Campaign Life Coalition

The Campaign Life Coalition (sometimes shortened to Campaign Life) is a Canadian political lobbyist organization founded in 1978.[1] Based in Toronto, the organization advocates for socially conservative values.[2] It opposes abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, assisted reproductive technologies, same-sex marriage, and gender identity legislation.[3][4][5]

Campaign Life Coalition
Formation1978 (1978)
Headquarters300-104 Bond Street
Toronto, Ontario
National President
Jeff Gunnarson
Websitecampaignlifecoalition.com

Ontario politics

At the provincial level in Ontario, Campaign Life helped to establish and initially supported the Family Coalition Party (FCP).[6] Following the FCP's name change to the New Reform Party of Ontario and the election of Patrick Brown as the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 2015, the CLC seemingly switched support to the Ontario PCs. The CLC endorsed Brown's bid for the leadership, along with other social conservative leadership candidate Monte McNaughton, and released a statement congratulating Brown on his victory.[7][8] The group later became critical of Brown after he publicly announced that he would not repeal the new provincial sex education curriculum changes if he becomes premier.[9]

Federal politics

Campaign Life endorsed candidates Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux in the 2017 Conservative leadership election.[10] Trost came 4th with 8.35%, and Lemieux came 7th with 7.38%.

Campaign Life endorsed Derek Sloan as candidate in the 2020 Conservative leadership election.[11]

LifeSiteNews

Campaign Life Coalition founded LifeSiteNews in 1997. The website was founded with the intent to promote anti-abortion views.[12]

According to Snopes, LifeSiteNews is "a known purveyor of misleading information."[13] The Associated Press described the website as "ultraconservative."[14] In May 2019, Philip Pullela, in a Reuters article, wrote that the website "often is a platform for attacks on [Pope Francis]."[15] The LGBT magazine The Advocate has described LifeSiteNews as an anti-LGBT outlet, and criticised it for articles blaming clerical sex abuse, including that of children, on homosexuality.[16] Research has shown no evidence that sexual orientation affects the likelihood of a person's abusing children.[17][18]

A Catholic priest, Raymond Gravel, filed a lawsuit in Quebec against the website in 2011 for defamation.[19][20] Subsequently, Gravel died of lung cancer on August 11, 2014.[21] In 2013, the lawsuit was allowed to advance to trial by a Quebec court.[22]

Archives

There is a Campaign Life Coalition fond at Library and Archives Canada.[23] The archival reference number is R5937.[24] The fond covers the date ranges 1967 to 1998 and consists of 1.8 meters of textual records.

See also

References
  1. Stettner, Shannon; Burnett, Kristin; Hay, Travis (2017). Abortion: History, Politics, and Reproductive Justice after Morgentaler. UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-3576-3.
  2. Tasker, John Paul; Kapelos, Vassy. "Green candidates say they don't remember past anti-abortion comments". CBC.
  3. Kim, Daniel (7 June 2017). "St. Michael's College group attends pro-life demonstration in Ottawa". The Varsity.
  4. Scala, Francesca (2019). Delivering Policy: The Contested Politics of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Canada. UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-6012-3.
  5. Julie, Fish; Kate, Karban (2015). LGBT Health Inequalities: International Perspectives in Social Work. Policy Press. ISBN 978-1-4473-2272-6.
  6. Baer, Nicole (7 May 1988). "Tory courting in Carleton-Gloucester". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 6.
  7. "Patrick Brown wins Ontario PC leadership", Toronto Star, May 09 2015.
  8. "Ontario PCs pick a pro-lifer to lead their rebirth", Toronto Star, May 09 2015.
  9. Ferguson, Rob (December 27, 2016). "Tory Leader Patrick Brown feeling the squeeze as he tries to unify party ranks". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  10. "Anti-abortion group endorses 'pro-life' Conservative leadership candidates Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux". 2 September 2016.
  11. "Derek Sloan would make a great CPC Leader". 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. Saurette, Paul; Gordon, Kelly (2016). The Changing Voice of the Anti-Abortion Movement. University of Toronto Press. p. 172. ISBN 9781442615694.
  13. Lacapria, Kim (June 3, 2016). "FACT CHECK: ACLU Director Resigns Over Transgender Bathroom Policy". Snopes.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  14. Winfield, Nicole (September 9, 2018). "Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga". AP NEWS. Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2019 – via apnews.com.
  15. Pullella, Philip (May 1, 2019). "Conservatives want Catholic bishops to denounce pope as heretic". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  16. "Meet LifeSite News, One of the Most Anti-LGBTQ Online Outlets". The Advocate. August 20, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2019 – via advocate.com.
  17. Gregory M. Herek: Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation Archived 19 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Sexual orientation, homosexuality, and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  19. Gyapong, Deborah (February 16, 2011). "Quebec Priest sues LifeSiteNews for Defamation - Americas - International - News - Catholic Online". The B.C. Catholic Newspaper. Canadian Catholic News. Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via www.catholic.org.
  20. Bunderson, Carl (February 21, 2013). "Controversial Priest's Lawsuit Against LifeSiteNews Advances". National Catholic Register. Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 30, 2019 – via ncregister.com.
  21. "Father Raymond Gravel, outspoken social activist, dies". CBC News. August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  22. Langan, Fred (August 11, 2014). "Activist priest Raymond Gravel preached gospel of tolerance". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  23. "Finding aid to the Campaign Life Coalition fond at Library and Archives Canada" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  24. "Campaign Life Coalition fond description at Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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