Recent Canadian News

Vancouver council unanimously backs ‘transgender’ bill

Wednesday November 17, 2010 Vancouver council unanimously backs ‘transgender’ bill By Patrick B. Craine VANCOUVER, British Columbia, November 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Vancouver City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to back a controversial federal private members bill seeking to criminalize “discrimination” against the gender-confused. The motion, brought forward by Councillor Ellen Woodsworth, supported New Democrat MP Bill Siksay’s Bill C-389, which aims to add “gender identity” and “gender expression” as prohibited grounds for discrimination to the Canada Human Rights Act and as identifiable groups in the Criminal Code’s hate crimes legislation. Siksay’s bill has faced strong criticism from pro-family advocates […]
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Carleton pro-life student group loses club status

Tuesday November 16, 2010 Carleton pro-life student group loses club status By Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, November 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Carleton Lifeline, the campus pro-life group that made headlines last month after several of its members were arrested by Ottawa’s Carleton University, now faces decertification unless they renounce the pro-life beliefs expressed in the club’s constitution. “We are being discriminated against because of our political and ideological values,” said Ruth Lobo, president of Carleton Lifeline. “We have been a club for 3 years, so why now?” Khaldoon Bushnaq, Vice-President of Internal Affairs for the Carleton University Students’ Association […]
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Catholic school board praised for pro-family approach to controversial ‘equity’ policy

By Patrick B. Craine HALTON, Ontario, November 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Halton Catholic District School Board earned praise from one of the strongest opponents of the Ontario equity strategy this week, after the board passed an equity policy that seeks to uphold Catholic teaching while also condemning all forms of unjust discrimination. “The Halton Catholic board should be commended in their efforts to protect the faith and morals of students in their care,” said Jim Hughes, national president of Campaign Life Coalition.  “While the policy is still overly vague, they have offered other boards a good starting point for amending […]
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