Arpad Nagy's blog

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It has been two years since I began working for Quebec Life Coalition (QLC). Since you regularly receive emails from my colleagues—but rarely from me—you might be wondering: what does QLC’s Director of Political Operations and Volunteer Coordinator actually do? (These are the two roles I currently fill within our organization.)

Most of my time is not spent writing emails and articles. Instead, my main tasks fall into several categories: outreach to churches, developing a pro-life youth movement, coordinating volunteers, organizing special events, promoting pro-life candidates, and attending political events.

Outreach to Churches: I have the privilege of regularly meeting with pastors and church staff, helping them promote appropriate pro-life activities within their communities and connecting them with the work we are doing at QLC. I’m always available to give pro-life presentations at churches as well.

A QLC conference organized at a parish community in the Quebec City region

Developing a Youth Movement: I’m working to build the youth branch of the pro-life movement here in Quebec. Today’s young people are more pro-life than those just a decade ago, but these beliefs need to be nurtured, developed, and supported—especially in the often-hostile education system.

A QLC Students for Life event, in Montreal.

Volunteer Coordination: There is so much to do for the pro-life cause, particularly here in Quebec. There are many impactful ways for our volunteers to get involved. Some activities include: Vigil 365 with Brian (a daily prayer vigil near the abortion clinic), pamphleting (distributing pro-life materials on the street or directly to mailboxes), helping in the office (with simple but important tasks), event volunteering (setup, registration, security, etc.), becoming a regional contact (to identify pro-life candidates), serving as a church contact (acting as a liaison with your church community), assisting with social media, and much more.

Organizing Special Events: At QLC, we run several events each year. Our biggest one in 2024 was the first-ever Quebec March for Life. We also organize smaller events such as rallies, vigils, and presentations—all of which require significant work and coordination from our entire team.

The 2024 March for Life in Quebec City.

Promoting Pro-Life Candidates: If we want life-respecting officials in office, we need to vote for them, support them with donations, and volunteer for their campaigns. Part of my job is encouraging pro-life candidates to run and informing our volunteers about opportunities to support them in their regions. Let’s remember that abortion and euthanasia became realities in Canada due to bad decisions by elected officials. Whether those decisions could have been avoided or not, one thing is clear: we won’t reverse these trends without greater political involvement from pro-life individuals.

Attending Political Events: I also attend various conferences and conventions where I have the opportunity to engage with elected officials on the topic of pro-life policies. Voting for solid pro-life candidates is crucial, but so is ongoing dialogue with those already in office. Educating them on what it means to be pro-life and why life-respecting policies are essential is an important part of the work we do.

Attending a Christian Heritage Party convention in Hamilton, ON.

All in all, working for QLC is truly rewarding. There is no better time than today and no better place than Quebec to make an impact. If you want to learn more about my work, book a presentation, or get involved as a volunteer, please feel free to send me an email.

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For Life,

Arpad Nagy
Director of Political Operations and Volunteer coordinator, Quebec Life Coalition

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By Arpad Nagy (Quebec Life Coalition) - Photo: Freepik

I am sure many of us were intently watching the outcome of the election last night, as so much hangs in the balance with who is elected in the USA.

But did you know that ten of the fifty states had ballot questions on abortion?

Since the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, the responsibility to legislate on abortion was given back to the individual states. What this means is that it is no longer the federal government of the USA that dictates abortion policy, but each individual state. Since the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, the abortion lobby has been hard at work to enshrine abortion into the legislation or constitution of each individual state. At the midterms in 2022, they succeeded in expanding the right to abortion in many states.

Last night, the abortion question was on the ballot in ten states. Here are the results:

Arizona proposed a piece of legislation to create a fundamental right to abortion up until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Up until now, Arizona permitted abortion up until 15 weeks of pregnancy. The proposition is going to pass, with 61.7% in favour, with 61% of the question ballots counted as of this morning. Pro-life has lost a lot of ground in Arizona.

Recently, Msgr. Francis Leo appeared on EWTN to speak about assisted suicide in Canada and the importance of promoting palliative care in our churches. Msgr. Leo highlighted a program developed by the CCCB, called Horizons of Hope: A Toolkit for Catholic Parishes on Palliative Care.

In Canada, Euthanasia is going rampant. Eligibility to the MAID program is constantly being expanded, and the number of people requesting to be killed through MAID is greatly increasing every year. Euthanasia is a reality that every priest and pastor need to face, because it is happening in our church family. It is a reality that each of us also needs to face because it can happen in our circles as well.

