Recent Canadian News

By Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, July 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Following the sound defeat of a bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada’s Parliament this spring, dozens of the country’s MPs – representing all parties – have come together to address the root causes that lead some of Canada’s vulnerable to desire their own deaths. “It’s not enough simply to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia,” said Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga), the Conservative co-chair of a new Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC).  “We have to go deeper than that and ask why people are even considering […]

By Patrick B. Craine VICTORIA, BC, July 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The embattled University of Victoria pro-life club, Youth Protecting Youth (YPY), is declaring victory after reaching a settlement last week with UVic’s student society (UVSS) that reinstates the club’s status and funding. “This is a great victory for YPY,” said club president Anastasia Pearse in a statement on the group’s website. “We interpret the UVSS’ concessions as an admission of wrongdoing, and we’re happy with the new direction it’s taking.” The club had been subject to growing discrimination over the last two years, which came to a head this […]

By Steve Jalsevac TORONTO, July 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Jim Hughes is vice-president of International Right to Life and the president of Canada's national pro-life organization, Campaign Life Coalition. For Jim, other than his wonderful wife Ginny (Virginia), his mother has been a major inspiration and support in his life. Mary Florence Hughes passed away on Saturday in her 101st year and will be greatly missed by Jim and his family, his sister Pat and the extended Hughes family. In addition, the Canadian and international pro-life movements owe a debt of gratitude to this great, always faithful Irish Catholic lady for having raised and strongly supported […]

Friday July 16, 2010 Last Day to Voice Concerns about Euthanasia to Quebec Government By Thaddeus M. Baklinski QUEBEC CITY, Quebec, July 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On May 25, 2010 the Quebec government announced that it was soliciting feedback from Quebec citizens about whether euthanasia and assisted suicide are acceptable forms of “care.” Citizens of Quebec have until today, July 16, 2010, to provide this feedback to the government. The Quebec National Assembly’s special commission on “dying with dignity” asked for input from the general public on the consultation document after having heard from legal, medical, ethical, and philosophical experts […]

Wednesday July 14, 2010 Pro-Life Leader: Quebec’s Free IVF Plan Turns Children into Property By Patrick B. Craine QUEBEC, July 14, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Quebec’s Liberal government has announced a sweeping plan to publicly fund all in-vitro fertilization procedures in the province as of August 5th, offering up to three rounds per couple. But the plan has been denounced by a Quebec pro-life leader who emphasizes that IVF kills unborn babies, and that the government is effectively making children out to be their parent’s “property.” The initiative, announced Tuesday by Health Minister Yves Bolduc, makes Quebec the first jurisdiction in […]

Monday July 12, 2010 “Pro-Choice” Quebec Priest Slams LifeSiteNews in Major Media Outlets Editorial by John-Henry Westen July 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Fr. Raymond Gravel, Canada’s infamous priest/politician who was ordered out of politics by Vatican pressure, has issued an open letter in Quebec’s daily Le Devoir in which he accuses LifeSiteNews of embarking on “an organized witch hunt” against him. Today CBC French television interviewed me on the matter. I explained that at LifeSiteNews we have indeed been concerned with Fr. Gravel’s actions and statements, and that we care enough about him to voice objections to the harm he […]

National Post says recognizing the "supremacy of God" protects from the supremacy of the state

Friday July 9, 2010 Abortion Images Visit the Calgary Stampede By Thaddeus M. Baklinski CALGARY, July 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Visitors to this year’s Calgary Stampede, “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” according to calgarystampede.com, will be seeing something other than the world’s largest rodeo, concerts, wagon racing, parades and barbecues. Starting today and for each day of the Stampede, young staffers from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) will be holding graphic signs of aborted babies and engaging visitors on the subject of abortion. “While people descend on the city to celebrate the greatest outdoor show on earth, […]

Thursday July 8, 2010 New Canadian Governor General Spearheaded Pro-Gay Adoption/IVF Report By Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, July 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s new Governor General, whose appointment was officially announced Thursday, has been an advocate for homosexual adoption and the destruction of unborn life through government-funded in vitro fertilization (IVF). David Johnston, 69, a career academic who has been president of the University of Waterloo since 1999, is set to be sworn in on October 1st. In a speech Thursday, Johnston said that he and his wife Sharon “have always believed that service, whether it is to family, […]

Tuesday July 6, 2010 Homosexualist Quebec Priest Set to Train Catechists at Cathedral By Patrick B. Craine JOLIETTE, Quebec, July 6, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Diocese of Joliette in the southwest of Quebec has announced that they will be hosting catechetical formation in the Cathedral next month, under the tutelage of the controversial and famously-dissident former Member of Parliament Fr. Raymond Gravel. The training session is being held over two days, August 28 and September 25, and is meant for catechetical leaders, teachers, and parents. Fr. Gravel will be joined by Fr. Rémi Bourdon in leading the sessions. The announcement […]