Hi everyone!
We have made it to Ottawa! We finished our walk today on Parliament Hill, ending the 12th week of our 3-month walk across Canada. I am very thankful that we made it here safely, that we were blessed with the perseverance and strength we needed to take every step along the way. A big thank you goes out to everyone who supported us by their prayers, their hospitality, generosity, to our host families, my friends and family and all who supported us along the way. It is thanks to all of your support that Crossroads was successful this year in its first walk across Canada, and that our walk was fruitful in taking steps to put an end to abortion in Canada. We have met so many people along the way, raising our voices for those who have none, and have given great witness to the pro-life message. But this is just the beginning for me, as this walk motivates me to do ever more to try to change hearts and minds and put an end to abortion. It is my hope that Crossroads also inspires others to do more, whether politically, socially, or prayerfully, to put an end to abortion.
So, that said, I will wrap up what happened today as we walked into Ottawa. So we got started walking this morning at 9am, and walked into Ottawa, down Sussex drive to the PM's house, then back up all the way to Parliament. As we approached, we saw a big crowd there, and suddenly they started applauding and cheering. They were there for us! What an amazing sight it was, and what a warm welcome we received. Beyond all my expectations. There, we were greeted by Pierre Lemieux, a conservative pro-life politician for the Glen-Carrie-Prescott-Russel ridding. We had a bit of a ceremony - he presented us with certificates of achievement and a Canadian flag. Cyril gave a little talk, and to top it all off we were given a tour of Parliament.
At the moment, I will soon be heading to the airport. I want to thank all you who took an interest in my blog and who supported the Crossroads pro-life group. Let us continue working for justice and for an end to abortion in Canada and around the world.
Etienne
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
August 10 2007 (Friday)
An awesome day. We spent the morning walking, then we met up with Wanda, who organized our weekend in Ottawa, had a quick lunch, then proceeded to meet fellow pro-lifers to walk and pray outside the Morgentaler clinic in Ottawa. It was really busy there, as it was noontime and we were in downtown Ottawa. We received the most criticism yet on the trip, with people screaming "bigots", "pedophiles", "sickos", etc. We also had a small group of anti-protesters coming out, holding up signs that said "Pro family - pro child - pro choice". Strange. We were 21 pro-lifers in total - a good outcome. There will be much more going on tomorrow as well.
Afterwards we drove out to where we left off walking and continued walking a little longer. Then we all proceeded to our host families places. More to come tomorrow...
Afterwards we drove out to where we left off walking and continued walking a little longer. Then we all proceeded to our host families places. More to come tomorrow...
August 9 2007 (Thursday)
Tonight and last night were our last nights on night-shift. We are walking altogether on Friday to the outskirts of Ottawa, and will finish up the last 10 km all the way to Parliament Hill on Saturday. I am really excited - and thankful - for making it this far. It is now just a matter of time before we are standing outside of Parliament.
August 7 2007 (Tuesday)
Today we got to check out Notre Dame basilica, one of the four minor basilicas in Montreal. The others are St. Patrick, St. Joseph's Oratory and Mary Queen of the World (Marie-Reigne-du-Monde). Among other things (like paying a visit to the police station, where Jeremy tried getting a temporary ID since he got his wallet stollen a few weeks ago) we did the Way of the Cross behind St. Joseph's Oratory.
August 6 2007 (Monday)
Today, Jeremy Ben and I walked through Montreal during the day while the others took the day off (we get our day off tomorrow). We basically started walking at 11am and finished at 9 or 10pm. We walked along the Ottawa River, then through parts of Old Montreal, and essentially through most of Montreal. Tomorrow the others are going to walk, while we check out the city. We start walking again Tuesday night.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
August 5 2007 (Sunday)
Hi everyone,
Today is Sunday, which means its Mass day. So I woke up early, got prepared, and headed off for St. Monica's to give my talks.
I liked St. Monica's, especially the priest there. When I first met him, I asked him if he was Father Raymond (which was what was indicated on our sheet). He said that he wasn't, that he was Father Bertelli. So I asked him if this was the first time at the parish... assuming the other priest was away. But he replied, laughing, that he was pastor there for 40 years!
He was a nice old Italian priest, and invited me for breakfast after morning Mass.
