Finally, some good news! The Quebec Superior Court ruled that the cancellation of an event at the Quebec City Convention Center in 2023, deemed “anti-abortion” by Caroline Proulx, was not based on any rule or law, and has therefore ordered the former Quebec Minister of Tourism to personally pay the sum of $60,000 to Harvest Ministries International, the event’s organizer.

This outcome is good news for the pro-life movement in Quebec and may give politicians pause before openly discriminating against pro-life advocates.

Éric Duhaime, leader of the Quebec Conservative Party, recently stated that he would leave no room for debate on abortion within his party, “We have always been a pro-choice party, and that policy will not change in the slightest,” he recently asserted, adding, “I can tell you that there will be no debate within our ranks on this issue.”

The reason for this statement is that the conservative candidate in Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Dominique Dumas, a former host at CHOI Radio X, reportedly posted comments on social media in the past in which he said he was open to restricting abortion and also expressed discomfort with late-term abortion.

The candidate attempted to exonerate himself by stating that he would not address this issue within the conservative party and that he had not entered provincial politics to discuss this topic.

In vain! Martine Biron, Minister for the Status of Women, was quick to criticize Mr. Dumas: “Making these kinds of statements is an attack on a right that Quebec women have fought hard to win. The consensus in Quebec is clear: the right to abortion is a fundamental right.”

But is the consensus in Quebec really as clear as Ms. Biron claims, particularly when it comes to late-term abortion? That’s what she would have us believe...

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Corn Roast

On August 15, Quebec Life Coalition will hold its traditional corn roast at our offices at 3330 rue Rivier in Montreal. This year’s speaker is lawyer Samuel Bachand, who will discuss in French the consequences of Law 9, which bans public prayer.

Don't forget to register by replying to this email or by contacting Brian Jenkins at (438) 930-8643. Please also let us know how many people will be joining you; this will help us organize the event.

Cost: $15 per person aged 12 and older. Free for children under 12.

Petition for the Protection of Unborn Children

We invite you to sign our petition for the protection of unborn children in Canada, addressed to the Parliament of Canada.

Life Chain

On Sunday, October 4th, the Life Chain will take place — or rather, the life chains, since it is a multi-location event. This is a peaceful demonstration in which participants hold pro-life signs for one hour to raise public awareness about the fate of unborn children. You can join one of the chains taking place across Quebec or, if you’d like, organize one yourself. Visit the Life Chain Quebec website for more information.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

In his documentary “Génération Trans,” independent producer Jean-Pierre Roy interviews several young people who have gone through the transition process and parents whose children have transitioned. He would have also liked to interview various representatives of Quebec’s “health” system, but they declined his requests for interviews...

One of these deeply moving testimonies, that of Gabriel Cudia, recounts how this young woman was swept up in the transition process. A victim of bullying at school, she was pressured to transition by an abusive girlfriend. The doctors at the clinic where she went for a consultation quickly prescribed puberty blockers, neglecting the problems she was suffering from. The rest of the transition — the final stage of which, fortunately, she did not complete — was approved by the clinic’s doctors with the same level of negligence.

Now that Gabriel Cudia regrets having undergone mutilation to change her “gender,” surgeries — such as breast reconstruction — to restore some of what she has lost are considered “cosmetic” and will not be reimbursed by the RAMQ.

The worst part is that now that she has been mutilated, she has already considered euthanasia (which, fortunately, is not an available option in her case).

What is absurd about all this is that no one in charge of the “health” system seems to have considered that people might regret their transition and has made no provisions to remedy the consequences. But what exactly is there to remedy when so many of the effects are irreversible? Acknowledging that the transition might require a remedy that is largely impossible to implement would amount to discrediting the entire process.

To bring down the infernal machine of transition, we must share these kinds of testimonies as widely as possible; in some countries, such as Great Britain, the government has backed down on transition. It won’t be without fighting! The documentary “Génération Trans” was censored in several movie theaters in Quebec, which caved in to pressure from gender ideology activists.

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Corn Roast

On August 15, Quebec Life Coalition will hold its traditional corn roast at our offices at 3330 rue Rivier in Montreal. This year’s speaker is lawyer Samuel Bachand, who will discuss in French the consequences of Law 9, which bans public prayer.

Cost: $15 per person aged 12 and older. Free for children under 12.

