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I have a preliminary update for you on our mission to the United Nations.

Our contingent of pro-lifers at the UN

Our team was on the ground at the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for a whole week, doing everything we could to speak up for the rights of preborn children and present a different perspective on women and family. I attended over 20 events during the week, a few good, many bad, and many ugly!

Silenced, Watched, and Followed – Just for Being Pro-Life

I knew we were entering hostile territory, but I didn’t think they’d try to censor us in such a bold and disrespectful way. Members of our delegation were barred from access to some events, kicked out of other events, cursed at, talked down on, cut off when asking questions, watched, filmed and even followed around the UN premises! Even my simple presence at an event last night was enough to be asked to leave the event! Why do you think this is? I said nothing until they asked me something, I was sitting quietly, taking notes, listening, always calm and respectful.

Here I am (left) along with other pro-liferes, with the representative of the Holy See at the UN, His Excellency Gabriele Giordano Caccia

The UN: An "Echo Chamber" That Silences Dissent

Part of the answer lies in something I heard on the first day. On Monday, I attended a panel discussion hosted by Scandinavian countries. The moderator clearly said that, “here at the United Nations, we are living in an echo chamber, and that we need to find occasions to engage the people who think differently.” This was a great sentiment, but during my week at CSW, it is the exact opposite that I saw.

Anyone that raises a question that doesn’t fit their narrative must be silenced! Anyone that does approve of their core values cannot have a seat at the table.

Anyone who disagreed with the narrative that supports SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights), CSE (comprehensive sexual education), abortion, LGBTQIA2S+, and radical feminism in any form is not to be welcome at CSW.

A pro-life event held near the UN during the CSW gathering.

They Are Losing Billions in Funding – And They’re Angry

Another part of the answer to why they were so hostile to us—they just lost billions of dollars in US funding—billions that was used to promote SRHR and CSE around the world. They are afraid and unsure how to keep advancing their radical pro-abort agenda to all parts of the globe with these important funding cuts. And our mere presence was rubbing that in. They often repeated how well the anti-rights movement is funded compared to them (ROFL!!!). They think we must be making billions too! Little do they know how much we can accomplish on so little…

Pro-Lifers Had a Huge Impact at CSW!

Annick and I, along with our partners at Campaign Life Coalition did a wonderful job working tirelessly on little sleep, rushing from event to event, formulating great questions, talking to other delegates, and networking with other like-minded delegates. Like never before, pro-lifers at CSW had a huge impact. Thousands of delegates from around the world saw us and heard us. Many of them have never heard of the reality of abortion, the beauty of motherhood and the dangers of SRHR and CSE to women and children.

Not every delegate at CSW adheres to radical ideologies some (or perhaps many) of them are reasonable, thoughtful and genuine individuals who have great compassion for women and for all vulnerable people worldwide. It must have been refreshing for many of them to hear an alternate worldview on womanhood. To this effect, the series of pro-life and pro-family side events (including our event on bubble zones) was very popular and very liked.

Pro-life panel discussion at the UN.

Our Presence at the UN is Critical – But It Comes at a Cost

Sending a delegation of pro-life advocates was invaluable, but it came at a significant cost.

Our vital presence at the United Nations is shifting the conversation and bringing pro-life, pro-family voices to the table. I am very happy with what we accomplished, and I invite you to be part of it.

Your generous donation today will help finish funding our mission to the United Nations as well as help with our ongoing work in Quebec.

Your contribution will go a long way to protecting pre-born children here in Quebec, in Canada, but also in the whole world.

For life,

Arpad Nagy

P.S. Without generous donors like you, our presence at the UN—and our ongoing fight for life in Quebec and beyond—would not be possible. Please consider making a donation today to help us continue this vital mission.

Mark Carney.

Blog by Augustin Hamilton (Quebec Life Coalition) – Photo: World Economic Forum/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons

Justin Trudeau's long resignation is finally coming to an end. Mark Carney, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the party's leadership race, today becomes Prime Minister of Canada.

But who is this Mark Carney who becomes Prime Minister without being elected by the population, at least until the end of the next election?

He is what you might call a banker, having worked among other things for Goldman Sachs for 13 years before becoming Governor of the Bank of Canada and then the Bank of England. He advised Justin Trudeau on economic issues during the "pandemic". He was recently the chairman of the board of the Brookfield Asset Management investment. He is the UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance. He has also participated in the G20, the G7, was Chairman of the Advisory Board of the progressive think tank Canada 2020, a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, chairman of the Group of Thirty, and a member of the boards of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard University Overseers and the Rideau Hall Foundation.

