible event can further [...]
Mary Zwicker The New Brunswick government has long come under fire for its refusal to fund private abortion mills, including Clinic 554 in Fredericton, but in 2020, the controversy moved from the political arena to the legal system as it was drawn into a lawsuit over the issue, which is still ongoing. While provinces across Canada are required by the Canada [...]
Paul Tuns: During Oct. 7 testimony at the Commons’ Special Joint Committee of Medical Assistance in Dying, Dr. Louis Roy, speaking on behalf of the Quebec College of Physicians, called for euthanasia for infants up to age one who are born with "severe malformations" and "grave and severe syndromes" when physicians believe there is little chance for survival, setting off a firestorm [...]
Interim Staff: On Oct. 2, the first Sunday of October, pro-lifers in almost 300 communities across Canada participated in Life Chain, which Campaign Life Coalition noted was “a substantial increase from the 270 Life Chain locations last year, and the approximately 250 Life Chain locations in years prior.” Josie Luetke, Campaign Life Coalition director of education and advocacy and a member of [...]
Paul Tuns: After Leslyn Lewis finished third in the party's leadership, pro-life Canadians were eager to see whether she would make newly minted Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's leadership team or list of critics. Poilievre named his leadership team in early September, days after winning the leadership on the first ballot, with two openly homosexual MPs being named to important positions: Melissa Lantsman [...]
Chileans reject pro-abortion constitution On Sept. 4, voters in Chile rejected a new constitution that would have legalized abortion-on-demand and strip away unborn babies’ right to life. In a national binding referendum, more than six in ten voters voted against a new “progressive” constitution (38 per cent in favour, 62 per cent against) that was part of socialist President Gabriel Boric’s sweeping [...]
Margaret Mountain: “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” These words of St. Paul to Timothy could be uttered by Grace Labbe. It is with great sadness we mourn Grace’s death. She will be remembered in the hearts of the pro-life community especially in Ottawa, but also across Canada. Her courage in the [...]
John Carpay: Since lockdowns were first imposed in March of 2020, Canada’s federal and provincial governments have paid little attention to the harmful effects of their policies. Instead, politicians and government-funded media repeat endlessly that “lockdowns save lives.” We know how propaganda works: when people hear a claim often enough, they come to accept it as true. Public health agencies and most [...]
Oswald Clark: More than 100 pro-life organizations, pregnancy centers, and churches have been victims of arson and vandalism since the leak of a draft of the Supreme Court abortion decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in May and Fox News reports that neither the Federal Bureau of Investigation nor local police departments have made any arrests in connection to the pro-abortion violence. [...]
Oswald Clark: On Sept. 9, Planned Parenthood Federation of America released its annual report for 2021 revealing they committed a record-number of abortions for the organization, with 383,460 abortions carried out. The report shows that as Planned Parenthood commits more abortions -- it carried out 8.5 per cent more abortions in 2021 than 2020, or 28,589 more babies killed -- it is [...]
Interim Staff: In July 1993, Alliance for Life and Campaign Life Coalition hosted a conference that attracted nearly 1300 attendees – some from as far away as Nigeria and England – to Toronto to call on world leaders and policymakers to prioritize human beings over the planet. The national conference, held at the Toronto Holiday Inn, had international overtones with its theme [...]
John Carpay: In Nanjing, a man crosses the street while the pedestrian light is still red. Within seconds, a billboard-sized screen nearby displays his name, his face and an admonition to obey the traffic lights. The Communist Chinese government surveillance cameras have captured the moment, secured an image of the man’s face, compared it to a central database of faces compiled over [...]
Andrew Lawton: Man does not live on Supreme Court decisions alone. The Kansas abortion referendum should serve as a reminder that culture matters far more than politics does. Last month, Kansans rejected a ballot measure that sought to affirm the Kansas state legislature’s right to restrict abortion access. The proposal was defeated 59 per cent to 41 per cent, which is about [...]
Rory Leishman: In addition to overturning the unfounded and outrageous abortion decision in Roe v. Wade (1976), the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health raises another fundamental issue: Who should have primary responsibility in a democracy for determining public policy -- unelected judges or elected legislators? It is a question that Canadians [...]