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The large anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill Thursday is only the latest manifestation of the increased visibility, and confidence, of the religious right in Canada -- the subject of a timely new book by Toronto journalist Marci McDonald.
The Armageddon Factor is a fascinating account of the...
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Pro-choice activists staged a "die in" on Saturday at the office of International Development Minister Bev Oda in Bowmanville, Ont.
They said they're upset the Harper government refuses to include funding for abortions in a maternal health initiative to be presented at next...
With just more than one month to the G8/G20 summits, the stakes for women around the world could not be higher as maternal health takes centre stage in foreign policy and global development. When the G8 leaders gather in Huntsville, Ont., in June to adopt an action plan on maternal health, the...
One of the world’s biggest health-care providers for vulnerable women appears to have fallen victim to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s zero tolerance policy on abortion.
In London, International Planned Parenthood Federation is waiting for a call from Canada that will preserve life-saving programs...
In a column I wrote in October 2009, "Quitting the Conservatives", I mentioned that one of my reasons for fleeing the conservative movement was the increasing pervasiveness and dominance, carried over from the Reform movement, of social conservatism heavily imbued with right-wing Christian...
How is it that a G8 program to promote the health of women and children in poor countries, a goal which every serious person would support, has become such a divisive discussion in Canada?
To answer that, we need to step back and look at what is happening in the area of women's rights in Canada's...
Canada’s G8 initiative on maternal and child health should include assistance to survivors of rape in Congo, where it is used as a weapon of war.
According to Margot Wallstrom, the United Nations special representative on sexual violence in conflict zones, has named the Democratic Republic of Congo...
OTTAWA – The G8 should ensure that women have access to safe abortions in developing countries where the procedure is allowed, the United Nations Secretary General said.
That was the closest that Ban Ki-Moon came Wednesday to crossing swords with Prime Minister Stephen Harper over what he called a...
There's a particularly bizarre analogy in a just-released book on the rising religious right in Canadian politics where a youth evangelist with strong connections to the federal Conservatives compares her Christian fan club to the Hitler Youth."If they could mobilize their cause to become that...
In the past few weeks the Christian right have made their voices heard. They have helped the McGuinty government shelve the province’s sex education curriculum and have seen Harper renege on the G8 maternal health initiative by announcing that Canada would not fund abortions in developing countries...
Call to Action: Maternal and Child Health at The G8 Summit -- please download the attached the complete official (Hansard) records of the entire debate and vote.
Sign Petition: Include funding for family planning and safe abortion in Canada’s G8 Maternal/Child Health Initiative
