March 1, 2024
Dear Maureen, I’m Pete Baklinski and this is your Canadian Pro-Life News Bits where I let you know what’s happening on our country’s pro-life and pro-family front.
CLC co-hosted a rally on Parliament Hill on Tuesday calling on the government to not just delay MAiD for the mentally ill, but to outright ban it. About 85 people attended the event. I attended with two of my daughters. My job was to run the cameras and put a video together of what happened. Make sure you check out my work in the “must-see video of the week.”
My colleague Josie has published an important blog about the situation in Hamilton where the City is trying to ban pro-life street activism by outlawing images of preborn children. We’ve launched a petition against this. Please sign it here.
The Liberals and NDP are launching a pharmacare plan to cover the cost of contraception. I wrote a piece for the Epoch Times about why this move is anti-Canadian and anti-woman. Make sure you check this out.
A town in Alberta has voted in a plebiscite to ban “pride” flags from public buildings. This goes to show what can happen when residents team together and demand change. Bravo!
Top Canadian pro-life stories you need to know about
LifeSiteNews: Canadian pro-life groups hold rally on Parliament Hill to protest euthanasia for mental illness
“‘The implementation of euthanasia for the mentally ill must not simply be delayed for three years, it must be entirely stopped,' Campaign Life Coalition national president Jeff Gunnarson said.”
Campaign Life Coalition: Tell Hamilton City Council not to censor images of pre-born children!
“Some municipalities, including Hamilton, are looking to restrict the distribution of flyers containing ultrasound photos or abortion victim photography, and maybe even prevent the display of fetal imagery in public all together!”
Epoch Times: Why the Liberal-NDP Free Contraception Plan Is Anti-Canada and Anti-Woman
“Canada has much good in it and should not be permitted to contracept itself out of existence.” Read archived version here.
LifeSiteNews: Pro-freedom group urges Ontario city to reject bylaw banning abortion victim photography
“While the bylaw is being framed as a necessary measure to prevent motorists from being distracted by billboards, The Democracy Fund has argued it is a violation of freedom of expression for its specific targeting of pro-life activism.”
Rebel News: Can laws possibly protect the unborn in Canada? Investigator for Roe Canada documentary weighs in
“The overturning of Roe v. Wade was a game changer for the pro-life fight in the United States of America. But could a similar revolutionary win for the unborn ever happen in Canada?”
LifeSiteNews: Alberta town narrowly passes bylaw to ban ‘pride’ flags, crosswalks on public infrastructure
“The small town of Westlock, Alberta passed a bylaw by a vote of 663 to 639 to make it so that only governmental flags can be flown from municipal flagpoles and that crosswalks cannot be painted patterns other than white and black.”
Western Standard: Activist Bill Whatcott gears up for hate crime trial in Ontario
“Whatcott said the expert witnesses against him fell short, prompting a new trial. He said the new case against him will be based around ‘claims I did micro aggressions, stress which led to bad health outcomes, which is complete sophistry and nonsense.’”
Inspiring stories to give you hope
Life News: The Alabama Court Was Right, Unborn Babies are Human Beings Starting at Conception
“Pro-lifers are right to celebrate the court’s recognition of the humanity of these embryos and its imposition on an industry that until now has been an ethical Wild West.”
Live Action: Second infant in weeks rescued at Alabama Safe Haven Baby Box
“An infant was surrendered in a Safe Haven Baby Box in Madison, Alabama, last week, marking the second surrender at this box since it was installed in January 2024.”
Life News: Four States May Show This Amazing Pro-Life Video to Teach Students Fetal Development
“The video was developed with advice from six doctors, including experts in anatomy, biochemistry, and neuroscience. There’s no activism in the video, just the facts. It is so compelling that legislators in four states have introduced laws requiring that it be shown in biology classes. One state has already done so.”
Life News: Colorado Measure Would Protect Babies From Abortions Starting at Conception
“Colorado residents have the opportunity to pass the first ever life initiative in the state since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, giving voters a voice in the abortion issue at the ballot box.”
Awesome pro-life social media posts this week
Jonathon Van Maren
Laura Klassen