Special Reports

Confidential Liberal Government Memo to Justice Committee on ‘Same-Sex’ Marriage

Confidential document sent by the Liberal government on May 2nd to Liberal members of the Justice Committee considering the question of same-sex ‘marriage’Ideas & Analysis A federal civil registry for same-sex couples? Emulating the Quebec civil union regime is problematic.  Here’s why. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights is examining the issue of legal recognition of same-sex unions.  One approach that many Canadians think has merit is the creation of a federal civil registry system.  This approach is fraught with complications. Must Parliament examine this issue? Yes.  Three provincial courts (British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec) have ruled that […]
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Catholic Women’s League President’s Clarification Statement

WINNIPEG, April 22, 2003 – Clarification Statement On behalf of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada, I wish to clarify concerns raised about its statement on same-sex “unions.” As stated in the League’s submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights about Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions, The Catholic Women’s League of Canada, “stands firm in its commitment to the bond of matrimony between one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.” While some provincial governments have created laws which support “civil unions” of homosexual couples, the League continues to insist that marriage […]
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Pro-Life University Students Challenge Catholic University Administration

An Open Letter to Principal McGowan and the Sexual Orientation Committee: Saint Michael’s College Students for Life (SMCSFL) is not simply an anti-abortion club.  Part of our responsibility and the responsibility of all Catholic students at Saint Michael’s College is to present the Catholic Church’s teaching on the intimate relationship between human sexuality, human dignity and the sanctity of human life as an alternative to the mainstream position.  However, in doing so, by hosting such respected Christian intellectuals as Christopher Wolfe, Michael Coren and Peter Kreeft, our members have been systematically harassed and insulted by individual students and student organizations, […]
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Presidential Address to the March for Life

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary January 22, 2003 Remarks by the President to the Right for Life 2003 Rally on the National Mall Via Telephone From St. Louis, Missouri 11:05 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Nellie. I want to thank you very much for including me in the celebration of life. I want to thank the good folks there on the Mall today. I’m calling you from St. Louis, Missouri. I know there are some from Missouri there and, like many others, you’ve made great sacrifices to come to Washington today. A lot of you […]
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