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Finally, it rained after a long dry period. Thanks to God, it is refreshing to see nature regaining its green color!

The Arthabaska-L'Érable by-election resulted in a comfortable victory for the PQ, followed closely by Éric Duhaime's PCQ, while the CAQ trailed far behind — a dramatic reversal in the CAQ stronghold. The population's disappointment with the ruling party is undoubtedly behind much of the shift in votes from the CAQ to the PQ and the PCQ. But how can we explain the collapse of the other parties? Perhaps we should see this as a rallying around the PQ to block the ‘right’ embodied by Éric Duhaime (no doubt despite himself), a rallying similar to that which took place around Mark Carney in the last federal election, not only to combat the American threat, but also to counter the Conservative Pierre Poilievre, accused of Trumpism by the mainstream media.

That said, whether it is the CAQ or the PQ that governs Quebec after the next general election, what difference does it make for unborn children and those who defend them?

I would like to commend the efforts of our colleague Arpad Nagy, who ran as an independent candidate in this election campaign to bring the pro-life message to the public arena. Here is a comment left by a voter under one of Mr. Nagy's Facebook posts, which I believe will help us reflect on the merits of his approach: "Congratulations on your candidacy! Thanks to you, I was able to do my duty as a good citizen, because a committed Catholic was running in my region! Thank you, and may the Lord protect and keep you!"

I invite you to sign our petition to the Quebec Minister of the Status of Women and the Minister of Health regarding the post-abortion trauma experienced by a large number of women, so that their ministries will recognise this reality and put in place a support programme for women who have been hurt by abortion. Such recognition could be the beginning of a more in-depth reflection on what abortion itself is. We have compiled the results of several scientific studies on the effects of abortion in a report to support the petition.

In addition to this petition, Campagne Québec-Vie invites you to participate in various pro-life events and actions that will take place this summer and during the autumn season: corn roast, Life Chain and 40 Days for Life.

Corn Roast — August 23rd

This annual event is a golden opportunity for pro-life advocates to gather, discuss, and get to know each other better. This year, we will have Philippe Letellier-Martel from Action Vitale as our guest speaker. This young pro-life activist has set up a YouTube channel with a colleague where he promotes pro-life and Christian apologetics. He also takes to the streets to ask passers-by for their opinions on abortion in order to open their eyes to this devastating scourge. The corn roast will be held on 23 August at the CQV offices at 3330 Rivier Street, Montreal.

Life Chain — October 5th

The Life Chain is a pro-life prayer and demonstration event that takes place for one hour, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., each year to bear witness to the sanctity of human life. For one hour, participants stand along a designated street holding signs with pro-life messages such as "Abortion kills children" and "Abortion hurts women". This event took place in more than 350 locations across Canada in 2024, including about 20 in Quebec. Such widespread participation is only possible thanks to the organisation of the chain by local people across Canada. CQV will hold a chain in Montreal along Décarie Boulevard, near the intersection with Jean-Talon Street and the Namur metro station. More details to come.

40 Days for Life — September 24th-November 2nd

The 40 Days for Life are similar in some ways to the Life Chain, but much longer. It consists of 40 days and 12 hours per day of sidewalk vigils, usually in the vicinity of an abortion clinic, to witness on behalf of the unborn child to passers-by and to offer help to women who are considering aborting their babies. The 40 Days begins on September 24th and ends on November 2nd. More details to come.

For more information, to register for one of these events, or to organize a local Life Chain, contact Brian Jenkins at (438) 930-8643.

For Life
Augustin Hamilton

The anti-life and anti-Christian persecution in Quebec and Canada is now a fact.

We’ve documented it extensively in our report and letter to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. It’s evident once again in the cancellation of Christian singer Sean Feucht’s concerts, and more recently, in the Quebec Superior Court’s decision to impose a 50-metre exclusion zone around abortion facilities.

This climate is fuelled by deep-rooted ideological bias. No matter how clearly and reasonably we explain that our arguments against abortion and other unnatural practices can be understood even without religious faith, it’s useless. The simple fact that we are believers disqualifies us from public debate.

In Quebec, full citizenship seems reserved for atheists or lukewarm believers. Sincere believers are labelled as the “religious far right,” a term used to justify our immediate exclusion from public discussion—no matter how rigorous or truthful our claims. It’s dishonest. A textbook ad hominem fallacy.