Finally, Mark Carney is a Catholic and reportedly goes to Mass every week.

In general, Mr Carney seems to be fairly discreet about his moral convictions. With one rare exception, on June 24th, 2022, he wrote a tweet on the occasion of the Dobbs ruling (overturning the Roe ruling) by the US Supreme Court, deploring the rollback of "woman’s right to choose" (i.e. abortion):

"I’m proud to live in a country where a woman’s right to choose is so strongly supported. But the devastating decision today in the US is a clear reminder that progress should never be taken for granted.

Our commitment to protecting fundamental rights must be unwavering."

His message at the time indicates that Mark Carney is pro-abortion, which is not surprising given his success in becoming leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

I want to thank all of those who gave last Saturday for our United Nations work. My colleague Arpad and QLC volunteer Annick are at the United Nations in New York right now, bringing the light of truth about faith, family and the humanity of the unborn child to the Commission for the Status of Women annual conference, where thousands gather, many of whom zealously promote the killing of children in the womb. This Saturday, Arpad and Annick will be sending back a report on all the action that took place, so stay tuned.

On the Quebec front, I have great news: finally, our Website for the Quebec March for Life to be held this May 31 in Quebec City is up and running.

==>Here’s the link to the Quebec March for Life Website.

All the information on the biggest yearly pro-life event in Quebec is there to be shared. Can you do me a favour? If you are on Facebook, can you indicate whether you are “interested” or are “going” to the event on May 31^st? Here is the link to the Facebook event:

Here’s the link to the Quebec March for Life FB event.

Also, once you’ve indicated whether you will be there or are “interested”, please, please invite your Facebook friends to attend, as well. Each person can invite up to 500 Facebook “friends”. With your help, we can make sure that all pro-lifers in Quebec – and in Canada, for that matter – know about this important annual pro-life event.

Here, again, is the link to the Quebec March for Life FB event.

Also, I want to update you on our Emergency Petition to save Christianity in Quebec and in Canada, to be sent to the next Prime minister of Canada – and that seems to be Mark Carney– encouraging him to reject the recommendations to revoke the charitable status of pro-life and religious organizations in Canada.

You can sign or share the petition, here: https://www.cqv.qc.ca/christianisme_canada

At a time when, in Quebec, Christian church groups are being kicked out of city-owned buildings to respect Quebec’s “secularism” law, we have to do our utmost to defend our right to assemble and speak the truth about faith, family and life, from conception until natural death.

Again, you can sign or share our petition against revoking the charitable status of religious and pro-life organizations, here: https://www.cqv.qc.ca/christianisme_canada

Finally, we are one week into our Lent 2025 fundraiser, and we’re doing well thanks to the generosity of pro-lifers from across Canada. We have so far raised $ 6,845, with 8,155 $ to go. If you have already given, thank you for your generosity. If you haven’t yet had a chance, please give sacrificially today. We need your help to continue.

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Please give what you can today to support our Lenten fundraising campaign. Your donation helps us raise awareness of the urgent need to defend the unborn, preserve the traditional family, and place God at the center of our lives.

There is one place on Earth that may be even more hostile than Canada to the pro-life and pro-family movement—and in 24 hours, I’ll be on my way there!

Tomorrow, at this time, along with Annick, one of our QLC volunteers, I will be travelling to the United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time in many years, Quebec Life Coalition will be sending a delegation to the United Nations. We will be joining 8 other passionate pro-lifers from Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.

From March 9th to March 15th, we will be participating in the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, where more than 5000 people gather, many of whom are zealous feminists who attend to discuss how to further advance pro-abortion and anti-family narratives on the international scene. This year is of particular importance, because 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nation’s Beijing Declaration, and we expect a strong push to enshrine abortion rights on the international stage.

If you have not heard of it, the Beijing Declaration is a document adopted unanimously in 1995 by 189 countries at the United Nations. It is a document focused on "reproductive rights", and ensuring access to abortion and ‘reproductive health services’ to women around the world. Based on this declaration, for the past 30 years, the UN has been hard at work to make abortion as accessible as possible in every nation on this planet.