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

Petition for the Protection of Unborn Children

We invite you to sign our petition for the protection of unborn children in Canada, addressed to the Parliament of Canada.

Life Chain

On Sunday, October 4th, the Life Chain will take place — or rather, the life chains, since it is a multi-location event. This is a peaceful demonstration in which participants hold pro-life signs for one hour to raise public awareness about the fate of unborn children. You can join one of the chains taking place across Quebec or, if you’d like, organize one yourself. Visit the Life Chain website for Quebec for more information.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

Can you believe that some Quebec municipalities have recognized the rights of trees or rivers? Yet that is exactly what the municipality of Minganie did with the Magpie River in 2021, and what the municipality of Terrasse-Vaudreuil did with trees this year.

Protecting trees because they’re beautiful and because they’re useful to humans — fine. Highlighting their importance — fine. But why is it relevant to grant them “rights”? Especially when human beings — who are infinitely more precious than plants — have no recognized rights whatsoever, namely: the unborn child.

This reversal of priorities reminds us just how much the unborn child is overlooked in Canada and how much its rights are trampled upon. Even trees and rivers are said to have rights, but not the unborn child...

But precisely, we must highlight this moral inconsistency to demand the rights that are rightfully theirs — what?! Trees are supposed to have rights, but not the unborn child?

I therefore invite you to sign our petition, in which we call on the Parliament of Canada to pass a law protecting the lives of unborn children.

If you do not live in Canada, we invite you to share this petition with those around you. The more people who know about it, the greater its impact will be.

The culture of death surrounds us and is casting its shadow ever wider. France recently passed a law legalizing euthanasia. Some in Quebec are proposing to offer assisted suicide as a way to combat suicide... Meanwhile, in the United States, some hospitals no longer limit themselves to harvesting vital organs from people deemed “brain dead,” but have gone so far as to conduct experiments on some of them.

Fortunately, in Poland, President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill that would have authorized a form of civil union for same-sex couples. The president stated: “I do not agree with the backdoor introduction of civil partnerships intended to replace or substitute for the institution of marriage.”

In the United States, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill establishing the right for minors who have undergone gender transition, as well as their parents, to sue clinics, hospitals, doctors, and others involved in the transition to seek compensation.

That said, don’t forget to sign the petition for the rights of unborn children.

Pour la Vie,
Augustin Hamilton

With three months to go before the provincial elections in Quebec, the political parties will be talking to us about access to daycare, says Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard, a researcher at the Cardus Institute.

Indeed, the birth rate is an issue that politicians are finally deigning to address (or at least, pretending to). The CAQ, for example, has already promised to add 37,000 daycare places.

However, Beauregard, an essayist often described as a disciple of Mathieu Bock-Côté, explains that Quebec’s subsidized daycare system is “neither universal nor equitable.”

In his study, conducted for the Cardus Institute, Mr. Beauregard notes that the system has never managed to fulfill its promise of providing a daycare spot for every child. Even today, more than 30,000 children are on a waiting list for a spot (though, to be fair, these children would likely prefer to stay with their parents).

The system is unable to meet demand due to a shortage of trained staff, who, as of 2023, accounted for only 46% of childcare providers, Beauregard reports.

Furthermore, Beauregard points out that government funding varies depending on the child care option chosen by parents. In CPEs, the government subsidizes each child’s place at a rate of $70 per day. In a non-subsidized daycare center, the place is subsidized at $33 per day, while there is no assistance for parents who arrange childcare elsewhere or who care for their children themselves.

Beauregard rightly points out that the government subsidizes work by reducing the cost of childcare spots, but does not encourage time spent with family. Yet, he writes, polls show that parents in Quebec would prefer to work less so they could spend more time with their families. He also notes that 50% of Quebecers would prefer a system where funding went directly to parents.

Finally, Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard proposes adopting a program similar to Finland’s, where the government — in addition to subsidizing daycare centers — provides assistance to parents who want to care for their children themselves, or offers a subsidy to parents who would like to work three or four days a week so they can care for their children under the age of three.

Let’s hope that his message is heard in the corridors of power and put into practice. In fact, it’s astonishing that we’ve persisted in maintaining a system with so many flaws, the most obvious of which is that it leaves out parents who care themselves for their children, as if they didn’t exist or shouldn’t exist.