After the 8:30 and 11:00am Mass, Greg picked me up, and then we went to pick up Ben at his parish. I had to go looking for him, and found him enjoying himself outside the church where parishioners were having a "carnival" to raise founds for a group going to WYD. Afterwards, us three went to visit St. Peter's, which was a minor basilica which is actually constructed after the design of St. Peter's in Rome, except 1/3 the size. But still, it was so large and so beautiful. All along the walls were painted Saints, hundreds of them, in succession. It was neat. Among others were Brother Andre, the Canadian Martyrs, and St. Lawrence O'Toole (a distant relative perhaps?)
Tonight Father is treating us to a BBQ. Tomorrow, we are staying another day in Montreal (taking a much needed day off), for two reasons: the distance back to Ottawa, our next stop, is only 200km away, and reason number two, is that its Cyril's birthday. So we will hopefully get more time to visit churches and such things as this.
Tomorrow we are also having another walker joining us for a week. It'll be interesting to have a new walker, shake things up a bit.
We start walking again on Monday night I believe. We are going to be walking more than just the 200 km to Ottoawa, as we are walking 4 full days... where to, Cyril has yet to tell us. I'm curious to know where he will take us...
Today is Sunday, which means its Mass day. So I woke up early, got prepared, and headed off for St. Monica's to give my talks.
I liked St. Monica's, especially the priest there. When I first met him, I asked him if he was Father Raymond (which was what was indicated on our sheet). He said that he wasn't, that he was Father Bertelli. So I asked him if this was the first time at the parish... assuming the other priest was away. But he replied, laughing, that he was pastor there for 40 years!
He was a nice old Italian priest, and invited me for breakfast after morning Mass.
After the 8:30 and 11:00am Mass, Greg picked me up, and then we went to pick up Ben at his parish. I had to go looking for him, and found him enjoying himself outside the church where parishioners were having a "carnival" to raise founds for a group going to WYD. Afterwards, us three went to visit St. Peter's, which was a minor basilica which is actually constructed after the design of St. Peter's in Rome, except 1/3 the size. But still, it was so large and so beautiful. All along the walls were painted Saints, hundreds of them, in succession. It was neat. Among others were Brother Andre, the Canadian Martyrs, and St. Lawrence O'Toole (a distant relative perhaps?)
Tonight Father is treating us to a BBQ. Tomorrow, we are staying another day in Montreal (taking a much needed day off), for two reasons: the distance back to Ottawa, our next stop, is only 200km away, and reason number two, is that its Cyril's birthday. So we will hopefully get more time to visit churches and such things as this.
Tomorrow we are also having another walker joining us for a week. It'll be interesting to have a new walker, shake things up a bit.
We start walking again on Monday night I believe. We are going to be walking more than just the 200 km to Ottoawa, as we are walking 4 full days... where to, Cyril has yet to tell us. I'm curious to know where he will take us...
August 5 2007 (Sunday)
Hi everyone,
Here are some pics from last weekend in Toronto. Enjoy :)
This is us having a meal with the Gethsemane youth group, after we got up on Friday, and shortly before we headed off for their youth group meeting at a local school. We ate at an Italian restaurant... mmm
Here is Greg giving a talk at the prayer group meeting (made up of adults, youth, and children). See how many people there are! And we are told this is a small crowd compared to usual... Greg is a very fine speaker. 
This is me giving a talk following Greg and Jeremy. Greg and Jeremy were tough acts to follow...
This is us (Greg, Jeremy, and I, from left to right) gratefully receiving a check from the Gethsemane group... they unexepectedly had offering baskets passed around so that people could donate to Crossroads. They were very generous.
The final prayer...
A group of all of us together, posing for the camera. Greg, Jeremy and I are right behind the kids in the front row.
August 4 2007 (Saturday)
Okay, this morning we woke up, Father had a private Mass for us, then we went to one of the Morgentaler clinics here in Montreal to pray. For those who don't know, Morgentaler was the man who basically established abortion clinics across the country when abortion was still illegal. This case then went to the Supreme Court where it decided that abortion should be made legal. We haven't had too much of a response from Montreal, most people ignore us. Especially when we were walking, we only got 2 or 3 positives.