Our mission: to stand firm in the fight for life and family at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York City. More specifically:

• We will be a Canadian pro-life voice to counter Justin Trudeau’s delegation at the UN (I heard that Canada usually sends a hundred or so feminist delegates to propagate Trudeau’s pro-abort and anti-family agenda worldwide),
• We will reinforce pro-life countries who have very few allies at the UN,
• We will question the pro-abortion narrative at every opportunity we get.
• We will observe, report, and raise warning flags on what is pushed forward by delegate states and NGO’s,
• We will assist our Canadian pro-life colleagues in organizing a pro-life event at the UN, entitled “Abortion Bubble Zones & Their Impact on Civil Rights, Women's Health, & Preborn Lives”
• And specifically, we will provide a crucial French pro-life presence to better communicate with the many French speaking countries and delegations worldwide, some of whom are pro-life.

In a world where pro-abortion and anti-family narratives are increasingly dominating the global stage, your support is essential to ensure the right to life and the protection of the natural family remain at the heart of international policy. Sending a delegation of pro-life advocates and organizing events like this are invaluable, but it comes at a significant cost.

Our presence at the United Nations is vital to shifting the conversation and ensuring that pro-life, pro-family perspectives are heard, and this mission requires substantial funding.

Your generous donation today will help fund our mission to the United Nations. Your contribution will go a long way to protecting pre-born children here in Quebec, in Canada, but also in the whole world.

For life,

Arpad Nagy

P.S. Thank you for your support and your commitment to the pro-life movement and please keep us in your prayers as we make our final preparations for departure.

Today, Wednesday, March 5, marks not only the beginning of Lent for many but also the launch of 40 Days for Life—a global prayer and fasting vigil held outside abortion centers in hundreds of cities worldwide. In Montreal, my colleague Brian Jenkins is organizing this 40-day vigil at the corner of Berri and Sainte-Catherine every day from 7 AM to 7 PM. Come pray with us for an end to abortion.

But March 5 also marks the launch of our Lenten Fundraising Campaign for 2025. We are setting ourselves a goal of raising $15,000 in three weeks to continue our mission of defending faith, family, and life. We've already received some donations today and we are grateful! We need your help to reach this goal!

➡ Make a donation today to support our efforts.

Meanwhile, our petition opposing the attack on Christian charities is approaching 4,000 signatures! If you haven’t signed it yet, we encourage you to do so and share it with those around you. This threat is real, and we must take action to defend Christianity in Canada.

➡ Sign the petition here.

Finally, preparations for the Quebec City March for Life on May 31, 2025, are well underway. Very soon, we will launch a dedicated website and Facebook page. This Sunday, we will begin visiting churches to promote this vital annual event.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

God bless you,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Please give what you can today to support our Lenten fundraising campaign. In this season of sacrifice, think of the unborn children targeted by abortion and the vulnerable targeted by euthanasia. Our society needs God. Your donation helps us raise awareness of the urgent need to place God at the center of our personal and civic life.

40 Days for Life
The Angelus

Today is Ash Wednesday. Christians are called to begin their preparation for the glory of Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

At the Quebec Life Coalition, we begin our preparation for the joy of Easter as we have done every year since 2009, with prayer, praying for the protection of unborn life.

For the seventeenth consecutive year, together with faithful volunteers, we are adding an outdoor component to our Lenten prayers - an outdoor component, a forty-day vigil near an abortion business.

Our purpose is twofold: to draw the attention of our fellow citizens to the grave injustice of abortion is but also to convert the hearts of those who seek an abortion.

40 Days for Life

Inspired by Our Lord’s experience in the desert, this vigil will last forty days. The Montreal 40-day vigil is not an isolated event. Some 660 vigils are taking place simultaneously around the world this spring, most in the United States, but also in many countries, including Canada, where there are between 15 and 20 vigils.

The proven way to end abortion is simple. Since the 40-day vigils began in College Station, Texas, in 2003, three elements have closed abortion businesses: prayer and fasting; public education, and prayer presence near an abortion facility.

In Montreal, the outdoor component of the vigil will be take place at the intersection of Berri and Saint-Catherine streets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day for forty days, from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday, April 13.

A small but committed group of men and women, some united by their faith communities, will be present during these forty days. Many have committed themselves to specific blocks of time each week during the vigil. Others will come according to their own personal availability.

All are welcome.

Angelus - would you like to experience the vigil? On Saturday 8 March, you are invited to join us in reciting the Angelus, a traditional Catholic prayer that has been recited for centuries, asking for God’s intervention in favour of life, against the abominable crime of abortion – the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.

On Saturday at noon, we will gather at the corner of Berri Street and St. Catherine Street to recite the angelic prayer and to honour her who said yes so that the promise of abundant life may enter the world.