Is euthanasia being talked about in your church? If yes, is there clear teaching on it? Are people taking the teachings to heart and putting them in action by helping those vulnerable or prone to consider euthanasia? These are questions we need to ask ourselves.

Msgr. Leo expressed that palliative care is the only option. In his diocese, he is encouraging the setting up of parish groups to help people understand the evils of euthanasia and the benefits of palliative care. Horizons of Hope is a program that intends to educate people on the issues surrounding palliative care, death and the process of dying, suffering, accompaniment and bereavement, through quality content and through building community. Thank you to the CCCB and their collaborators for creating this program. I will be looking more into it.

I am always very happy to hear when our spiritual leaders publicly and intently address the social ills of our time, especially when it comes to abortion, euthanasia and the traditional family. I recently wrote a blog on a different topic—Msgr. Leo’s open letter to members of parliament on a pornography bill. In case you missed it, you can read it here. Thank you Msgr. Leo for your public stance, and I wish you good success in your new responsibilities in the Church.

Pilgrimages are not only a testament to personal devotion, but also an embodiment of the spiritual values QLC upholds. In order to build a Christian society that respects faith, family, and life from conception to natural death, I want to bring to you today a little testimony of a journey together in prayer and penance. Our Lady of the Cape, known for her miraculous interventions, helps remind us of the sacredness of life in the simple Quebec society of the 19th century. This to me resonates to many of the challenges we face in society today.

The 100 pilgrims set off early on the Saturday morning. They just attended mass, ate a quick breakfast, took down their tents, and were off with the rising sun. They were following the statues of our Lady and of Saint Joseph, and carrying banners and a light backpack for the day.

Photo: Pilgrims leaving early in the morning. Source: A.N.

Mgr. Francis Leo, in his open letter to all members of our federal parliament, exhorted them to vote in favour of a bill that would put additional restrictions on sexually explicit materials (pornography) in order to protect minors. This open letter on Bill S-210 is not inconsequential. This can provide a framework on how churches can not only coexist with our current political system but influence it as well.

To read Mgr. Leo's letter, click here.

In this situation, a high prelate of the Catholic Church has voiced his opinion on public policy. He brought his opinion, informed by the teaching of the Catholic Church, and made it clear for all to see in society, and specifically addressing the decision makers of our land. He voiced his opinion on a bill that is going through the House of Commons—and in fact, not only did he share his thoughts, but he clearly endorsed the bill.

In his open letter, there are certain things that Mgr. Leo did do and things that he did not do:

This week, I have the privilege of attending the Christian Heritage Party Convention. This 4-day convention is attended by over 75 delegates and over 110 attendees, coming from all parts of the country. There are eight participants from the province of Quebec, including four candidates and former candidates.

One thing that you may not know is that the Christian Heritage Party is one of the older federal parties in Canada, established in 1986. Since the very beginning, the CHP has been 100% pro-life. On top of their perfect pro-life position, the CHP has a well-developed policy book, addressing all aspects of governance. During this convention, the delegates are voting on over 50 new or amended policies.

Of particular note, the delegates will be voting on:

• Numerous environmental policies that intend to lay a strong foundation to securing a bright future for future generations,
• Several educational policies that intend to provide a framework to the rights of parents and students without encroaching of provincial jurisdiction,
• Several healthcare policies to better protect the rights of patients and healthcare workers, also with respect to provincial jurisdiction,
• Policies on Artificial Intelligence, euthanasia, justice, omnibus bill, United Nations membership and many more.

The theme of this convention is based on Nehemiah 2:18-20. After the Babylonian exile and the return of the Jews to Jerusalem, Nehemiah, a cupbearer to the Persian king, also returns. Upon his return, he assesses the desolate state of the walls of Jerusalem and rallies the people to rebuild the walls. As such, the speakers of this convention have been encouraging the attendees to also get up and build, given the pitiful state of Canada today.

The spirit of the convention is joyful and hopeful. The plenary sessions have been very productive, and most resolutions thus far have been passed with overwhelming support.

I will be here until the closing of the convention on Thursday. If you want to tune in to the convention, you are in luck. For the first time, most sessions are being live-streamed. You can tune it by visiting: https://chpconvention.ca/live.The leader's address will be on Wednesday evening at 7pm.

More to come next week!