After we prayed there, we went to the St-Marie-Reigne-du-Monde church, where we were supposed to meet up with a pro-life group to pray the Rosary, but that never happened. But we got there nonetheless, got to visit the church, which was huge! From there we just came back to the rectory and just did up our Mass kits and other things till evening Masses. I gave a talk at St. Monica's. Tonight we went out for a meal at St. Hubert, since Father was away and we couldn't get into the rectory.
Afterwards, Ben and I visited St. Joseph's Oratory. It was very impressive, although only the crypt was open when we got there (it was 10pm at night). So we visited Brother Andre's tomb, and saw the hundreds of crutches from people who were healed by his intercession. The view over Montreal at night from on top of the hill where the Oratory is is also very amazing.
After we prayed there, we went to the St-Marie-Reigne-du-Monde church, where we were supposed to meet up with a pro-life group to pray the Rosary, but that never happened. But we got there nonetheless, got to visit the church, which was huge! From there we just came back to the rectory and just did up our Mass kits and other things till evening Masses. I gave a talk at St. Monica's. Tonight we went out for a meal at St. Hubert, since Father was away and we couldn't get into the rectory.
Afterwards, Ben and I visited St. Joseph's Oratory. It was very impressive, although only the crypt was open when we got there (it was 10pm at night). So we visited Brother Andre's tomb, and saw the hundreds of crutches from people who were healed by his intercession. The view over Montreal at night from on top of the hill where the Oratory is is also very amazing.
August 3 2007 (Friday)
Today we walked past the Quebec-Ontario border, and walked nearly into Montreal itself (we are still just outside of it). The day started with what sounded like cannon shots from a nearby storm, but it was just overcast when walking and then the sun came out.
We went this night to Fr. Bryan Boucher's rectory, where we are staying this weekend.
Although I've been walking all day, the other guys who walked last night had an "amazing" time in Montreal today, visiting all the different churches (and basilicas). These include St. Marie de Montreal and St. Joseph's oratory. St. Joseph is a huge church, which is easily seen coming into Montreal. It is the site of St. Brother Andre's burial, who was a man who lived just outside the church and who was basically responsible for the construction of the church. He lived 40 years as porter and was known especially by his devotion to St. Joseph. People claimed he had healing powers because when they would approach him for council or healing, he would ask them to pray to St. Joseph, and they would be healed.
We went this night to Fr. Bryan Boucher's rectory, where we are staying this weekend.
Although I've been walking all day, the other guys who walked last night had an "amazing" time in Montreal today, visiting all the different churches (and basilicas). These include St. Marie de Montreal and St. Joseph's oratory. St. Joseph is a huge church, which is easily seen coming into Montreal. It is the site of St. Brother Andre's burial, who was a man who lived just outside the church and who was basically responsible for the construction of the church. He lived 40 years as porter and was known especially by his devotion to St. Joseph. People claimed he had healing powers because when they would approach him for council or healing, he would ask them to pray to St. Joseph, and they would be healed.
August 1 2007 (Wednesday)
Hi everyone,
So we are nearing the Quebec border, and the farther East we go the hotter it seems to become! We've had some scorchers this week, with temperatures of 33 celcius today and will be 34 tomorrow. On the humidex, supposedly, it's over 40. It's been nice though, walking in such nice weather. We're also now walking alongside the St. Lawrence river, so we know that we're close to Quebec.
So we are walking along highway 2 (as somebody asked me about), and as we approach Montreal we will take highway 22, I believe. I'm sorry if I can't give much info about what roads we're on, since really I'm not even sure if the walk leader knows until we get there. Especially going into Toronto it seemed like we were taking smaller roads off the main highway (I suppose it's safer that way).
One thing that I've noticed as we approach Quebec is how beautiful all the churches are becoming - even ones in little towns along the way. Just the paintings and size, statues, and structure, its very impressing. As you all know, this walk is a pilgrimage, so this weekend we'll for sure be checking out lots of churches in Montreal.
Bye for now,
Etienne
So we are nearing the Quebec border, and the farther East we go the hotter it seems to become! We've had some scorchers this week, with temperatures of 33 celcius today and will be 34 tomorrow. On the humidex, supposedly, it's over 40. It's been nice though, walking in such nice weather. We're also now walking alongside the St. Lawrence river, so we know that we're close to Quebec.