Wishing one and all a blessed Lenten period.

This week, two major battles require our urgent mobilization. Your engagement is crucial.

1. Urgent Petition: We’re Approaching 1,000 Signatures!

The threat is real: The federal government is considering removing charitable status from churches and Christian organizations, imposing a 100% revocation tax, seizing their assets, and attempting to erase Christianity from Canada.

And it’s not just us raising the alarm—none other than Cardinal Leo of the Archdiocese of Toronto recently published a letter condemning these very plans and urging the federal government to reverse course.

We must act now! If you haven’t already, please sign and share our urgent petition, which will be delivered to the next Prime Minister.

➡️ Sign here.

Every signature counts. Every share makes a difference. Let’s make our voices heard!

2. At the UN: Fighting the Pro-Abortion and Pro-LGBT Agenda

Next week marks the beginning of the annual conference of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)—a major event where international recommendations are shaped.

Our allies at CitizenGo recently summarized the four key priorities of pro-abortion and LGBT lobbies at the UN:

• Declaring abortion a “human right”—to prevent pro-life nations from opposing it.
  
• Blackmailing countries by conditioning foreign aid on the legalization of abortion.
  
• Erasing conscience rights by forcing doctors, hospitals, and religious organizations to comply.
  
• Promoting gender ideology, so the UN can pressure governments to allow gender transitions—even for children.

And they are absolutely right! The UN, under the influence of these powerful lobbies, pushes these radical ideas year after year through resolutions and international summits.

Why is this important?

The CSW seeks to adopt a final document that, while not immediately binding, influences national policies over time. What is voted on at the UN today becomes tomorrow’s law in Canada.

We Will Be There to Make a Stand

My colleague Arpad Nagy and a dedicated Quebecer, Annick, will be attending to represent pro-life and pro-family voices from Quebec. Additionally, our friends at the National Coalition for Life will be there in force with nearly a dozen pro-life advocates to challenge this destructive agenda.

Let us pray for them and stay engaged!

How You Can Help

✅ Sign the petition to protect Christianity in Canada.
✅ Share this call to action with your family and friends.
✅ Support our efforts at the UN and beyond—your donation helps us continue this critical fight.

Every action counts. Together, we can push back against this culture of death and confusion.

God bless,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

A certain stability has settled over Désirée’s life.

Last Christmas Eve, I received a call from a homeless pregnant woman. She asked for food.

Since that first contact with Désirée, who was 20 weeks pregnant at the time, she and I have stayed in touch through a home-cooked meal for her and her boyfriend, lunch at Tim Horton’s, and numerous phone calls.

Her journey over the past nine weeks has been rocky, as she has gone from being homeless, to sharing a room in a boarding house, to a shelter with twelve other women. She also struggles with drug addiction, which is not good for her or for the child she is carrying.

Recently, there was a ray of hope. She has been admitted to a residential detoxification program, and when this program ends, she will be admitted to another for a longer period of time. In these programs, she will be able to carry her pregnancy to term and beyond, for as long as the need is there.

A modicum of stability and security has come into her life. Warmth, three meals a day, and access to medical professionals, but, more importantly, a drug-free environment.

A private bedroom, regular meals, private facilities for personal hygiene, many of the amenities we take for granted are now available to Désirée.

Thank you for your support in prayer and in kind to help Désirée and the other women who come to our attention at the Quebec Life Coalition.

On Saturday, March 8, we are having a potluck/fundraiser for Désirée and the other pregnant women who come to us. All are invited and the money and items collected will go to help those less fortunate.

Related stories:

• Pregnancy Care Fundraiser - Quebec Life Coalition
• Helping a 20 week pregnant mother - Quebec Life Coalition

Last week, I was in London, England to take part in the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference. This is a part 2 for my blog on this subject. 

I met and spoke to well over a hundred people over the three days conference. Most times, I was able to share about the reality we face here in Canada, since, as you know, Canada is the worse place in the world where in comes to abortion laws, and it is also the worse place in the world when it comes to euthanasia. Our Canadian reality can definitely bring some insight to the pro-life struggle in other countries. I was also able to soak in what is happening in other countries, and learn about pro-life struggles in Scottland, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Honduras, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Uganda, Australia, North Korea, and several more. 

Here are a few interactions that I had. This is, of course, a non-extensive list.

The first Prime Minister of Slovenia, Lojze Peterle, expressed a strong pro-life position and vision at our Sunday pro-life gathering. At a later event, he followed up a speech by Katalin Novak (former president of Hungary) by playing for us his harmonica.

