By Jonathon Van Maren The Alder Hey Children’s Hospital—which has been keeping Alfie Evans in their custody against the wishes of his parents (I wrote up a timeline of the ongoing saga here)—is apparently no stranger to controversy. In 2005, in fact, The Guardian reported that “Alder Hey pathologist ‘stockpiled children’s organs.’” Here are the…
Richard Horatio Blair, the son of the British writer Eric Arthur Blair–better known by his pen-name George Orwell–joined Jonathon Van Maren to talk about his memories of his famous father and why Orwell’s writing is still so relevant today.
By Jonathon Van Maren April 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Whenever I see a media figure passionately defend the pro-life position, I always get curious. It’s not surprising that there are pro-life people in the media, of course, especially on the right side of the spectrum. But when someone chooses to dedicate his time and energy…
By Jonathon Van Maren April 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The House of Commons erupted into jeers of ridicule and outrage yesterday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up and uttered a sentence that also triggered disbelief and mockery across social media: “Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we believe in free speech and advocacy on…
By Jonathon Van Maren On January 21, 2013, I attended the Second Inauguration of Barack Obama with several friends. After the Inaugural Address, we joined the pro-life group Created Equal to help man a display of abortion victim photography along the inaugural parade route—shortly thereafter, the president drove by. As he waved through the window…
By Jonathon Van Maren A British consultant psychiatrist at Bristol Royal Infirmary has just placed herself on the trans activists’ enemy list for an interview with The Mail on Sunday where she warned that the health of “hundreds of children is being put at risk by sex-change drugs doled out on the National Health Service,”…
By Jonathon Van Maren When the debate over Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s bubble zone legislation first came up last year, I pointed out something that the media will never cover: Pro-life activists are routinely subjected to violent threats, physical intimidation, and assault. In fact, if pro-lifers publicized each instance and the media covered these incidents…
By Jonathon Van Mren As most of you will have heard by now, nine people have been killed and at least sixteen are injured after a white van hammered through pedestrians in downtown Toronto today in the Yonge and Finch area. The suspect fled the scene, and made it nearly three kilometres before police apprehended…
By Jonathon Van Maren So last Saturday, the Liberals held their convention, with the apparent highlight being a speech by Justin Trudeau described by various news outlets as “stinging” and “blistering” in its criticism of Andrew Scheer and the Conservative Party. Here’s how Global News described the speech: Justin Trudeau unleashed a blistering attack on Andrew Scheer and…
By Jonathon Van Maren If you want a good example of why parental involvement in the education of their children is essential, look no further than a story unfolding at the Whitney Young High School in Chicago, where a sex education program has been put on hold after concerned parents realized what was going to…