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Last Thursday, the Legault government introduced a draft Constitution for Quebec.

On paper, it might sound noble. But in reality, this text enshrines abortion and euthanasia as constitutional principles, while erasing Quebec’s Christian heritage. Worse still, it could become a model for other provinces — dragging all of Canada into even faster moral decline.

Here’s what this bill actually does:

• It enshrines abortion as a fundamental freedom, even though the Quebec Charter already states that “every human being has the right to life.”
• It includes euthanasia as a state-protected right, encouraging the most vulnerable to choose death as a solution.
• It erases all mention of Christianity — the very foundation of our language, institutions, and understanding of the common good.

This Constitution doesn’t merely exclude faith — it rejects it.

And if it passes, the rest of Canada could follow… but even faster.

At Quebec Life Coalition, we are asking the National Assembly to:

• Remove all articles that constitutionalize abortion and euthanasia;
• Recognize the Christian foundations of Quebec’s identity;
• Launch a real dialogue with faith communities, families, and defenders of life.

👉 Please sign this petition today: https://citizengo.org/en-ca/pat/16749

Every signature counts. This is a matter of memory, faith, and justice.

Thank you for standing up for Life!

Georges Buscemi
President, Campagne Québec-Vie

P.S. If you haven’t already, I invite you to click here to sign the petition [https://citizengo.org/en-ca/pat/16749]. Then, please share it with your family and friends!

Statement from Georges Buscemi, President of Quebec Life Coalition – Photo: video screenshot/LCN

On October 9, 2025, the Legault government tabled a bill aiming to provide Quebec with its own constitution. Among the so-called “foundational principles” of this constitution is the “freedom of women to obtain an abortion.” Campagne Québec-Vie strongly denounces the inclusion of such a principle, which consecrates the deliberate elimination of an unborn human being as part of Quebec’s foundational identity.

We are outraged — but not surprised. For far too long, Quebec has been institutionalizing the erasure of its spiritual roots, its long tradition of defending life, and even its very sense of human solidarity.

It is worth noting that the proposed constitution carefully refers to a “freedom” to abort, and not a “right” to abortion. This semantic nuance betrays a certain discomfort. For to proclaim a right to abortion would be to affirm that abortion is, in itself, a morally good act — a claim that even pro-choice advocates are often reluctant to defend publicly.

The Life Chain took place once again in Quebec this year, on October 5th. With the help of local organizers, we were able to organize nearly thirty chains across Quebec — an increase of nearly threefold in two years!

Kirkland, QC.

Longueuil, QC.

This type of event is essential for spreading the pro-life message in Quebec, where it is so rarely heard. By standing in public and proudly displaying our support for the unborn child, we show that it is possible to be pro-life without shame and we encourage our fellow citizens to express opinions that they may not even dare to mention. Through our prayers, we draw God's blessing on this great work of charity, which is to defend those who are defenseless.

Saint-Henri, MTL, QC.

This year, according to the Life Chain Canada Committee, approximately 20,000 Canadians participated in the Chain.

Lévis, QC.

It is thanks to your help that we are able to coordinate such events. To continue and further expand this salutary work, I invite you to support us with your donations — give generously here!

We hope to see you participate in the Life Chain next year.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, MTL, QC.

The Life Chain will take place tomorrow, Sunday, October 5th, throughout the United States, Canada, and Quebec. Every year, thousands of people gather in hundreds of chains to pray and demonstrate for unborn children.

In Quebec, about 30 chains are being organized. If there is one near you, we invite you to come and participate in this event of witness and prayer.

For one hour, pro-life citizens will stand peacefully along the street, holding signs with messages such as “Jesus forgives and heals” or “Abortion kills babies” and praying for one hour — just one hour.

Will you join us during this hour to reach the hearts of your fellow citizens, who may be unaware of the extent of the massacre of innocent unborn children that takes place every year?

Where can you find the chain closest to you?

Here you will find the list of chains in Quebec, and here the list of chains across Canada. The event normally takes place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., however, depending on the local organizers, the schedule may vary — please check the list of chains to see their respective schedules.

Come join us to publicly show your support for unborn children!

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

Thanks to the generosity of our outstanding supporters, we have today reached our fundraising goal for Fall 2025. A heartfelt thank you from the entire team at Quebec Life Coalition!

In the coming weeks, we’ll be able to continue our work with renewed determination, starting with our nearly 30 Life Chains, a flagship annual event taking place this Sunday across Quebec and Canada.

Find the Life Chain nearest you — and most importantly, join in.

👉 Join the Life Chain in Quebec this Sunday >>

However, financially, we cannot rest on our laurels. With the Canada Post strike, our main source of revenue has been cut off. Yes, even in 2025, over 60% of our donations still come by mail! That’s why we strongly encourage you — if you haven’t already — to make an online donation today to help us overcome the serious challenges posed by this strike.