We even translated The Last Superstition into French—a book of Christian and pro-life apologetics that demonstrates how Christian faith is grounded in reason. But it doesn’t matter. If we, pro-life Christians, are the ones speaking, our words are automatically dismissed by the media, the intellectual class, and those who think like them.

Still, we persist! “Let the dead bury their dead.” We are here to defend life and to save the living, those still searching for truth.

That’s why we are launching a campaign on a subject as serious as it is ignored: post-abortion trauma. You’ll find here our letter to Ministers Martine Biron (Status of Women) and Christian Dubé (Health), calling on them to establish a post-abortion healing program and launch a public awareness campaign on this crisis.

Once again, our message may be ignored—simply because it comes from us. But this time, it will be much harder to sweep aside: we’ve attached a rigorous scientific report entitled The Consequences of Post-Abortion Trauma: A Neglected Public Health and Social Issue. The facts should speak for themselves—let those who have ears, hear!

With this letter and scientific report to the ministers, we’ve included a (bilingual) citizen petition.

👉 SIGN THE BILINGUAL PETITION HERE

I strongly encourage you to sign it—for the sake of the women of Quebec. Women who have been lied to, every step of the way: about what abortion truly is (the killing of an innocent child) and about its psychological and physical consequences. Even a quick glance at our report will convince you.

Thank you for signing—and especially, for sharing it with those around you.

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Just a reminder that our colleague Arpad Nagy is an independent candidate in the Arthabaska by-election.

Dear Ministers Proulx and Dubé,

We are writing to draw your attention to a serious but largely overlooked issue: post-abortion trauma among women in Quebec. Many women, following a voluntary termination of pregnancy, suffer in silence from psychological and physical distress. These post-abortion struggles—depression, post-traumatic stress, profound regret, health problems—remain hidden and downplayed. Yet they represent a public health and women's well-being emergency, which calls for your leadership.[1]

Currently, the experiences of thousands of women suggest that a significant proportion endure deep and lasting consequences after an induced abortion. Numerous peer-reviewed studies, published in respected medical and psychiatric journals, show an increased risk of mental health disorders following abortion. For instance, a 2013 Italian study concluded that “abortion is a risk factor for mental illness compared to childbirth.” Likewise, a 2011 meta-analysis in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that women who had undergone abortions faced an overall 81% higher risk of psychological issues compared to those who had not. This is not propaganda—it is the consensus in medical literature.

Why act now? Because these women remain invisible in our system. The topic is taboo: society struggles to admit that, for many, abortion is not the end of their problems, but the beginning of new and profound suffering. Out of fear of being judged, these women suffer alone, consumed by guilt and convinced they have “no right” to feel unwell after an abortion. It is our duty to break this silence.

As Ministers responsible for the Status of Women and for Health and Social Services, you have both the power and the responsibility to recognize this reality and respond. We appeal to your compassionate leadership on behalf of these forgotten women. Enclosed with this letter is an advocacy dossier detailing the consequences of post-abortion trauma, as well as a citizen petition requesting concrete action.

Ministers, we urge you to lead a true provincial awakening. By officially recognizing post-abortion trauma, informing the public, and establishing specialized support services, Quebec can become a leader in the compassionate care of women after abortion. This is a major human and social issue—one that affects the mental, physical, and even spiritual health of many Quebec women, as well as their families.

We sincerely hope you will heed this call. The women of Quebec need your support to heal from their invisible wounds.

Respectfully yours, with hope for your action in favour of women’s health in Quebec.

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

[1] This English-language document is a translation of the authoritative French-language document which can be found HERE. In case of doubt, please refer to the French-language document. To support each of the statements made in this communication, we have included a report entitled The consequences of Post-Abortion Trauma: An Unrecognized Public Health and Social Issue, based on a thorough review of scientific literature.

The recent decision of the Superior Court of Quebec confirming the bubble zones surrounding places where abortion is practiced is another sign of the moral state of Quebec: according to Quebec justice and state, it is prejudicial that pro-life offers help close to the abortion centres—as if it might be prejudicial to respectfully suggest not to abort one’s child.

Another sign of Quebec’s moral decadence, which began with the Quiet Revolution, is the treatment of the American Christian singer who came on a musical tour to evangelize Canada. Certainly, the wave of cancellation that Sean Feucht suffered because he is pro-life and opposed to LGBT ideology does not only concern Quebec, but the hostility shown towards him was very particular during his visit to Montreal.