Stuck is a one-stop shop when it comes to pro-life apologetics based on the human rights argument. It does not bring anything new to the table, but draws from already developed pro-life arguments by people such as Scott Klussendorf, Randy Alcorn and Stephanie Gray. The Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform, or CCBR for short, has tested all of the arguments in this volume on the street in one-on-one conversations, and has found great success in swaying people’s mind on abortion. 

In this volume, the main argument presented is the human rights argument against abortion. Everything falls back to the simple idea that all members of the human family should have the same inherent dignity and basic rights. The importance of the human rights argument is that in our ever-increasing secular world, faith-based arguments are much less accepted by people than human right based arguments. Whatever your faith background, it is good to be able to reason with people with little understanding or skepticism about a spiritual reality.

Stuck is broken down into chapters that address the main topics in abortion apologetics:

—In the circumstances chapter, you’ll learn how to respond to the argument that the child is not wanted or that the mother is not ready.
—In the personhood chapter, you’ll examine why a pre-born child is as much a person as a born child. 
—It’s my body chapter will examine bodily autonomy, totally debunking the catchy slogan. 
—The hard cases chapters will look at how to respond to cases of incest, rape, and where the life of the mother is in danger.
—The abortion procedure chapter gives thorough explanations on the different abortion is being practised today.
—The perspectives chapter talks about being considerate to people’s situation and bringing the right approach. One method doesn’t fit all. 

A proven methodology presented in this book is the common ground, analogy, question method, and all apologetics arguments can fall back on this easy three-step method. 

Stuck will also suggest extra resources, give examples of dialogues, and prompt you to do activities. 

About the Author: Justina Van Manen started doing pro-life outreach at the age of 14 and then joined CCBR as a volunteer, and then as an intern. As a graduate from Redeemer University with a Bachelor in English, she has continued her work with CCBR as well as continued to work on her second university degree. She works for CCBR as a speaker and as communications director. Stuck came out in 2019, and can be found for sale on the CCBR website or on amazon (for a Kindle version). Justina’s 2nd book on embryo adoption came out in 2022.

Voting: What the Church Actually Teaches—Explaining the Faith (youtube.com)

By Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.

In this presentation, Fr. Chris Alar explains how church teaching informs Catholics when voting.

I believe that the principles presented in this video are also of great value for people of other denominations or faith background. But especially for Catholics, it is important to know that the Catholic Church has something to say about informing our conscience and in voting.

Fr. Chris Alar gave this presentation leading up to the 2020 American federal election. As we are in Quebec, Canada, our system of government is different than that of our neighbors to the south, and certain things in the presentation must be adapted for our Canadian reality. For example, in the USA, electors will vote directly for their president, whereas in Canada, we vote for the member of parliament who will represent us in federal parliament. We will not be voting for Trudeau or Poilievre or Singh—their names will not be seen on the ballot unless you live in their riding. Also, this presentation presents the material as if there were two main options. Here in the Canadian political realm, there are several major and minor political parties to consider when voting. Apart from differences as such, I find this talk very pertinent to our Canadian reality. 

Fr. Alar opens his talk by explaining that although the Church does not endorse political parties or candidates, “It is a part of the Church's mission "to pass moral judgments even in matters related to politics, whenever the fundamental rights of man or the salvation of souls requires it. The means, the only means, she may use are those which are in accord with the Gospel and the welfare of all men according to the diversity of times and circumstances.” — CCC2246. Priests have an obligation to promote the common good in society and also have a duty to the faithful in equipping them with tools to properly form their conscience in all aspects of life.

Forming one’s conscience is one of the important points of this presentation. Not only is it of importance for our own salvation, but it should also lay a path as a guide in public decision making. Catholics are to change the thinking of political leaders with the tools of our faith. It is the job of priests to give us those tools. A properly formed conscience should also guide our choice of affiliation and implication in a political party, as well as voting choice.

One important fact that is emphasized throughout the video is that Catholics are not to be single-issue voters. We do need to consider every policy of a candidate, since many things make up the common good, not only abortion. For example, the economy, healthcare and immigration all play a role in creating a stable society and promote the common good. Fr. Alar quotes Pope Francis in Evangelium Gaudium, that “personal moral character is not unimportant, but it is the stated commitment to public policy in keeping with the common good which is the most significant factor.”

What it is important to note here is that not all issues are equal in importance. Many things are good for some bad for others. These are open to debate. We can call these “negotiables.” A certain tax may be good for some but bad for others. A certain immigration policy may be good for some, but bad for others. Other things are always bad. Things that are intrinsic evils are always bad. Thus, when intrinsic evils influence public policy, these things are considered non-negotiable. It is important to note that while a candidate may commit mortal sins in his or her private life, it is the three non-negotiables according to the Catholic Church that are related to public policy that make that candidate worthy or unworthy of public office.