DONATE

Also, members of QLC will be present at various locations this Sunday during the Life Chain. If you would like to hand us a cheque or cash in person, you can meet us this Sunday, October 5, at the following locations:

• Lévis: Georges Buscemi, at the corner of Wolfe and Billy, near Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis (2:30–3:30 p.m.)
• Sherbrooke: Brian Jenkins, at King West and Jacques-Cartier (2:00–3:00 p.m.)
• Montreal: Mario Richard, at the corner of Jean-Talon and Décarie (2:00–3:00 p.m.)

I hope that wherever you are in Quebec or the rest of Canada, you’ll be able to take part in a Life Chain this Sunday, October 5.
👉 [Click here for locations in Quebec] | [Click here for locations across Canada].
This Sunday, let’s be a voice for those who have none — preborn children.

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

You’re receiving this message because you gave to Quebec Life Coalition sometime in the past two years — and for that, thank you.

But as of today, we haven’t yet received a donation from you for our Fall 2025 campaign, which ends October 1st.

And with the Canada Post strike delaying — or even blocking — mail-in donations, your online support today is more critical than ever.
If you were planning to send a cheque, we urge you to please give online instead:

👉 Click here to donate securely online now.

The Holy Spirit is Moving — and So Must We

This fall, we believe God is opening a new chapter for faith, family and life in Quebec.

After the assassination of a fearless pro-life voice on U.S. college campuses, we’ve taken it as a sign: now is the time to stand boldly, especially among the youth here in Quebec.

That’s why we’re launching a three-part plan:

1. Campus Truth Tours: public forums in Quebec colleges and universities — 20 minutes of truth followed by real dialogue, and the founding of permanent student pro-life or pro-family clubs.
2. FestiVie 2026: a province-wide two-day gathering, celebrating the courage and hope of our youth — with speakers, panels, music, and Christian fellowship.
3. Marches for Life: continuing our public witness in Ottawa and Quebec, despite growing threats from Antifa and other misguided counter-protesters.

This bold strategy depends entirely on faithful friends like you.

What Your Donation Makes Possible

Your gift becomes a living "Amen" to this mission — reaching hearts, forming leaders, and defending faith, family and life across the province.

Time Is Short

With just days left in the campaign — and many gifts blocked in the mail — we need you now more than ever.

Make your gift online today ➤

Thank you again for having stood with us in the past.
If you’re able, please renew your support now — and help us overcome this postal crisis by making sure your gift gets to us securely and quickly.

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. You gave before. We’re so grateful. But right now, every day of the postal strike is a risk for this movement. Don’t let your support get lost in the mail — give online today. We’re counting on you.

We are truly living through a turning point.
A prominent pro-life advocate, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated—leaving behind, along with his wife and children, the powerful and grace-filled witness of his apostolic courage on university campuses.

And yet, as so often happens in our fast-moving world, the masses are already moving on. Many are growing bored of the story, searching for the next outrage, the next headline. But we must not move on. Especially not we who share Charlie’s faith, and who see in history more than a string of meaningless events—but rather, the hand of Providence.

Charlie's death demands a response. It compels us to ask: Why did God allow him to be taken, and us to remain? What are we supposed to do now?

The answer is becoming clear: each of us is responsible to be the witness that Charlie has been, in the place we are given. And for us at Quebec Life Coalition, that place is Quebec—including its colleges and universities, where Quebec's leaders of tomorrow are too often passively absorbing pro-abortion, pro-LGBT and anti-Christian ideology without ever hearing another worldview. We must be there to present a sane, alternative vision rooted in truth.

We’re now entering the final 5 days of our Fall 2025 fundraising campaign, and now Canada Post has gone on strike, paralyzing mail-in donations ! So far, we’ve raised $11,155 (thank you to all who have already given!), but we still need to raise $8,845. We can’t do it without you. Please help us weather the strike by clicking here to give today. 

Why LifeFest

In light of all this, we are discerning a new “narrative arc” for our movement in Quebec:

1. Campus tours (September to March of each year)

   • Bold forums on campuses, modeled on Kirk’s method: 20 minutes of truth, followed by tough questions.

   • Our mission is not only to appear, but to seed new student groups who will communicate our message more enduringly than any visit.

2. LifeFest (in April, a 2-day conference)

   • The climax of the year.

   • A rallying point for all Quebec’s Christian, pro-family and pro-life forces.

   • Keynotes, panels, workshops, testimonies, cultural moments.

   • Most importantly: the youth recruited and formed during the tour will be front and center—as participants, and as co-organizers.

   • LifeFest (in French "FestiVie") will be the annual point where all threads of our mission converge, giving courage, unity, and formation.