The family is at the heart of our concerns, because without the family, no society can survive.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

Today is Canada Day, and this date is a good opportunity to ask ourselves what kind of country it has become.

Let us introduce you to Joey.

Joey St-Jean is 24 years old. He’s perfectly sane, with plans and dreams. Living with spinal muscular atrophy, he needs assistance with daily activities and has been living in residential care for four years — currently in a long-term care facility in Montreal. There, in his own words, he feels “like a number.” For a year, he searched for a supervised apartment where he could live with dignity. He even raised $22,000 through crowdfunding. To no avail: such housing is virtually nonexistent.

Discouraged, he has just filed a request for euthanasia, because the system has left him on his own.

And Joey is not an isolated case. This should be a cause for concern for us today.

Since euthanasia was legalized in the country in 2016 — and then expanded in 2021 to include people who are not at the end of life — we have seen a proliferation of shameful stories. Poor people asking to die because they lack housing. Sick people asking to die because they lack access to the care they need. And, as we recall, even veterans to whom a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) official offered euthanasia while they were asking for help. Paralympian Christine Gauthier, who had been waiting five years for a simple ramp for her wheelchair, told members of Parliament: she was being offered death, but not the tools she needed to live.

This is the truth that this day should remind us of. When a country condemns to death those it should be caring for, housing, and supporting, that is not progress. It is a failure. A stain on its honor. And a stain can and must be erased.

So here’s what we’re asking of you today.

First, let’s not look away. Share Joey’s story with those around you. Let’s not let it be forgotten.

Next, if you can help in a practical way: if you, or someone you know, have a concrete lead (suitable housing, a contact, a resource), write to us at [email protected]. We’ll try to put you in touch.

Finally, let’s stay engaged and make our voices heard by our elected officials: we must help Joey live, not die. The fight for a society that chooses to care for people rather than eliminate them is our fight, every day. Your support for QLC makes this possible.

Joey, if he’s reading this, needs to know one thing: he’s not just a number, he’s not alone, and there are people ready to fight so that he can live.

With you for life,
The Quebec Life Coalition team

On the occasion of Quebec's National Holiday, the Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste, we want first of all to wish you and your loved ones a beautiful and happy day.

This feast bears the name of a man of courage. John the Baptist was not afraid to tell the truth to the powerful of his time. He openly rebuked King Herod for his adultery, and he paid for it with his life. His example reminds us of a truth the world often prefers to forget: no ruler is above the law of God, and true courage consists in recalling it, even when it comes at a high cost.

It was precisely in this spirit that our event “60 for Quebec” was held this past Saturday, June 20, in the heart of Quebec City.

See the commemorative presentation of our 60 for Quebec event of June 20, 2026 >>

Photo: the procession on the Plains, behind the banner “60 abortions a day in Quebec”

From noon to 2 p.m., sixty people dressed in black walked in silence, from the Jeanne‑d'Arc garden to the National Assembly. Sixty people for the 60 abortions committed every day in Quebec. Each one carried the portrait of a child who could have been born, those faces drawn by Michelle Diann, a woman who herself experienced abortion and who learned to mourn her child by drawing him.

The procession unfolded in calm and dignity. There were no counter‑protesters. And we wish to commend the work of the Quebec City police, who closed the streets and escorted the procession on motorcycles, with a professionalism for which we are very grateful to them. At the end of the walk, the participants shared a fraternal meal in a Quebec City hotel hall, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo: the gathering in front of the Parliament Building

At the foot of the statue of Joan of Arc, we recalled a very simple idea. This young woman had the mission of having the king of France crowned, but above all of reminding him that the true king was Christ. The true leader is the one who knows whom he must follow.

This is what unites Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste, Joan of Arc, and our march of June 20. Like John the Baptist, we publicly call out the powerful. Like Joan of Arc, we remind those who govern us that true authority is exercised on one's knees before someone greater than oneself. A government that takes the Gospel as its guide governs better.

Some may ask: why expose ourselves in this way? Because those who agree to stand up, publicly, for the truth do good, both to themselves and to society as a whole. John the Baptist gave his life, and his witness still enlightens the world. Joan of Arc sacrificed everything, and France emerged free from it, for a time. In our own much more modest measure, this is what we do at Quebec Life Coalition, with you and with all those who march at our side: we step forward, we expose ourselves, for faith, family, and life, from conception to natural death. And we believe that this is, in the end, what is best for all.