So we are walking along highway 2 (as somebody asked me about), and as we approach Montreal we will take highway 22, I believe. I'm sorry if I can't give much info about what roads we're on, since really I'm not even sure if the walk leader knows until we get there. Especially going into Toronto it seemed like we were taking smaller roads off the main highway (I suppose it's safer that way).
One thing that I've noticed as we approach Quebec is how beautiful all the churches are becoming - even ones in little towns along the way. Just the paintings and size, statues, and structure, its very impressing. As you all know, this walk is a pilgrimage, so this weekend we'll for sure be checking out lots of churches in Montreal.
Bye for now,
Etienne
Monday, July 30, 2007
July 29 2007 (Sunday)
Today we spent the morning going to 3 Masses at Christ the Redeemer parish. It went well, and between Masses we got to spend more time in Adoration because this parish as well had a nearly perpetual adoration chapel (from 7am to 9pm). Its really neat to see all this Eucharistic adoration, its a sign of a very healthy parish.
Afterwards, the other group (Cyril Wendy Sarah and Tom) picked me up, because I am joining them for dayshift next week. The other guys are off to give more talks at some protestant church (Church without Limits).
My group went to drop Tom off at his grandparents - as I mentioned in another post, Tom was meant to walk with us only till Toronto, and so now he is leaving us. It was great to have him with us for these least few weeks. After this, with some time to spare, we went to visit the Niagara falls (which was really close to where Tom lives). The falls were amazing. Anyway, that night we spent another night at the host family and got up early in the morning to walk.
Afterwards, the other group (Cyril Wendy Sarah and Tom) picked me up, because I am joining them for dayshift next week. The other guys are off to give more talks at some protestant church (Church without Limits).
My group went to drop Tom off at his grandparents - as I mentioned in another post, Tom was meant to walk with us only till Toronto, and so now he is leaving us. It was great to have him with us for these least few weeks. After this, with some time to spare, we went to visit the Niagara falls (which was really close to where Tom lives). The falls were amazing. Anyway, that night we spent another night at the host family and got up early in the morning to walk.
July 28 2007 (Saturday)
This weekend is going to be busy! This morning we got up and drove out to meet the daywalkers (who stayed the night at another host family). From there we proceeded to go to one of the Torontan abortion clinics and prayed out there for an hour. Then we again split from the other group, and Greg Jeremy Ben and I went to St. Benedict parish to meet up with a priest - we just talked with him and ate some cake together. Then was some adoration (of which they have perpetual adoration 24 hours a day all week except for a while on Saturdays and Sundays). We went to Mass, Ben gave a speech, and it was there that I met up with my relative from Ireland Mairin. Oh yes, and the church was very beautiful. The priest at the end of the Mass got all of us Crossroads walkers to stand up at the front, and he was so enthusiastic about us that he got the whole congregation to sing Oh Canada!
Afterwards we went to a quick BBQ at our second host families' place and then made our way to the Right to Life swingdancing night that we were invited to . It was in downtown Toronto. I enjoyed it because when I got there I met up with a lot of people that I knew from when I went to UofT. I knew at least 4 or 5 people there, and I got to do a lot of catching up with people and with how the Students for Life group and the COMPASS (Catholic) group were doing. Plus, watching people swingdance was fun. We got there a little too late for the swingdancing lessons, however (not too unfortunately).
Afterwards we went to a quick BBQ at our second host families' place and then made our way to the Right to Life swingdancing night that we were invited to . It was in downtown Toronto. I enjoyed it because when I got there I met up with a lot of people that I knew from when I went to UofT. I knew at least 4 or 5 people there, and I got to do a lot of catching up with people and with how the Students for Life group and the COMPASS (Catholic) group were doing. Plus, watching people swingdance was fun. We got there a little too late for the swingdancing lessons, however (not too unfortunately).