3. The Marches for Life (May 14 in Ottawa; May 30 in Quebec City)

   • The Ottawa March will remain the great national witness, and LifeFest will strengthen Quebec’s turnout there.

   • The Quebec City March will also continue, but we must be honest: it is no longer the family-friendly rally it was envisioned to be. Antifa counter-protests are tolerated, even enabled, by authorities, because it seems to suit them. But we will not abandon the public square; we will adapt.

Why your response is crucial

This bold new plan—campus tours, seeded student clubs, LifeFest as the annual climax, Marches as our witness—requires planning and resources. But more than that, it requires discernment. We need to know that the Holy Spirit is guiding us through the response of His people.

That is why I am asking you: please respond to this email.

• If you can donate today (click here), your gift will not only help us cover the costs of campus tours, student organizing, and the staging of LifeFest, it will communicate your "Amen" as well as any words could.

• If you cannot donate now, simply reply to say: “I think this is a great idea.”

Either way, your response will help us discern that we are on the right path, and that we have the support of faithful friends in this bold endeavor.

DONATE Today (click here)

What your donation does

• $25 covers printing and distribution of 100 flyers or digital ads that reach dozens of students

• $100 helps provide the materials and room rental for one campus presentation

• $250 pays travel costs for our staff to bring the pro-life message to a Quebec campus

• $500 sponsors a weekend of training and mentoring for one student leader

• $1,000+ helps cover travel and honorariums for keynote speakers at Québec LifeFest

Every dollar you give today becomes a direct investment in students and public witness.

Click to donate—and say “YES, I’m with you!”

We have many partners and potential speakers to draw upon. Though there seems, for the moment, not to be any single “Charlie Kirk” for Quebec, we have many capable voices who can speak on a variety of pressing issues. What matters most now is that you let us know you are behind us, as we take this step of faith to build a real alternative for the youth of Quebec.

Thank you for helping us discern and act in this crucial moment:

Donate now

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. We have just 5 days left to raise the final $8,845 before our campaign ends on October 1st. So far, 125 generous people have stepped forward. That’s wonderful—but it’s only a tiny fraction of the more than 20,000 people who are receiving this email.
If you’ve already given—thank you.
If not, please step into the light by giving today. Be counted among those who “put their money where their convictions are.”
As Our Lord said: “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” — Matthew 6:21

P.P.S. Due to the Canada Post strike, many of our expected mail-in donations are delayed. This puts real strain on our pro-life work. If you planned to give by cheque, please consider donating online today to help us stay on track. Thank you for your support in this critical moment.

The tragic death of Charlie Kirk — a young American Christian and pro-life influencer – has sent shockwaves around the globe. Murdered on a university campus for his beliefs, he who stood up for life, marriage, and faith, Charlie leaves behind a powerful legacy.

Thousands gathered for his national funeral in Arizona. His widow, Erika, shared a moving testimony of faith and forgiveness. Since Charlie’s passing, people have started praying again, reading the Bible, going back to church — could this be the beginning of a spiritual revival?

Even here in Canada, folks have come together to honour his memory. All over the world, people are rediscovering the Christian faith thanks to Charlie’s message.

Charlie dreamed of this kind of awakening. He dedicated his life to inspiring young people to embrace prayer, family, and the defence of life. Now it’s our turn to carry the torch.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Join the Life Chain on October 5 (click here for full details)
• Take part in 40 Days for Life in Sherbrooke (Contact Brian Jenkins: 438-930-8643)
• Pray the public rosary against secularism every Wednesday at 6 p.m. as part of the “Quebec Prays” campaign (see here)
• Get involved in your Christian community with Campagne Québec-Vie (Reach us at: [email protected])
• Pray daily near an abortion centre with Vigil 365 (Contact Brian Jenkins: 438-930-8643)

Let’s be witnesses of truth, love, and life — just like Charlie.

So far, we’ve raised $9,885 in our fundraising campaign (the response to our last email was amazing!), but we still need $10,115 to reach our goal of $20,000. Please, give today — we’re truly grateful for your support.

For Life,
The Quebec Life Coalition Team

As you may know, we at Quebec Life Coalition are currently in the midst of our fundraising campaign, which began on September 10. So far, 84 generous donors have contributed 6,610$, and with only 8 short days left, we still need 13,390$ to reach our goal.

I know this email is going out to thousands, but only a fraction have given. If you haven’t yet, perhaps it's because you don’t see “the light at the end of the tunnel.” Maybe you're thinking, “We’ve been fighting the pro-life battle for decades, and nothing seems to work.”

I understand. I think it myself, sometimes. But then I remember a key moment in Scripture:

Just before His Ascension, the disciples ask Jesus,
“Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6)

In other words, “Are we finally going to win? Is now the moment we kick out the Romans and take our country back from our corrupt leaders?”

Jesus’ response is clear and direct:
“It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.”