According to the Catholic Church, these are the three non-negotiables a Catholic must consider when voting for a candidate. They are:

1. Protection of life at all stages, from conception to natural death (abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning)
2. Sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman
3. Preservation of religious liberty

All other policies would be considered negotiable. And since we are not to be single-issue voters, we do need to consider all as important, but some as more important. Since non-negotiables are never acceptable, how a candidate stands on these three non-negotiables is the test of whether they are worthy to stand in public office. A perfect candidate must align with the three non-negotiables. The important thing to note here is that we cannot mix apples and oranges. We must make a deliberate analysis based on non-negotiables first, and only after consider the negotiables. Fr. Alar recommends that we should take these steps to vote for each office:

1-determine how each candidate stands on the non-negotiables.

2-rank candidates on non-negotiables

3-give preference to candidates that don’t oppose these principles

4-where every candidate endorses positions contrary to non-negotiables, choose the one that is the least harmful

5- if these issues are equal, then evaluate on negotiables.

If there is a viable option, we have an obligation to vote. Fr. Alar explains well in his talk of what we should do to compare candidates that agree with one of the non-negotiables, but not all three. He also expands on the obligation of voting and the rare circumstances where not voting may be an option.

Throughout this presentation, Fr. Alar often clarifies that he is not sharing his personal opinions, but the teaching of the Catholic Church. He draws from numerous resources, including (but not limited to):

Moral duties of voting, What is intrinsic Evil by George Jay, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Voters guide for serious Catholics, Vote pro-life by Tom Hoopes, Catholic and Civil Witness, Election year issues NCR, “Catholics in Political Life” (General Secretary, USCCB), Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: the US bishops’ reflection on Catholic teaching and political life 2015, 2019.

I encourage every Catholic to intently listen through this presentation found here on YouTube. In this blog entry, I have only skimmed through the major points of the presentation, and as people of faith, it is crucial to understand how our faith intertwines with our political implication. If we are to be faithful Catholics, it is an obligation to be a faithful Catholic in all departments of life. Fr. Alar has provided us with a clear guide based in the teachings of the Catholic Church in terms of voting.

(Pour lire cet article en français, clickez ici)

A federal by-election is about to be called in the riding of Lasalle-Émard-Verdun on the island of Montreal, following the resignation of former Justice Minister David Lametti. We met with a pro-life candidate who has decided to run in this by-election. Alain Paquette will be representing the Christian Heritage Party (CHP), and the date of this election will take place no later than September 16, 2024. This week, we had the opportunity to ask Mr. Paquette several questions. Here are his answers:

(This interview has been translated from French).

QLC: “Why did you decide to go into politics?”

AP “I answered a call to defend pro-life values politically. I was already active with other commitments, like writing to MPs and signing petitions. Up until now, I’ve remained in my individual comfort zone, but when I was asked about getting involved, I said ‘present’. And then I did the rounds and saw how I was to get involved. Since abortion was my main battle horse, I said I had to go to the federal level to change legislation, not the municipal or provincial levels.

Last year, I had the privilege to meet Arnold Viersen and we started talking more in-depth about politics, and his work to defend life in parliament really seemed exceptional. Around that time, I realized that the MP in my riding of Bourassa was promoting abortion rights in his home country of Haiti, where abortion is actually illegal. So my own MP was working against the right to life and against the laws of another country. I did my own research and the CHP represented the values I stood for the most, and I said to myself that is where I must go. That’s where I became a member and eventually raised my hand to become a candidate. I was planning to run as a candidate in Bourassa, but the CHP was looking for a candidate for the Lasalle-Émard-Verdun by-election and I answered the call.

This fulfills my desire to spread the good news and, above all, to allow people who have no other choice [to be able to vote pro-life]. Also, I want to go further in this, not just to be a pro-life on the ballot, but also to gather people to join the movement [of the CHP]. We’re moving in the right direction to defend the most vulnerable against the three scourges [in Canadian society], which are abortion, medical aid in dying and irreversible transgender surgery—scourges that must be reversed. These are my three main battle horses.”

QLC: “For you, what does it mean to be pro-life?”

