Rory Leishman
HRCs: Canada’s thought-police
In subjecting Catholic Insight magazine to investigation on baseless charges of homophobia, the Canadian Human Rights Commission is once again trampling upon the very human rights and fundamental freedoms it is supposed to uphold....
Corruption, war at root of poverty
What’s wrong with sub-Saharan Africa? Despite billions upon billions of dollars in foreign aid over the past four decades, most of the people who reside in the region are sinking into ever more abject...
Abandon embryonic stem cell research
In the aftermath of the recent breakthrough in somatic cell reprogramming that has rendered embryonic stem cell research virtually obsolete, all of us—scientists and non-scientists alike—would do well to reconsider and reaffirm a cardinal...
Freedom of the press attacked
In a flagrant attack on freedom of the press, the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) has filed three human rights complaints against Maclean’s magazine and its editor-in-chief, Kenneth Whyte, accusing them of spreading “hatred and...
A first-hand account of homosexual parental abuse
London author Dawn Stefanowicz has published a compelling memoir entitled Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting. In this compelling book, she presents an open and honest account of her anguishing experiences as...
Social assistance requires overhaul
Liberals and socialists like to think of themselves as compassionate champions of the poor and the needy, yet over the past 20 years, they have introduced policies that serve only to aggravate and perpetuate...
John Tory is a Tory in name only
According to a recent poll, Ontario Progressive Conservative party Leader John Tory is trailing badly in his own riding of Don Valley West. For genuine conservatives, this is good news.
Let there be no mistaking:...
McGuinty didn’t do education homework
The Ontario Liberal party proclaims in its official policy platform for 2007 that, “Education is our top priority.” More specifically, the Liberals pledge, “We will complete our drive to have 75 per cent of...
Border controls should be eliminated
The Pont de l’Europe linking Strasbourg, France, and Kehl, Germany, used to straddle one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world. Today, cars and trucks whiz across the bridge without stopping: There...
U.S. leads world in giving
Compared to the people of the United States, we Canadians are far more generous in supporting the poor, the sick, the needy and other worthy causes, right?
Actually, that assumption is completely false. In a...
Order has its hits and misses
On June 29, Governor General Michaelle Jean announced the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes to the Order of Canada. He is the pastor of Toronto’s Metropolitan Community Church and one of the...
A Rising Tolerance for the Wrong
Dear All:
The London Free Press has decided not to run the following column that was slated for publication on Tuesday, October 24. I have received the following explanation from an acting editorial-page editor...