July 27 2007 (Friday)
Last night was a really exciting walk as we made our way into Toronto. We started in the Mississauga area and walked towards downtown Toronto. The guys on dayshift actually already made it all the way to the centre of downtown Toronto, so what we were doing last night was a bit of "extra" walking. We intended to make it all the way into downtown (therefore doubling our witnessing in the city of Toronto by walking into it twice) but didn't get quite that far. Still, I was really excited, first of all because Toronto is an impressively large and active city, and also because it was the first time I've been to Toronto in a year. I went to the University of Toronto for my first year of university, in the downtown campus, so I definitely know Toronto quite well. When we finished walking in the morning, we drove around a bit (Greg wanted to see the Royal Ontario Museum building, which looks like a giant crystal, recently constructed), and I got to get a glimpse at Queen's Park (which is at the centre of UofT). Lots of memories there. This weekend I am also looking forward to perhaps meeting up with some people I know, especially my second cousin Mairin who is coming out to join us Saturday evening at some of our activities.
After we finished walking, we hightailed it to our host family, who received us very well. We went to sleep, and when we got up at 4 we got to meet with a bunch of youth from the local youth group they have here (called Gethsemane ministries). They were an amazing bunch, and took us out to dinner before we went to their youth rally that night. There were hundreds of people there! Greg, Jeremy and I gave each our own (inspirational) talk to the youth, and then we sang songs and listened to Scripture and such. It was a fun night.
After we finished walking, we hightailed it to our host family, who received us very well. We went to sleep, and when we got up at 4 we got to meet with a bunch of youth from the local youth group they have here (called Gethsemane ministries). They were an amazing bunch, and took us out to dinner before we went to their youth rally that night. There were hundreds of people there! Greg, Jeremy and I gave each our own (inspirational) talk to the youth, and then we sang songs and listened to Scripture and such. It was a fun night.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
July 25 2007 (Wednesday)
Last night and this morning, we got to go to Mass at the Shrine of Canadian Martyrs in Midway. This is where is located the shrine for the Canadian martyrs, including St. Jean de Brebeuf and St. Gabriel Lalemant. The website for the shrine is found here: http://www.martyrs-shrine.com/story/. We got to see some relics, most amazing of all was the left side of the skull of St Jean de Brebeuf.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
July 22 2007 (Sunday)
Hi all,
Today Greg and I spoke at St. Matthieu's parish. It was a bilingual parish, so yesterday the Mass was in french and this morning it was in english. Greg gave a great speach in french yesterday evening... I didn't know he was so fluent! Although there weren't too many people there, we received a lot of generous donations. Today was also very special, as after Mass Greg and I proceeded to the local community building (formerly a school, known as Watergate). There we were served a lunch, and met up with an amazing youth group from St. Matthieu's parish. It was a new youth group, just formed last month, but they were really energised about their faith and it was really inspiring to see. We played some sports, and then went together with the youth group to one hour of Eucharistic adoration (which the youth group organises).Anyway, tonight we are leaving to go walking, Greg Jeremy and I. We are going to walk through Sudbury tonight, and be one step closer to getting to Toronto. We have a bit of extra time, so I think we'll be taking a detour through London, Ontario. It'll be an interesting week, especially as we will be visiting the Canadian martyrs shrine. I'll tell you more about that later. Bye for now,
Etienne
July 21 2007 (Saturday)
Usually Saturday is our day off from walking... but today was a bit different. We had a mini pro-life walk organised for us up a hill to the hospital, which went well, and not too long (30 minutes). The hospital is the site for abortions, and so we walked up there and did a couple hours of prayer service with a group of pro-lifers and with our host families (two generous women named Carita and Patricia who opened up their homes for us). We did that in the morning. We then spent all of the afternoon at another pro-life family, who basically cooked lunch and supper for us while we were busy going to and from Masses. Beautiful day... very sunny, and we just got to meet a lot of great people.