In other words: trust the Father. Don’t worry about the timeline. The victory is His — and His alone — to determine.

And then, knowing their next question would be “What do we do now?”, Jesus answers:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses…” (Acts 1:8)

This remains true today. Our task is to receive the Holy Spirit and to be His witnesses — in Quebec, in Canada, and to the ends of the earth.

The pro-life battle is one way — a crucial way — to witness to Christ. Not all are called to it, but for those of us who are, it is God's work: a true, good, and beautiful mission, proclaiming His truth about life, family, and faith.

I’ve been president of Quebec Life Coalition for nearly two decades. And what we’ve done best at QLC has always been when we’ve followed the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Whether it’s our twice-yearly 40 Days for Life, our Life Chains, our pregnancy help work, our political action, court cases, social media outreach, our news site, March for Life, UN interventions, lectures, conferences, or campus outreach — everything we do is for the glory of God and the defense of His handiwork.

Have we made mistakes? Of course. But the mission is clear:

• To save preborn children from abortion

• To protect the vulnerable from euthanasia

• To support pregnant women in crisis

• To inform the public of God’s law and mercy

• To promote faith in public life

• And to help elect pro-life leaders

And we’ve stayed in the fight.

My colleague and friend Mario Richard has been at this for 34 years.
Brian Jenkins, 15 years.
Augustin, 7 years.
Jean-Léon, decades of pro-life activism.
Arpad Nagy, our outreach and politics director, is a “newcomer” — 6 years in — and he’s in it for the long haul.
And myself, 17 years and counting.

But you are part of this team too. None of our work would be possible without people like you, giving sacrificially. You allow us to honour God by making this mission possible. Quebec is a province that has set itself against God's law. But you — through your support — help us plant seeds of light and grace here.

If you can, please help us reach our goal and keep this miracle going.

Donate now

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Just as the disciples were told to wait on the power of the Holy Spirit, so too do we rely on Him — but He often works through generous souls like you. Every dollar you give equips us to remain steadfast witnesses for life, family, and faith here in Quebec. Please, if you can, help us reach our goal today.

The other day, I searched online for upcoming pro-life and pro-family events where Quebec Life Coalition could be present to network and meet new allies. To my great surprise… nearly every event suggested was either organized by us or already attended by us!

But the more I thought about it, the less surprising it became. When it comes to on-the-ground defence of life and family in Quebec, Quebec Life Coalition has no equal.

We’re now entering the final 12 days of our Fall 2025 fundraising campaign. So far, we’ve raised $2,868 (thank you to all who have already given!), but we still need to raise $17,132. We can’t do it without you.

Here’s why Quebec Life Coalition is unmatched in Quebec when it comes to grassroots pro-life and pro-family work:

1) We organize the Quebec March for Life

Launched in 2024 and already featured (albeit unfairly) in a biased and hysterical documentary by Télé-Québec, the March for Life in Quebec City has become the go-to annual event for Quebec’s pro-life movement.
And that’s just the beginning! In addition to this march (which will happen again—official announcement coming soon!), we plan to launch a new family event: FestiVie, a joyful and unifying pro-life festival with games, music, food, and speakers. It’ll bring together pro-life families from across the province in a festive atmosphere.

2) We coordinate Life Chains across Quebec

Last year we had 19 Life Chains. This year, we have a list of 30+ possible locations! The 2025 Life Chain will take place on Sunday, October 5 at 2:00 p.m. (some exceptions apply). Click here for all locations and details.

3) We lead 365 Vigils and 40 Days for Life campaigns

Twice a year, Quebec Life Coalition organizes prayer vigils outside Quebec abortion centres. This fall, we’re once again holding a 40 Days for Life campaign in front of an abortion facility in Sherbrooke.
For more information, contact Brian: 438‑930‑8643

4) We offer support through “Pregnant and Worried”

Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, we help about two pregnant women in need per week, often over the long term. We’ve even been invited to attend birthday celebrations for the babies born thanks to the courage of these women—women who chose life because of your support.

5) We visit churches and Christian communities

For a culture of life to take root in Quebec, our churches must be equipped and mobilized. That’s why we visit churches almost every weekend. Since June alone, we’ve made over 20 visits.
Is there another pro-life group in Quebec that can say the same?

No other pro-life organization has this kind of real-world reach in Quebec.

We need your help to continue

But — the truth is simple: none of this can continue without your generosity. Every dollar makes a difference. And if you’re able to give more than you originally planned, know that your sacrifice directly advances the cause of faith, family, and life in Quebec.

We have 12 days left. We need to raise $17,132. We’re counting on you.

👉 Donate now

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. If you’ve already given, thank you from the bottom of my heart. But if you can give again today, you’ll help our 5 full-time and 2 part-time employees continue to serve life, family, and faith—from conception to natural death.