Thus, not only is abortion officially promoted, but the expression of pro-life opinions, or even the performance of pro-life people, are censored, even prohibited.

Unfortunately for Quebec, the path it has taken, that of the culture of death, can only lead to its disappearance. Many of our opponents do not understand that we are not working against them, but in their interest.

Quebec, instead of returning to common sense, rejects the warnings given to it and sinks further, if possible, into the rejection of God and morality.

Even if saving Quebec seems impossible in human terms, we will continue to work, even if it was only to save the few souls that we can reach.

Moreover, the message we convey is addressed to anyone who wants to hear it, even if the Quebec we know were to disappear, what has been sown will not fail to bear fruit.

One can also hope that God will perform a miracle and convert hardened hearts. In any case, we will continue our work.

A little reminder of the commitment of our colleague Arpad Nagy in the Arthabaska by-election as an independent candidate.

Finally, we have finished translating our report on the persecution of Christians in Canada! You can read it here.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

P.S. If you feel like it, you can donate to help us in our mission.

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The recent decision by the Superior Court upholding the legality of “buffer zones” around abortion clinics in Quebec is deeply disappointing, though not surprising. Sadly, it confirms a growing trend toward progressive illiberalism observable throughout Canada.

Alarming Proliferation of Buffer Zones in Canada

Initially limited to abortion facilities, these “buffer zones” are now spreading to other contexts: schools, daycares, places of worship, and various community sites (Toronto, Vaughan, Calgary, Ottawa). This expansion reflects a retreat of freedom of expression, indicating that authorities no longer consider this freedom as fundamental, but rather as conditional—perhaps even bothersome.

The Emblematic Case of Sean Feucht

Recent events involving Christian artist Sean Feucht clearly illustrate this trend. Several of his concerts in Canada, notably in Quebec City and Halifax, were canceled under the pretext of security concerns and “hateful” views—simply due to his pro-life stance, support for Trump, and criticism of LGBT ideology. This points to a climate of growing intolerance toward any public expression of Christian or conservative convictions.

Have you heard about this demonstration which took place on July 20 in front of the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, to defend the "deep and common meaning of this space" in response to the islamic street prayers that are regularly held in front of the basilica? Unfortunately, the organizers of the demonstration called on the government to ban all public prayers, including consequently those held by Christians. It is difficult to see how one can defend the "deep and common meaning" of such an iconic place by targeting indirectly the Catholicism that makes its essence.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) was placed under supervision of the Ontario government because of its significant deficit. One can certainly throw into the balance of the deficit the sum of one or two million that the TCDSB advisors used to persecute in court their colleague Michael Del Grande, who opposed pro-abortion propaganda and LGBT indoctrination within the school program of the commission.

I put here some contact details of our colleague Arpad Nagy who is running – on his own initiative and at his own expense – as an independent in the provincial by-election in Arthabaska, in order to bring the pro-life speech into the public square. Potential volunteers should contact Arpad at: [email protected]. Interested people can also follow the campaign’s Facebook page here and pass on the information to their surroundings.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

P.S. A summer donation to help us continue our mission would be more than welcome!

Alberta recently took a positive step by ordering the removing of all sexually explicit and obscene books (many of which have an LGBT theme) from school libraries. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wisely pointed out to the press: “If I am not permitted to describe to you the kind of images that seven-year-olds are seeing because it would offend your audience, then we shouldn’t be showing them to seven-year-olds". One might rightly wonder whether such books exist in Quebec school libraries. If they will soon be banned in Alberta and exist in Ontario, there is no reason why Quebec should be spared.

The practice of "medically-assisted procreation" (MAP), in addition to being immoral, has many drawbacks that are gradually being discovered. In Europe, it was recently discovered that a gamete donor, the genitor of at least 67 children, was a carrier of a rare genetic mutation that carries an increased risk of cancer — a mutation that can be passed on to children. The mutation in question was discovered during a routine test on one of these children, prompting health authorities to issue a major alert. Up to ten cases of cancer have been diagnosed among these 67 children. The widespread dissemination of a single person's genome, as we have seen, can be a source of disaster and misfortune (the traditional family has a much more modest spread in comparison). It is worrying to see certain people, such as billionaire Pavel Durov, spreading their genome excessively. Mr Durov donated his sperm to the AltraVita assisted reproduction clinic, which finances the costs of assisted reproduction for women who are inseminated with his gametes. He has thus become the genitor of around a hundred children...