AP: “Being pro-life means defending life from the moment of conception. Being a woman should be pro-life, because it’s women who generate life. The church defends the dignity of women, even in Mary—after all, [for Catholics] she’s the Queen of Heaven. The church sees Mary as the highest creature—only God is superior, so we magnify the one who replaced Eve, since she gave us our Lord, who was also born as a child—He who satisfied us all, delivered us, healed us and ascended to heaven with his body and soul. So, if we follow Jesus [we must believe that] life was made to be lifted up to heaven and not to be thrown away. For me, being pro-life means following ‘life’ in Christ.”

QLC: “You mentioned Mary. I assume that means you are Catholic. Does the CHP represent a specific Christian denomination or many?”

AP “[In the CHP], all denominations are present. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as our savior and has Christian values—Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican. Catholics are also part of the equation, and so I’m one of them. Of course, I’m more Marian than most others in the party, but it’s a party where prayer to God is important for all its members. [But for Catholics], the rosary of the unborn child is something [around which] every Catholic should rally. Our Lady gave us the rosary of the unborn and then as Jesus said in an apparition in 2006, we should use it as a nuclear weapon against legalized abortion.

Also, when you join [the CHP] as a member, you have to make a profession of faith. You then have the opportunity to get involved in the party and also to become a candidate to defend these values. You can always be sure that a CHP candidate is completely pro-life. He can only be someone who gives his all to defend [life] and to be a faithful advocate of the cause.”

QLC: “Why are Christian values necessary for the good governance of the country?”

AP: "Because we put the good news to good use. The word of God [which says] ‘love your neighbour as yourself,’ and ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ So, if we apply the maxim, we really are a salt to put the moral basis of society back into a perspective of peaceful, sanctifying life for all. So if we go in the direction of God’s word, then we’re really in a perspective where we’re going to favour the virtues rather than the misguidedness of sin. [In society], we’ve lost a bit of the sense of sin and the sense of immortal life. We act as if we weren’t accountable for our actions. As He says, ‘to whom much has been entrusted, more will be demanded.’ So, if we’re going to apply things that are diabolical, to kill the life we’ve been entrusted with, we’re not the faithful stewards we should be.

So, the treasure entrusted to us—at that point, if our personal freedom gives free rein to murder, it’s completely reprehensible. Of course, God’s mercy is great, but we can’t just wash our hands of it either. To help [to abort] is completely diabolical. If we violate [our conscience] for our freedom, we can put to death the vulnerable child who is there, who has been entrusted to us, our own flesh in the end. We have to protect women from what they believe is a way of saving their careers, their reputations, their friends or preventing their social lives from being disrupted. We need to save them all, the mother and the child too. We need their children, their families, because we can also solve the immigration problem by saving all the children. Through adoption, through material aid, by putting state resources at the service of a parental support program, we prevent women from mourning—because it’s not simply a bundle of flesh that’s left behind, it’s a complete being with feelings and a perception of what’s going on. You have to see it as a whole being. So if you cut it off, it brings mourning—you can say you’ve become free, but on the contrary, you’ve really bringing forth a funeral of a heart… Above all, we need to intervene to legislate so that unborn children become full-fledged legal beings—not to penalize women, but on the contrary, to help them—and I’m sure they’ll feel indebted later when they see that the child has changed their lives for the better and is a grace and a support.

We weren’t born in a place we chose, or to parents we chose, or at a time we chose, but why are we here? Because we had a mission to accomplish, and we have to see things from that perspective. What the Christian Heritage Party is really going to do is prevent […] these murders from being paid for by the public purse. We also want to save doctors and nurses from being hired killers—we want to free them and regenerate their denomination to its best foundations. We wonder why there’s a shortage of family doctors when doctors are forced to perform abortions and euthanasia against their moral judgment. We also need to save our children from transgender ideology—we need to put the catechism back in school rather than these ‘casino shows.’ In the whole culture, too—we need to remove violence and legislate that child abuse be replaced by a supportive environment. We want to put forward a regenerated culture that is rooted in the beauty of creation and life."

QLC: “Professionally, what do you do for a living? What have you done in the past?”

AP “I’m retired now. In the past, I did many things—after my studies, I worked in general insurance. For over five years, I worked for several companies, including here in Lasalle […] I worked in other fields. I worked for Bell, I even patrolled for Star Choice in Verdun—selling satellite plans. I was a customer service representative for Bell Canada, and I also did a bit of trucking and delivery. As an experiment, I started a small company for music publishing and recordings. I lived out this passion, and after that I changed jobs. At one point, I also went into the food industry.”

