May 5, 2023

Must-see video of the week

Mom demands Catholic school board answer why 9-year-olds play “p*nis and v*gina” game in health classBrave parents speaking up are making a difference. Patricia Castillo, MSc, made her presentation at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board meeting on May 1. “Will you stop sexual indoctrination of children?” Castillo asked the Trustees.

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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.

This week’s top news is that the NDP in Manitoba is trying to get a bill passed that would make the province a destination for abortion tourism from U.S. states where abortion has been made illegal after the overturning of Roe a year ago. There are so many things wrong with Bill 211, the first of which is that the NDP wants to kill foreign children who would otherwise become U.S. citizens.

We’ve launched a petition to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly asking that it reject this outrageous bill. If you have not done so yet, please sign our petition here.

The saga of the Catholic school board in Ontario harbouring a woke school trustee who said hateful things against white Christian men and women continues. At first, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board was going to let the matter quietly go away. But then parents got involved, attended board meetings, and made delegations where they demanded concrete action against this trustee. We filmed it all, and our videos received hundreds of thousands of views, showing the world what actually happens at these school board meetings. In fact, our videos were so effective, that the board banned our cameraman Myles from attending any more meetings.

The pressure was working. The woke trustee then issued a fake apology. But, this was not enough for these amazing parents. A number of board members are now siding with the parents, and have come out strongly against the trustee’s hateful speech. The board has now handed the matter over to an external investigator. All of this goes to show that it’s really parents who have the power. When parents unite together to protect their children and demand change, good things happen. Bravo!

Two Canadian cities, one in Alberta and the other in Ontario, are pushing to have bylaws passed that censor pro-life speech involving handing out materials in mailboxes or on doorsteps that show the horror inflicted on victims of abortion. If these cities have such a problem with seeing abortion, they should do something to stop abortion, not silence the messenger who is simply showing people what abortion looks like. Shame on these cities!

The May edition of CLC National News, our printed newsletter delivered to your home, is now available online for anyone who wishes to read it. It’s a great way to catch up on the most pressing life and family stories happening in our country.

Next week is the National March for Life happening in Ottawa on May 11. Yes, it’s time to stand firm for life! I hope to see as many of you there as possible. It’s not too late to buy a ticket to attend the Rose Dinner following the march or to buy a ticket to attend the Youth Banquet the same night or the Youth Summit on Friday. Find all the information you need here. 

As always, I’ve got some excellent “good news” stories below. If you find the news depressing, make sure you read these stories. They always perk me up!

P.S. I won't be sending the News Bits next week since I'll be at the March for Life. News Bits will resume on May 19. 

Top Canadian pro-life stories you need to know about

Campaign Life Coalition: Manitoba politician wants to abort US babies from states where abortion is illegal

"The bill allows Manitoba abortionists to target and destroy babies destined to become U.S. citizens and not face legal repercussions from those states for assassinating foreign persons."

Campaign Life Coalition: How ordinary parents are winning battle against woke school trustee

“Everything that’s happened at the WCDSB proves one thing to me, that parents matter.”

Catholic Register: Roe v. Wade looms over March for Life

“The buzz leading up to the 26th National March for Life in Ottawa on May 11 is very encouraging to event organizers at Campaign Life Coalition. In recent years, robust crowds of over 5,000 rallied on Parliament Hill on behalf of the unborn. Debbie Duval expects the 2023 demonstration could attract ‘over 10,000 people.’”

Toronto Star: Catholic board hiring consultant to investigate alleged code of conduct breach

“An outside consultant will investigate an alleged breach of the Catholic school board’s code of conduct.”

Calgary Herald: Calgary Council readies bylaw requiring covers for anti-abortion flyers

“Calgary is preparing a new bylaw that would limit how anti-abortion flyers with graphic images can be delivered.”

Niagara Falls Review: St. Catharines moving forward with graphic image bylaw

“St. Catharines city council is taking the next step towards a bylaw that would ban flyers with graphic images of aborted fetuses from being delivered to homes without warning.”

LifeSiteNews: Catholic school board bars conservative media critical of trustee’s anti-Christian tweets

“Campaign Life Coalition says the ban was inspired by a viral video showing the board fleeing instead of responding to an anti-Christian tweet by its trustee Wendy Ashby.” 

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Ontario man arrested for selling suicide substance

“An Ontario man, Kenneth Law, has been arrested and charged with two counts of assisting a suicide and is known to have assisted the suicide of at least 7 people in the US and the UK.”

LifeSiteNews: ‘Banana republic’: Conservatives blast Trudeau, Liberals for passing internet censorship bill C-11

“Critics warned that the Trudeau government has essentially taken over the internet in Canada.”

LifeSiteNews: Canadian town bans all non-governmental flags from being flown on town-owned buildings

"This means that any flag, including the pride flag, will not be allowed to fly on government-owned buildings or facilities."

