It is a strange function of Canadian politics that when bills are passed into law that public discussion seems to stop. This is the case with the recent amendments to the mercy killing and euthanasia bill that was recently passed by the federal government. Unfortunately, in typical fashion, major changes were discussed in a rapid manner with a foregone conclusion. I would like to lay out several points that must be kept to the forefront in the coming months and years.
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has forced difficult choices on all of us. One the most pressing is the question of whether the current Covid vaccines can be used morally and with a clear conscience. This opinion paper is not commenting on the safety or effectiveness of the vaccines except in a brief and ancillary way. The central question for us as pro-lifers is whether the manufacture of the vaccines is so morally compromised as to make the receiving of them an immoral act.
Read MoreIt seems hard to believe that it is almost a year since the world came to a shut-down with the emergence of the deadly COVID-19 virus. So much of the world and our lives have changed over these months. Many are experiencing a growing fatigue with the limitations and restrictions as well as a growing frustration of when will things return to “normal.”
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