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Quebec has elected a minority PQ government: 59 seats out of 127. The CAQ, so pro-abortion, has vanished from the political landscape. And 19 Conservatives are making their debut in the National Assembly; The Devoir calls it a return after a 91-year absence, the first such occurrence since 1935.

For faith, family, and life, from conception to natural death, what does this change? More than one in five votes went to the Conservatives: the ideas this party espouses are therefore no longer taboo. But let’s be clear: in September, Éric Duhaime pointed out, according to Noovo, that his party is “a pro-choice party.” We’ll need to talk to those 19 members of the National Assembly.

What do we hope for? That the parties will cooperate for the common good. On the birth rate, this is possible: during the campaign, Christine Fréchette (CAQ) already saw common ground between the PQ and the Conservatives. Ruba Gahzal (QS) even denounced a complicity between the two leaders on certain issues. So much the better! Let’s help families, including stay-at-home moms.

Both leaders have already spoken out against teaching gender ideology in schools, or at least expressed some reservations, so can we expect them to take action in this regard?

There is concern that, in order to pass its bills, for which it needs at least five additional votes, the PQ will seek support from Québec solidaire, which holds nine seats. According to Le Devoir, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is counting on this pro-independence majority to advance his vision for the country. However, QS’s platform promises to guarantee access to abortion and to promote “gender-affirming care.” That is the potential price of a referendum.

This is the weak point of the pro-independence movement: the temptation to turn independence into an idol to which everything is sacrificed. PSPP said it last year: “The life of a people must have meaning.” Which is true. But on Monday evening, he asserted that the struggle of Francophones “will find meaning” with the country. The Gospel, for its part, asks: “For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul?” What good would it do for Quebec to gain a country, if it were to lose its soul?

Euthanasia

The federal government has announced that it will extend indefinitely the ban on euthanasia based solely on mental illness—it remains to be seen whether it will keep its word—but, unfortunately, it will legalize advance requests for euthanasia for neurocognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Such requests had already been approved by the Quebec government but were remaining illegal in Canada.

Life Chain

This year, we successfully held nearly thirty Life Chain events in Quebec last Sunday, that many locations where pro-life advocates gave testimony in support of the unborn child to passersby. The Life Chain generally takes place without incident; some drivers honk their horns in a sign of support, while others express their disagreement. More rarely, a few pedestrians speak to us.

This year, the Collectif Riposte Féministe organized a hostile counter-protest against the Life Chain on Laurier Boulevard in Quebec City. Respect is not a strong trait among pro-abortion protesters, who, true to their disreputable habits, mingled with the dozen or so peaceful pro-life activists, shouting slogans and playing loud music. Not content with intimidating the pro-life demonstrators, the approximately 150-200 pro-abortion demonstrators, according to the account of one of the participants in the chain, also snatched several signs from the hands of the pro-life demonstrators, tore them up, and trampled on them. On top of that, the pro-abortion demonstrators blocked the street. The behavior of these individuals (among whom Antifa symbols were visible) required police intervention.

Radio-Canada’s report on the events was extremely downplaying and disjointed; at most, they mentioned that the pro-abortion demonstrators blocked the street...

But such methods will not discourage us; we will continue to stand up for the unborn child.

For Life,
The Quebec Life Coalition's team

40 Days for Life

The 40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of vigil, 12 hours a day, on the sidewalk, usually in the vicinity of an abortion clinic, to speak out in favor of the unborn to passersby and to offer help to women considering abortion. The 40 days begin on September 23th and end on November 1st; they take place in Sherbrooke.

For more information, contact Brian Jenkins at (438) 930-8643 or email [email protected]

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