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with Lojze Peterle at ARC2025

Katalin Novak, the former president of Hungary was one of more important presenters for me. She spoke to the whole crowd of 4000 on several occasions and gave several speeches at some side events. Her story is very interesting. After implementing inspiring and impactful family policies in Hungary, she became the president of Hungary. After a controversial departure from the presidency, Novak went back to doing groundbreaking work for families, but this time, worldwide. The organization she founded with filmmaker Stephen Shaw (X-Y worldwide) is now exposing the radical fall in birthrates worldwide. 

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with Katalin Novak at ARC2025

I got to meet Konstantin Kisin, author, comedian and host of Triggernometry podcast. He gave a good presentation on why we shouldn’t forget our roots and we should face the future.

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with Konstantin Kisin at ARC2025

I attended a side event called Them Before Us: Rebuilding a Child-Centric Society. The polish panelist (who is speaking in the picture below) gave some practical insight in what worked in Poland, but also on what did not work. She provided a realistic view on what can be done to promote families through public policy. 

Photo: Arpad. Panel discussion at ARC2025

There were many exhibition booths at the conference. Here is one of the only French ones! I connected with Brice who is involved with several conservative political organizations in France. (He also in an elected politician in their government). We spoke about several issues, including sovereignty, conservative values, the pro-life world view and societal reform. He connected me with some other francophones at the conference, including a researcher who does work on the issue of demographics in France. 

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with Brice at ARC2025

Among the many people I randomly started a conversation with, Thomas Straub was a member of the German parliament, running for re-election. We had a good conversation about Christian values in society. 

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with Thomas Straub at ARC2025

I finally met with some of the staff of the Danube Institute in Budapest. The Danube institute does research related to our issues, and I am interested in how their ideas in Europe can translate to here in Quebec. 

Photo: Arpad. Arpad with three staff from the Danube Institute at ARC2025

Among the notable presenters at this conference there are the founders of ARC, Jordan Peterson and Philippa Stroud. Some other notable speaker are Bishop Barron, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tony Abbott, Os Guinness, Nigel Farage, the current US speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Mary Harrington, Leslyn Lewis, Jonathan Pageau (from here in Quebec), Jason Kenny, Erica Komisar, Coptic Archbishop Angaelos and many more. All of the speakers addressed world issues in regard to their respective fields of expertise.

From the pro-life point of view, one thing unites all of these presenters: the world that they want to create is one that is conducive to the respect of life. In our current world, everything constantly attacks the sanctity of life. ARC, on the other hand, is proposing a worldview where family is at the core of society, where there is an emphasis on moral responsibility and traditional values, where protecting human dignity is of primal importance and where a sense of cultural and societal responsibility is promoted.

As pro-life individuals, we do want to create a society where life is honored and protected from the very beginning till the very end, and moving forward, ARC participants can be key in working towards our goal. 

Imagine arriving at your church on a Sunday morning only to find the doors locked, the food bank shut down, your pastor or priest gone. Someone whispers to you, “The government took everything.” This nightmare scenario could soon become reality if we don’t take action.

The federal government is considering removing the charitable status of churches and Christian organizations. This would mean:

• A 100% revocation tax that would financially cripple parishes and Christian ministries
  
• Confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to religious organizations
  
• Elimination of essential services such as soup kitchens and shelters
  
• A barely concealed attempt to erase Christianity from Canadian society

Click here to read a detailed article about this threat.

This is why we must act now. I am asking you to sign our urgent petition, which will be delivered to the next Prime Minister, demanding the rejection of recommendations 429 and 430 from the latest government financial report. We must stop this attack on our faith and values!

➡️ Sign the petition now!

But signing is not enough. To fight this crucial battle, Quebec Life Coalition needs your financial support. We must mobilize Canadians, expose this threat, and apply maximum pressure on our leaders.

With your signed petition, could you also send a donation of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, or more to help us defend faith, family, and life in Canada?

📢 Every signature, every donation makes a difference. We cannot let our Christian heritage disappear in silence.

Click here to read a detailed article about this threat.

Together, we can stop this disaster and protect our churches, our families, and our Christian freedom.

May God bless you,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Here’s what you can do right now to help:

✅ Sign the petition
✅ Make a donation to support this fight: $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, or more
✅ Share this call to action with your family and friends to mobilize as many Canadians as possible
✅ Read the Western Standard article to understand the severity of this situation

Time is running out. Let’s act together before it’s too late.