QLC: “What are the CHP’s other priorities?”

AP: “Among the CHP’s pillars and policies are the economy, obviously, because we can’t live on credit all the time, the family, and also justice. Here in Lasalle, we recently had the Minister of Justice, Lametti. Justice is a determining factor in establishing the right to freedom, the right to expression, but also non-interference in all parental rights. There’s also the right to self-defence, and immigration [policies]. We will establish these predispositions in all spheres of public administration. We’re going to prevent non-resident land purchases, but also [other issues of] homeland security. In all spheres, we will apply the right policies based on the Gospel. We can’t go wrong with [biblical values].”

QLC: “How can people help you with your campaign?”

AP: “Obviously through prayer to begin with. [We’ll need help] to canvass the vote, to encourage new membership [to the CHP] as well. [We need people] who can spread the message that, yes, there is a pro-life option in this election, and that it’s important to go out and witness and vote out of conviction. If you vote for such [another candidate], yes, maybe some [of these candidates] will sell good things, but they won’t advance the fight against the three scourges, which are medical aid to die, abortion and transgender mutilation. We need to take a leap of faith, an act to finally break the ice and vote out of conviction. So [we need] to reach out to people of good will, encourage them to vote, encourage them to get involved as volunteers or to become members and perhaps candidates themselves.

Of course, I also need signatories in the riding support my candidacy—[since Election Canada requires] one hundred people to sign up for my candidacy. We also need those who can contribute financially to my campaign for the printing of our campaign materials. We cannot accept donations directly to my campaign yet—not until the writ is dropped and I become registered—but those who want to help can visit my candidate webpage here: chp.ca/Alain-Paquette.”

QLC: “You’ve talked a lot about abortion. What are your thoughts on Euthanasia in Canada?”

AP: “Completely closed. We have to admit we made a mistake. We opened the valve. These were supposed to be compassionate exceptions. But we don’t even have the manpower to sufficiently elaborate palliative care—everywhere [access to palliative care] is deficient—so [euthanasia] should never be the case. It’s a door that needs to be closed completely, hermetically, therefore, we need the full reversal of medical aid in dying. A bit like Christ, he carried his cross, he went all the way, he even refused the gall he was given as crucified. If we open the door to despair, the world is bound to say: “If it’s decriminalized, if it’s authorized by law, it becomes an acceptable practice”. It’s as if our conscience has been subjugated into accepting the door to despair. So, faith, hope and charity are theological values, and despair is a completely diabolical value. We still need to put in place care to ensure that horrors that have happened recently don’t happen again, where, for example, a patient was there for 10 hours without care, and after that ordeal, he was offered euthanasia. But on the other hand, we are also funding suicide hotlines. You can’t say you’re offered sympathy for your problems, but then you’re offered suicide [for those same problems], and that doesn’t make sense. There has to be balanced justice. You have to keep your nose to the grindstone. The trend is to go further and further into medical aid in dying when, on the contrary, we need to reverse that. We are in favour of medical aid in living. We’re diametrically opposed to what’s being decided everywhere.

QLC: “Thank you so much for answering the call to become a candidate, and for your commitment to defending life from conception to natural death. That’s all the time we have for today. If anyone would like to contact you, or learn more about CHP, how might they do so?”

AP: “For more information on the Christian Heritage Party, visit chp.ca. If you’d like to contact me, you can do so by e-mail—[email protected]. During the election campaign, come do some door-to-door with me [in Lasalle-Émard-Verdun].”

 
Trudeau's MAiD Service
by David Cooke.

In this short volume, David Cooke presents a concise history of euthanasia in Canada. He explains that the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Carter vs. Canada marked a dangerous departure from centuries of legal and moral principles that protected human life. The subsequent Bill C-14 (in 2016) legalized what was once considered first-degree murder, making some humans “killable.”

Cooke follows with analyzing the further expansion of MAiD to include those with disabilities and mental illness, highlighting the risks to vulnerable individuals in our society as well as the government’s priority in economic savings over providing care for Canadians. He provides a sharp comparison with Nazi Germany’s T4 program.  He also addresses the dangers of subjective criteria for ending someone’s life.

Cooke is a graduate from Toronto’s Baptist Seminary and has worked as a pastor and as a missionary. He currently serves with Campaign Life Coalition, bringing important and insightful insight to pro-life issues across the country. His short 36 page volume can be purchased in English on Amazon for $5.99, and is also available in French on Amazon. Both French and English volumes are also available at our QLC offices.