Etienne
July 18 2007 (Wednesday)
Hi all,
This week has been an interesting walk. We have been meeting numerous people who, like us, are traveling across the country for various causes. Oddly enough, up to now we haven't meet anyone doing anything like this. But we met one woman biking to end the euthanasia of animals, a couple cycling to draw attention to kids who drop out of high school, and an African man walking for "women and children". The couple who was cycling across the country actually started May 19 in Vancouver, just like us! However, we have been traveling day and night, so this explains why we just now met them. There are a few more cases that we saw this week, but I'm not sure what they were cycling for. A couple on bikes also yelled "pro-choice!" as we were walking by.... and shook their fists. Oh well. For the most part, we have been receiving lots of support - 95% of people are in support of us. Perhaps abortion is not as dead an issue as some of us are led to believe by the media...Etienne
Saturday, July 21, 2007
July 16 2007 (Monday)
Hi everyone,
We have started off the week to a great start. I am back on day-shift, and happily so, because it is so nice out right now. The weather is treating us well - nice and sunny. What's more is that we are walking along Lake Superior, so that on our off-shift today Jeremy and I went to the beach and just layed about for an hour. Very relaxing! Jeremy even went for a swim in the lake.
We have not yet reached Sault St. Marie by walking, but are staying at a campground just outside of the town. The KOA campground that we're staying at is quite luxurious, equipped as it is with a game of mini putt, and wireless internet. We haven't had time to enjoy it all, however, although Greg and Tom did play a round today of mini-putt.The weekend went really well - the parish we went to, Precious Blood Cathedral, was very generous. This is likely due to the very supportive Monseigneur, who really welcomed us. The priest often makes all the difference when it comes to us getting a good reception from the parishioners.
I'll keep you all informed on this week. Bye for now,
Etienne
Sunday, July 15, 2007
July 15 2007 (Sunday)
Hi all,
Some of you may have heard about CBC's "The Great Canadian Wish List" which finished a couple weeks ago. It was a youth-centered attempt by CBC to see what is the greatest wish for Canadians. It involved youth signing up for what their greatest wish is on a thing called "Facebook" which is really popular among youth. There's an article about it in Maclean's: http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070607_153018_13524.
The wish to abolish abortion in Canada included the message below. This wish was at the top of the Canadian wishlist by July 1st, which is when it ended. Just thought this was so encouraging - it shows that abortion is not a dead issue in Canada, but that indeed it is important for youth. The results for the wishlist were as follows:
Top Wishes By Membership
9920
Abolish Abortion in Canada
8535
I wish that Canada would remain pro-choice
4684
For a spiritual revival in our nation.
4672
Restore the Traditional Definition of Marriage
3616
I wish tuition fees would be either lowered or eliminated.
3521
It's time for drastic measures to save our environment
2544
Canada should keep ABORTIONS and GAY MARRIAGE Legal!
2067
A Canada where no one must choose between paying rent and their medication
1896
Proportional representation
1377
Greener Canada
Summary
Wish CreatorDave GilbertI wish that there was an end to abortion in Canada.The intentional killing of an innocent human being is wrong.Abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being.Therefore abortion is wrong. From the moment of conception a unique, individual human being is created with separate DNA from his/her mother. They also could have a different blood type and/or gender if the preborn child is a male. By the law of biogenesis, to find out what a living thing is, we look to see what the parent's are. Clearly, a woman's offspring must be human. The term "foetus" is from Latin and means "offspring" or "young one". It is a stage in development for the newly created human, just like toddler. Stages of development change, but we are always human. The law governs many other things people deem wrong, ie. Child abuse and rape. People can choose to do these, but laws are in place against them because they harm other human beings. With no protection for the preborn child, until they take their first breath, today in Canada over 100,000 lives are ended each year. There is also no informed consent law for women making this important decision. Many women become depressed, and/or infertile, among other things. Infection is the most common physical harm which can lead to hemorrhaging and can lead to death. Abortion is not safe for women. This wish aims to redeem the humanity of the preborn child. It also recognizes that there needs to be necessary social changes in place to support women in crisis pregnancies.
Some of you may have heard about CBC's "The Great Canadian Wish List" which finished a couple weeks ago. It was a youth-centered attempt by CBC to see what is the greatest wish for Canadians. It involved youth signing up for what their greatest wish is on a thing called "Facebook" which is really popular among youth. There's an article about it in Maclean's: http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070607_153018_13524.
The wish to abolish abortion in Canada included the message below. This wish was at the top of the Canadian wishlist by July 1st, which is when it ended. Just thought this was so encouraging - it shows that abortion is not a dead issue in Canada, but that indeed it is important for youth. The results for the wishlist were as follows:
Top Wishes By Membership
9920
Abolish Abortion in Canada
8535
I wish that Canada would remain pro-choice
4684
For a spiritual revival in our nation.
