* Garry Breitkreuz’s Private Members’ Motion, M-228, on redefining a human being to include unborn children is scheduled for debate on March 16. It was not granted votable status by the parliamentary committee that makes such decisions, so it will only receive one hour of debate and then dismissed from parliamentary business. Previous LifeSite coverage is at https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2001/feb/010212.html#2
* The Canada Family Action Coalition (CFAC) has come out swinging against the Liberals over a planned amendment to immigration law to allow homosexuals to sponsor same-sex partners into the country under “family class” provisions. This move discriminates against married couples, notes the pro-family group, because it means that “real family members and spouses will now have to compete with homosexuals wanting to bring in their sexual partners and/or acquaintances.” For Thursday’s LifeSite report, go to https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2001/feb/010222.html#3
* “Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children? The Long-Run Implications of Unilateral Divorce,” is a new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research discussing the damage done to children by divorce. Among other findings, the American study shows that children who grew up in states with no-fault divorce were less educated, more likely to drop out of high school, and generally live in families with lower incomes. https://www.zenit.org/english/archive/0102/WA010224.html#item3
* The United Way is feeling the heat from the recent youth conference in Barrie co-sponsored by The United Way of Greater Simcoe County, which included a workshop covering the topic of sado-masochistic sex. In a letter to complainants, they respond in part that “the United Way now recognizes that it should have exercised greater vigilance to ensure that the content of events associated with the United Way is consistent with United Way’s mission and values. United Way of Canada was not involved in creating or planning this event, which was entirely of a local nature. We regret any misunderstandings that may have occurred as a result of the negative publicity that surrounded this particular workshop at the Youth Conference.” See LifeSite’s earlier coverage at https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2001/feb/010208.html