Photo: the procession through the streets of Quebec City

Our march had a very concrete purpose. In front of the National Assembly, we symbolically presented a petition asking the Government of Quebec to finally recognize post‑abortion trauma. Thousands of women suffer in silence after an abortion: depression, anguish, guilt, grief. Many never truly chose, and almost none today find any real support. Our petition calls for two simple and just steps: an awareness campaign, and a real care program for these women, throughout Quebec.

If you have not yet done so, add your name. It's quick, and every signature counts:
https://www.cqv.qc.ca/petition_citoyenne_traumatisme_post_avortement

You will find more photos from the day, as well as the short video of the event, on our Facebook page. Please feel free to share it with those around you:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19RjpLUtM2/

On this Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste, let us follow the example of the saint who gives it its name: let us speak the truth with courage and with charity, and remind our age that God remains the true Head of State.

Happy Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste to you all.

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President, Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. Don't forget to go see our commemorative presentation of the 60 for Quebec event of June 20, 2026 >>

The Senate’s amendment to Bill C-9 was just passed today by the House of Commons by a vote of 189 to 128; the bill now only needs royal assent to become law.

We have already discussed Bill C-9 at length; I will simply reiterate here that this “hatred” law will likely be used by activists to persecute their political opponents, particularly Christians. The definition of “hatred” in Bill C-9 is rather vague; it is defined there as an “emotion.” Why, then, condemn an emotion if “hatred” — understood as the will to cause harm — is already condemned in practice by existing laws? After all, when one person has caused harm to another, the courts will determine whether the harm was caused intentionally.

This email marks the end of our early-summer fundraising campaign, which has a goal of $20,000. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have raised $19,006. A big thank you! We’re only $994 short of reaching our goal. Donate today. >>

Reducing “hatred” to a mere emotion opens the door to many questionable interpretations; just look at how the Liberals see “hatred” everywhere. Let’s not forget that Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, considers certain passages of the Bible to be “hateful.”

It’s also worth noting that Liberal MP John-Paul Danko cited “anti-abortion hate” during parliamentary debates as an example of the kind of speech that Bill C-9 should target... It was this same Danko who recently accused Conservative Representative Vincent Ho of “deliberately generating hatred” because Ho had asked during a committee hearing what “the definition of a woman” was. Looking at Mr. Danko’s remarks, one wonders whether he himself does not harbor a certain emotion characterized by the very intensity and extremity described in Bill C-9.

With laws like these, we must be more vigilant than ever. We’re still $994 short of our goal — thank you for supporting our work.>>

Simon Jolin-Barrette’s draft Quebec constitution ended up in the basket as this parliamentary session drew to a close, as Christine Fréchette’s government chose not to close debates to override the blockade by the Quebec Liberal Party and Québec Solidaire and proceed to a vote.

At least the secular nature of the state will not be engraved in the marble of a constitution, and the “right” to euthanasia will not find its way into the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. It was in this same abandoned draft constitution that the “right” to abortion was initially included, before being rejected following a far-fetched debate among abortion advocates.

Let’s not give up; we must do everything in our power to establish a culture of life in Quebec.

For Life,
Augustin Hamilton

P.S. Thank you for helping us reach our goal of $20,000; we still need $994. Donate to the Summer 2026 campaign >>

In Ontario alone, authorities have identified 428 red flags regarding possible violations of the Criminal Code in the administration of “medical assistance in dying.” Four hundred twenty-eight cases, documented between 2018 and 2023. And not a single one was reported to the police. Not a single one.

Perhaps the most chilling thing is not the number, but the silence that greeted it. This report has been public for nearly two years. During that time, at the national suicide prevention hotline, nearly 70,000 people in distress themselves mentioned “assisted suicide” as a possible way out. People who dialed a number hoping to be held back from the brink, and whom our times have taught to see death as a respectable way out.

This email continues our early-summer fundraising campaign, with a goal of $20,000. With ten days to go, we’ve raised $4,841. The road ahead is long, and time is short. Please donate today >>

While euthanasia spirals out of control, Ottawa is cracking down on free speech. On June 4th, the Senate passed Bill C-9 on “hate speech” by a vote of 45 to 13; the bill now returns to the House of Commons. At the request of the Bloc Québécois, the “good faith” defense that had previously protected the expression of religious belief was removed. Minister Marc Miller even went so far as to describe certain passages of the Bible as “manifestly hateful.” This is where we stand: the state is giving itself the means to prosecute believers who speak aloud what millions of people have held to be true for millennia.

