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May 13, 2016

Confusion with suicide

Confusion with suicide

It is possible I am simply dense and if so, allow me to apologize from the very beginning.

Published in Guest Columns
May 12, 2016

Thousands take over downtown Ottawa for National March for Life

Thousands marched through the streets of Ottawa at the National March for Life May 12. Organizers estimated there were 22,000 people in attendance at the annual march.

OTTAWA – Thousands descended on Parliament Hill May 12 for the annual National March for Life as the Liberal government within the walls of Parliament was rushing a bill through that will legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada.

Published in Canada
May 11, 2016

When it comes to Bill C-14, time is not on our side

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto speaks alongside other Canadian religious leaders during an April 19 news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The group, representing Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities, held a joint news conference to express their "grave concern" over the decriminalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

It is possible that Canada’s Minister of Justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, has a sense of humour or a real flair for irony, but odds are she meant what she said as the Liberal Government invoked time closure on May 4 and shut down debate on the assisted dying legislation.

Published in Canada
May 4, 2016

C-14 ‘fundamentally unjust,’ bishops tell committee

Bishop Douglas Crosby.

They’ve said it before and they’re saying it again.

“Bill C-14, no matter how it may be amended, is an affront to human dignity, an erosion of human solidarity, and a danger to all vulnerable persons,” the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops told the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as it reviews a proposed law to regulate the practice of medically assisted suicide.

Published in Canada
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