4672
Restore the Traditional Definition of Marriage
3616
I wish tuition fees would be either lowered or eliminated.
3521
It's time for drastic measures to save our environment
2544
Canada should keep ABORTIONS and GAY MARRIAGE Legal!
2067
A Canada where no one must choose between paying rent and their medication
1896
Proportional representation
1377
Greener Canada
Summary
Wish CreatorDave GilbertI wish that there was an end to abortion in Canada.The intentional killing of an innocent human being is wrong.Abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being.Therefore abortion is wrong. From the moment of conception a unique, individual human being is created with separate DNA from his/her mother. They also could have a different blood type and/or gender if the preborn child is a male. By the law of biogenesis, to find out what a living thing is, we look to see what the parent's are. Clearly, a woman's offspring must be human. The term "foetus" is from Latin and means "offspring" or "young one". It is a stage in development for the newly created human, just like toddler. Stages of development change, but we are always human. The law governs many other things people deem wrong, ie. Child abuse and rape. People can choose to do these, but laws are in place against them because they harm other human beings. With no protection for the preborn child, until they take their first breath, today in Canada over 100,000 lives are ended each year. There is also no informed consent law for women making this important decision. Many women become depressed, and/or infertile, among other things. Infection is the most common physical harm which can lead to hemorrhaging and can lead to death. Abortion is not safe for women. This wish aims to redeem the humanity of the preborn child. It also recognizes that there needs to be necessary social changes in place to support women in crisis pregnancies.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
June 14 2007 (Saturday)
Hi all,
The week is done! We have successfully walked all the way to Wawa, Ontario, and from there we have driven out to Sault St. Marie for the weekend. We have had no offers to host us this weekend so we are staying in the Villa hotel. Things are pretty relax now - Cyril and Sarah are still out in Thunder Bay dropping off the rental. This is a different rental from the one Greg is picking up in Toronto... By the way, Greg arrived back Wednsday night with a bright new red Grand Caravan. It must have been some drive from Toronto! But we're glad he is back with us. He walked with the others on Thursday and Friday. The last couple of days we have been camping out near Wawa, Ontario. It's been pretty nice here, a bit rainy (with, what Ben would say, sporatic bits of sunshine).
We have only 1 church to talk to this weekend, so you can imagine we won't be too busy. Also, there are no abortions here in Sault St. Marie so we will not have any prayer service. We also bought Taboo, the board game, so hopefully we'll be able to stay plenty busy!
We are looking forward to receiving a new walker on Tuesday. Wendy will be joining us. Sarah, I'm sure, will be very pleased to have another girl on the trip for the first time since we started.
So, we have now finished 8 weeks of the trip, with 4 remaining. We will be in Sault St. Marie, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, respectively, for the last five weekends.
Anyways, I'll keep you all updated as to how the weekend goes. Bye for now,
Etienne
The week is done! We have successfully walked all the way to Wawa, Ontario, and from there we have driven out to Sault St. Marie for the weekend. We have had no offers to host us this weekend so we are staying in the Villa hotel. Things are pretty relax now - Cyril and Sarah are still out in Thunder Bay dropping off the rental. This is a different rental from the one Greg is picking up in Toronto... By the way, Greg arrived back Wednsday night with a bright new red Grand Caravan. It must have been some drive from Toronto! But we're glad he is back with us. He walked with the others on Thursday and Friday. The last couple of days we have been camping out near Wawa, Ontario. It's been pretty nice here, a bit rainy (with, what Ben would say, sporatic bits of sunshine).
We have only 1 church to talk to this weekend, so you can imagine we won't be too busy. Also, there are no abortions here in Sault St. Marie so we will not have any prayer service. We also bought Taboo, the board game, so hopefully we'll be able to stay plenty busy!
We are looking forward to receiving a new walker on Tuesday. Wendy will be joining us. Sarah, I'm sure, will be very pleased to have another girl on the trip for the first time since we started.
So, we have now finished 8 weeks of the trip, with 4 remaining. We will be in Sault St. Marie, Sudbury, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, respectively, for the last five weekends.
Anyways, I'll keep you all updated as to how the weekend goes. Bye for now,
Etienne
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