Recent Canadian News

By Patrick B. Craine BANGKOK, Thailand, May 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another partner of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development & Peace (D&P) has been found promoting abortion and contraception in the developing world. Ironically, the group, which admits that one of its main sources of funding is the Canadian Catholic bishops’ official development arm, has also repeatedly criticized the Catholic Church and its bishops for their stance on “reproductive choice.” Bangkok-based Focus on the Global South (FGS) was founded in 1995, and works in Thailand, India, and the Philippines.  They conduct research and advocacy related to “globalisation, neo-liberalism and militarisation,” […]

By Patrick B. Craine May 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Free-speech advocates are celebrating the Monday decision of the Ontario Divisional Court to protect the right to privacy of anonymous internet commentators. Richard Warman, the Canadian Human Rights Commission's serial complainant, sought the release of information identifying eight anonymous posters to the conservative message board Free Dominion, which is run by Mark and Connie Fournier. Judge Stanley Kershman had ruled in March 2009 that the Fourniers were to give Warman personal information such as IP addresses and email addresses for these anonymous posters, whom Warman had named as co-defendants in a […]

Liberal MP Bob Rae Usurps Maternal Aid Event With Abortion Push

Monday May 3, 2010 Vancouver Hospital Opens ‘Angel’s Cradle’ Anonymous Baby Drop-Off By Thaddeus M. Baklinski VANCOUVER, May 3, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver today launched a newborn drop-off facility called Angel’s Cradle that will provide a place for mothers to abandon their babies anonymously and safely. The door to the Angel’s Cradle, set in a private alcove near the hospital’s emergency entrance, is set up to automatically trigger an alarm 30 seconds after a baby is placed inside. After the alarm has alerted nurses to the presence of the child, doctors at the hospital will assess […]

Tuesday March 23, 2010 Canadian Pro-Life Victory: Liberal Abortion Motion Defeated By John-Henry Westen and John Jalsevac OTTAWA, March 22, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – During a nail-biting session in Canadian parliament Tuesday, the Liberal motion which sought to force Prime Minister Stephen Harper to include abortion in the Canadian plan to address maternal and child health at the G8 summit was defeated in a narrow 144-138 vote. Rae’s motion stated that the maternal health plan “must include the full range of family planning, sexual and reproductive health options,” which would have included abortion. Minister for International Cooperation Bev Oda, announced this […]

By Patrick B. Craine OTTAWA, Ontario, May 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Canadian government has explained that a feminist and pro-abortion group working in the Third World lost federal funding due to questions about their ability to deliver their programs – an explanation that contradicts claims by the Liberal Party that the funding cut is evidence of the government's effort to silence critics of its decision not to include abortion in the G8 maternal and child health initiative. Kim Bulger, executive director of MATCH International, claimed Tuesday that her group and ten other feminist groups have been defunded as part of […]

By Patrick B. Craine VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 4, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Youth Protecting Youth (YPY), the University of Victoria's pro life club, filed a petition Monday in the British Columbia Supreme Court, initiating legal proceedings against the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS). “We have watched pro life student groups throughout the province, and across the country, face the stifling and discriminatory decisions of Student Societies that deny them funding or club status,” said YPY president Anastasia Pearse, a UVic student and member of UVSS. The lawsuit seeks various court orders declaring that UVSS has acted unlawfully in denying […]

Commentary by Gwen Landolt and Cecilia Forsyth of REAL Women Canada Note: Contact information for members of the G8 can be found here. Background May 4, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as President of the G-8 this year, stated in January 2010, that maternal health care would be a priority at the G-8 meeting. He has stated that maternal health would include only positive assistance to women and children, which includes clean water, inoculations and better nutrition, as well as the training of health workers to care for women and deliver babies.   Canadian feminists and population […]

Euthanasia and assisted suicide called "inhuman practices"

Tuesday April 27, 2010 Canadian Gvmt: No Abortion in G8 Maternal Health Plan By Patrick B. Craine HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada will not fund abortion as part of its ‘signature’ initiative to promote maternal and child health care as president of this June’s G8 summit, International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda announced Monday. “Canada’s contribution to maternal and child health may involve various interventions, including family planning, which includes the use of contraceptive methods,” said Oda, who heads the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), according to the Toronto Star. “The details remain to be determined; however, […]