“Lawfare—that is, costly nuisance suits—is an increasingly common tactic of the political left in Canada. It’s not just against websites.” So says Canadian journalist and lawyer Ezra Levant in response to the outcome of the lawsuit against the Free Dominion website. We concur, ourselves still in the third year of fighting a very costly lawsuit that we have repeatedly told the court is nothing more than an abusive, totally without merit SLAPP suit against LifeSiteNews.com by a Quebec Catholic priest. This trend is also occurring in the United States and poses a serious danger to traditional freedom of expression and freedom of the press without which no democracy can survive. Yes, we mean that.
Government and other leaders must start to take quick action to stop this trend. No matter what side one is on related to the controversial issues within these cases – abortion, homosexuality, etc. – if this “lawfare” is allowed to continue, our entire legal system will be corrupted and endangered.
Our video-recorded interview with Bernadette Smyth emphasizes a growing realization among many in the pro-life, pro-family movements. That is, we cannot possibly win these battles without much more reliance upon prayer and publicly calling upon God to intercede for us in these struggles. Yes, these are human rights and social justice issues calling for a wide variety of strategies and actions, but they are also about violations of God's laws of love and life. Bernadette relates personal experiences about what happens when we do pray and give witness to the role of God versus when we deliberately keep him out of our pro-life, pro-family actions.