Monitoring these bills, analyzing them, raising the alarm, and mobilizing senators: this is exactly the work your donation makes possible. We need your support >>

And then there’s what’s being sung. Lately, one chorus has been on repeat: “Soleil bleu” by the singer Luiza — a delightful melody, and that’s precisely the trap. Hidden beneath its charm lies a creed: “let me live as I please,” “I’m reinventing myself,” “without baggage,” “free from time,” “defying my history.” The rejection of heritage set to music. Yet a youth persuaded to leave “without baggage” has a demographic name: a plummeting birth rate, the hundreds of thousands of abortions performed each year amid indifference. A civilization that teaches its daughters to yearn for departure should not be surprised to find itself without descendants. We have devoted a comprehensive analysis to this song, published this week, because our role is not merely to count the dead: it is to name what, in the spirit of the times, prepares the path for them.

The month of June, moreover, does not belong to “pride.” In our heritage, it is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, whose Carillon flag — the direct ancestor of our fleurdelisé — still bears its mark. Where pride leads to ruin, humility, on the other hand, accomplishes great things.

None of this work happens on its own, and nothing gets done without resources. Please give generously and sacrificially today >>

I’ll just say it again: $4,841 out of $20,000, with ten days left. No one else can step in and do this for you. Thank you for joining us on this journey >>

For Life,

Georges Buscemi
President of Quebec Life Coalition

P.S. The next ten days will determine the outcome of this campaign. If this news has moved you, now is the time to act. Donate to the Summer 2026 campaign >>

It is with sadness that we announce the passing, on May 18th, of Jim Hughes, founder and first president of Campaign Life Coalition.

Jim Hughes (1943-2026).

Jim Hughes, who was involved in the creation of The Interim, LifeSiteNews, Real Women of Canada, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, and many others, played a key role in the founding and existence of Quebec Life Coalition. It was he who recruited former diplomat Gilles Grondin — the future founder and first president of QLC — to join CLC to work in Ottawa as a lobbyist with politicians.

In 1988, after the Supreme Court of Canada issued the Morgentaler decision decriminalizing abortion, Jim Hughes, seeing the substantial lack of pro-life organizations in Quebec, asked Gilles Grondin if he could establish such an organization in Quebec.

In 1989, it was done: QLC was officially founded. Subsequently, particularly in the early years, Jim Hughes helped CQV through difficult times, enabling QLC to remain present today. It should be noted that Gilles Grondin occasionally sought Jim Hughes’s advice on the management of his organization; this assistance was mutual. Mr. Grondin also played an important role in the CLC delegation to the UN in the 1990s.

This friendship between these two great men is the foundation of a fruitful collaboration between their organizations, which continues to this day.

Following in their footsteps, we are taking up the torch for the cause of the unborn and the vulnerable. As you can see, this fight to restore a culture of life is a long-term struggle. We strive to continue this monumental work through our presence on the ground — such as the National March for Life in Ottawa or the Life Chain — through gatherings like the Génération Vie congress, and through advocacy on social media.

This work cannot be done without your support, which is why I am appealing to your generosity to make a donation to our cause, which is also yours.

Make a donation.

For Life
Augustin Hamilton

This year's National March for Life in Ottawa was a resounding success, with thousands of Canadians marching to protect unborn children and vulnerable people.

Several speakers addressed the crowd during the march, including Aleš Primc from Slovenia, a member of the Movement for Children & Families, who has campaigned in his country against the legalization of euthanasia.

Rebecca Kiessling, who was conceived as a result of rape and is an abortion survivor, encouraged the marchers to be 100% pro-life and to also defend unborn children conceived as a result of rape, because these children are not guilty of their genitor’s crime and therefore do not deserve the death penalty.

Let me pause for a moment here and ask you: would you like us to organize a March for Life as beautiful as the one in Ottawa? Unfortunately, we had to cancel the Quebec City March for Life, which was scheduled for May 30th, due to a lack of resources for our small team — a team that, among other things, was heavily involved in the Ottawa march. To hold such a march next year, we need your financial support and your participation.

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