May CLC National News now available online   

The May edition of CLC National News, our monthly newsletter, is now available on our website here. Don’t miss these stories, including: 

Don’t miss CLC president Jeff Gunnarson’s May letter to pro-lifers about how to make “good, pro-life things” happen. Read Jeff’s full letter here.

Inspiring stories to give you hope

Live Action: Pregnancy center replaces long-time abortion facility in Texas

“A pro-life organization has turned a former abortion facility into a life-affirming pregnancy center.”

Catholic News Agency: 25,000 turn out for March for Life in Mexico City to demand an end to abortion

“Approximately 25,000 people took to the streets in Mexico City April 29 for the March for Life to demand an end to abortion, which was legalized in the Mexican capital in 2007.”

Live Action: Parents choose life for conjoined twins given no chance of survival: ‘God has the final say’

“Maria and Rachel are conjoined twins who have been given little to no hope of surviving long after birth. They share the same heart, along with other organs, and, therefore, separation is considered to be impossible. Heartbroken and shocked by the news, their mother and father have welcomed a mission amid their grief: to share their daughters’ story in order to save other children who are at risk of abortion.”

Live Action: 40 Days for Life celebrates 680 babies saved during spring campaign

“The pro-life prayer campaign 40 Days for Life is reporting 680 babies saved during its international spring Lenten campaign, which ran from February 22 through April 2.”

Awesome pro-life social media posts this week

Campaign Life Coalition

Lila Rose

Abby Johnson

Must-see video of the week

Mom demands Catholic school board answer why 9-year-olds play “p*nis and v*gina” game in health class

Brave parents speaking up are making a difference. Patricia Castillo, MSc, made her presentation at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board meeting on May 1. “Will you stop sexual indoctrination of children?” Castillo asked the Trustees.

Take Action

Sign our petition demanding that the Manitoba Legislative Assembly reject bill to make the province an abortion haven for the U.S. Sign here.

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Maureen, I recently wrote some words for The Interim about why I’m excited to attend this year’s National March for Life. You can read the full article here where you can see a goofy picture of me at last year’s event. I want to share with you a little about what I wrote.

“For the first time, momentum is on the pro-life side. The overturning of Roe v. Wade in the U.S. last year can be aptly compared to an enormous earthquake that took place in the middle of the ocean. At first, immediately after the earthquake, all seemed relatively calm and normal, with the people on the shore only experiencing minor tremors. But that earthquake sent shockwaves throughout the ocean. As the shockwaves approached the shoreline, long after the original tremors ceased to bother those on the land, they turned into massive waves. The massive waves turned into an unstoppable tsunami that swept into the mainland, levelling everything in its path."

"Just as it can take the tsunami hours to reach the mainland after a mid-ocean earthquake, so will it take some time before the effects on jurisprudence in courts around the world, including our own, are felt by the overturning of Roe. But the earthquake has happened. Roe has been overturned. The overturning has practically destroyed the argument that killing a child through abortion is somehow a ‘universal right’ that must belong to all peoples in all places as a ‘basic human right.’”

A tsunami. Photo credit: Shutterstock

“Yes, here in Canada, we certainly have those pro-abortion politicians, like Prime Minister Trudeau, who have shrieked out against the overturning of Roe, falsely stating that abortion is a ‘right’ in Canada and that they will always ‘defend’ a woman’s ‘right to choose’ to kill her own offspring. Trudeau, and others like him, are in essence at the seashore after the mid-ocean earthquake, shouting uselessly at the sea to remain calm so they can continue their sunbathing. But the tsunami is coming. All who remain in its path will be swept away.”

“Going to the March for Life this year is an invitation to ride the wave of the tsunami. Yes, momentum is on the pro-life side. Change is already happening in the U.S., with numerous states passing laws protecting life in the womb. Babies in these states are being saved from abortion by the thousands."

"It’s now time, more than ever before, to demand from our legislators that they take up the Supreme Court’s 1988 invitation in the infamous Morgentaler decision that Parliament pass a law protecting humans in the womb. It’s been said that politics is downstream from culture. It takes a critical mass of people standing-up with one voice demanding change. Every pro-life advocate from across the country needs to get on top of this tsunami and ride it all the way into our country’s seat of power, demanding justice for preborn children.”

Riding the tsunami. Photo credit: Fred Pompermayer

“Together, you and I, can make a difference. But we need to ride this wave. We need to take advantage of the momentum and demand change. It’s been said that the wheels of justice grind slowly, but finely. The overturn of Roe just flipped the grinder’s switch onto max speed. A day of justice for the preborn is now closer than ever before. With God’s help, we will live to see this day of justice and even pitch in to make it happen. And that’s why I’ll be attending the National March for Life and hope to see you there!”

Be bold and daring for life!

Pete Baklinski
Director of Communications
Campaign Life Coalition

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