Did you know that organ harvesters in the United States have invented a method for harvesting organs as fresh as possible? First, they declare the donor, who has signed a do-not-resuscitate order, to be in a state of "circulatory death" (the heart has stopped beating at this point). Then they perform "normothermic regional perfusion", which means they perform a "ligation of the blood vessels to the head ... to ensure that blood flow to the brain does not occur", then they restart circulation and the heart, but the brain remains without blood supply, which allows the donor to be declared "brain dead" and his organs to be legally harvested from his body while his heart is still beating...

Did you also know that, according to the informed consent form of the now-retired American abortionist Curtis Boyd, abortion after 18 weeks was more dangerous than childbirth? "The risk of termination of pregnancy gradually increases throughout the course of pregnancy. These comparative risks become approximately equal at 16-18 weeks of pregnancy and increase so that pregnancy termination at 18 weeks and above involves a greater risk than carrying the pregnancy to term.”

I am pleased to announce that our colleague Arpad Nagy is running as an independent in the provincial by-election in Arthabaska, in order to bring the pro-life discourse into the public arena.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

P.S. A summer donation to help us continue our mission would be more than welcome!

Corn Roast

Our annual corn roast will take place on Saturday, August 23th, at the Quebec Life Coalition offices, located at 3330 Rivier Street, Montreal. Come one, come all!

For more information, contact Brian Jenkins at (438) 930-8643.

Vigil 365

The Vigil 365 is a prayer vigil where, every day for one or two hours, pro-lifers pray in a public place at a certain distance from an abortuary for the end of abortion.

For more information, contact Brian Jenkins on (438) 930-8643.

A recent Pew Research Institute study of the American population reveals that young people in their twenties and thirties are less inclined to have children than in previous decades. So, “The total number of children that women and men ages 20 to 39 planned to have, on average, dropped from 2.3 in 2012 to 1.8 in 2023. Those numbers remained stable from 2002 to 2012”, writes the institute. Of the various reasons given for this lack of inclination to have children, the economic one dominates, and the remedies suggested by those questioned focus mainly on the monetary factor. Money is certainly not an insignificant factor in the plan to start a family, but it is not everything. We only have to look at Russia, where the government is trying, apparently without much success, to reverse the decline in the birth rate by providing aid to families, or Hungary, which has increased the number of tax benefits for families, but is not having great success.

So what's the problem? And what is the solution? The answer to this question also concerns Quebec, which, despite its special characteristics, is also suffering from a serious decline in its natural demography - just like the rest of the West, in fact. It should be noted that at the beginning of the last century, when Quebec had so many children, living conditions were much harsher than they are now, and this did not prevent families from having up to a dozen children or more. It's true that children were seen as a help from an early age. Could the slow decline in Quebec's birth rate over the last century, before reaching today's lows, be partly due to the loss of this “necessity” in a society whose social supports have multiplied to the point we know today? Perhaps in part.

The Quiet Revolution, with its train of moral decadence, certainly dealt a terrible blow to the Quebec birth rate, and I don't think it would be too much to recommend teaching the younger generations to the benefits of the Christian morality that was the framework of the French-Canadian family, teaching them to love their ancestors and the heritage they left them, and educating them about the principles of natural law. A cultural and religious revival is undoubtedly necessary before we can hope for any kind of natal turnaround. Shame on the current government, which is indoctrinating children more to change "gender" than to start a real family!...

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

P.S. See here our letter to U.S. Vice President JD Vance concerning the persecution of pro-lifers and Christians in Canada.

P.P.S. A summer donation to help us continue our mission would be more than welcome!

Vigil 365

The Vigil 365 is a prayer vigil where, every day for one or two hours, pro-lifers pray in a public place at a certain distance from an abortuary for the end of abortion.

For more information, contact Brian Jenkins on (438) 930-8643.

After taking a short week off last week, I’ve returned to my desk with renewed energy—and the first thing I did on Monday was publish something I believe could make a real difference for pro-lifers and Christians across Canada: an open letter addressed to U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, calling on him and the Trump administration to stand firm in defense of our freedoms during the ongoing U.S.–Canada trade negotiations.

As many of you know, the Canadian government under Prime Minister Carney is eager to secure a favorable bilateral trade deal with the U.S. But we at Quebec Life Coalition believe that no deal should move forward so long as Canada continues to persecute pro-lifers and suppress public expressions of Christian faith.

