These are dark days for anyone concerned about the protection of life in Canada. We have no laws whatsoever to safeguard unborn children, and now both federal and provincial governments are pressing ahead with euthanasia. The Liberal Party has introduced… Read more →
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Hospice resists imposition of ‘medical assistance in dying’
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
A Ladner hospice has offered to forgo $750,000 in provincial funding so that it will not be obliged to assist in ending the lives of any of their residents. The Delta Hospice Society is on the front lines of a… Read more →
Court’s ‘effective referral’ decision will force doctors to violate conscience or quit
by CLF EFC ACBO • • 1 Comment
This joint statement from Christian Legal Fellowship, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, and the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario was released May 15 to address a judicial determination which seems likely to lead to a serious erosion of religious freedom in Canada.… Read more →
Archbishop’s statement on assisted suicide in hospices
by Archbishop Michael Miller • • 1 Comment
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, released the following statement February 22 in response to health authorities in BC forcing assisted suicide (euphemistically described as medical assistance in dying or MAiD) into hospice and palliative care homes: As health authorities in BC… Read more →
Around Town: UrbanPromise, ReFrame, Missions Fest, Assisted Suicide . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
UrbanPromise Vancouver is back in business, following a three-year hiatus. The youth ministry has hired Abraham Han as executive director and will re-start programs in Surrey and Vancouver. Lloyd Mackey wrote this about UrbanPromise on this site May 7, 2014: UrbanPromise’s… Read more →
The persistence of pro-lifers
by Flyn Ritchie • • 3 Comments
Canada, to its shame, offers no legal protection for children right up until the day they are born. Our politicians and our media elite ignore that reality – but we are fortunate that a few heroes keep up the seemingly hopeless… Read more →
Medical Assistance in Dying: We are now on the slippery slope
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
On June 17 the federal government passed Bill C-14, which legalized the provision of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, which is called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Voices for restraint Dr. Margaret Cottle spoke for many when she warned about… Read more →
Assisted suicide: Lament our government’s failure – and look ahead
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
‘Medical assistance in dying’ legislation (Bill C-14) was passed in haste, amid controversy, earlier this month. The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has wasted no time in launching the first legal challenge, hoping to broaden the scope of the law… Read more →
The deadly problems surrounding euthanasia Bill C-14
by Dr. Will Johnston • • 1 Comment
It is not surprising that many Canadians are concerned about the dangers of the new assisted suicide and euthanasia bill, C-14. What is really not credible is how the word-benders who used the Charter “right to life” to legalize the… Read more →
Bill C-14 sets Canada on a ‘tragic course’
by Archbishop Michael Miller • • 0 Comments
Archbishop Michael Miller of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver made this statement about the Liberals’ assisted suicide bill April 14: Unfortunately, the “medical assistance in dying” legislation introduced in Parliament today sets Canada on the tragic course of offering… Read more →