That’s why we’ve published not only an open letter—but also an extensive report documenting the wave of legal, cultural, and institutional discrimination against pro-life and Christian voices, especially here in Quebec.

You can read the full open letter and report here:

https://en.cqv.qc.ca/quebec_life_coalition_to_jd_vance_tie_trade_talks_to_canada_s_treatment_of_christians_and_pro_lifers

Earlier this year, Vice-President Vance gave a much-discussed speech at the Munich Security Conference, in which he rebuked Western allies for abandoning freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to self-government. He warned that the U.S. would no longer normalize trade relations with countries that suppress these rights—and he even cited the persecution of pro-lifers in the U.K. who’ve been arrested or fined for praying silently near abortion facilities.

Sound familiar?

Those same “bubble zone” laws now exist across much of Canada—including here in Quebec—where peaceful pro-lifers have been threatened with fines merely for offering help or holding signs near abortion facilities. Our hope is that Vice-President Vance, having spoken so forcefully on behalf of freedom abroad, will now press Canada to clean up its act at home.

In addition to the U.S. letter, I also wrote last week to François Bonnardel, Quebec’s Minister of Public Security, regarding the troubling events at this year’s Quebec March for Life on May 31st. You may have heard that:

• The March supper at the Delta hotel was cancelled at the last minute, under pressure from activists;

• Our participants faced hostile counter-protesters, including “black bloc” types who showed up with noise machines, smoke bombs, and shouted obscenities to drown out peaceful speeches and prayers;

• In some cases, police stood by passively, allowing pro-lifers to be harassed and intimidated on public streets.

This is not what free expression looks like. I’ve called on Minister Bonnardel to explain why such chaos was tolerated—and what steps will be taken to ensure Quebec does not continue down the path of silencing dissent through fear and disruption.

Summer is here, and we hope you are enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. But here at Quebec Life Coalition, we are hard at work, using every opportunity to defend life, family, and faith in the public square.

Please continue to pray for us, and if you are able, consider making a summer donation to help us carry this mission forward:

🙏 Donate here

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

INTRODUCTION TO THE OPEN LETTER AND REPORT TO VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE

By Georges Buscemi, President of Campagne Québec-Vie (Quebec Life Coalition)

As Canada and the United States approach the crucial July 21 deadline for concluding bilateral trade talks, Quebec Life Coalition -- a pro-life, pro-family group based in Quebec and partnered with national pro-life group Campaign Life Coalition -- is releasing an open letter and accompanying report (see below) addressed to U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, urging the Trump administration to condition future trade cooperation on Canada’s respect for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to peaceful pro-life expression.

[Click here for PDF version of the Open Letter and Accompanying Report]

In recent days, trade negotiations have stalled due to Washington’s concerns over Canada’s proposed digital services tax targeting large American tech firms. The recent decision by the Canadian government to rescind that tax appears to be an effort to reopen talks and improve its standing with the Trump White House. We believe this moment represents an opportunity—not just for economic recalibration, but for moral clarity.

Earlier this year, Vice-President Vance issued a strong warning to U.S. allies at the Munich Security Conference, stating unequivocally that the US is no longer willing to subsidize the prosperity of nations that do not share basic Western values. We at Quebec Life Coalition take him at his word—and urge him to apply that standard to Canada.

Our report lays out in detail the escalating persecution of Christians and pro-lifers in Quebec and across Canada:

• 50-meter “bubble zones” that criminalize peaceful prayer and sidewalk counseling;

• Government threats to revoke charitable status from pro-life and faith-based organizations;

• State-funded media monopolies and censorship;

• Proposals for legal bans on public prayer;

• And widespread discrimination against religious groups seeking to access public facilities or express their beliefs in public life.

This is not just a domestic concern. It is a human rights issue. Canada presents itself abroad as a model liberal democracy, but it is increasingly intolerant of dissent when it comes from those who uphold traditional Christian moral and social teachings.

Our goal with this publication is simple: to ensure that the Trump White House has all the information it needs to make an enlightened and just decision about how to proceed with Canada. The American people should not be asked to extend the privileges of trade and cooperation to a government that represses the very freedoms the U.S. was founded to defend.

And the Carney administration—should it wish to secure a favorable trade arrangement with its most important partner to the South—must understand that it cannot have free trade while denying free speech.

For the good of both nations, and for the countless citizens in Canada who can no longer speak or pray freely in public, we ask: let freedom be a condition of partnership.

[Click here for PDF version of the Open Letter and Accompanying Report]