Originally published at National Catholic Register
More than 100 Canadian anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia activists have convened in Calgary for Cultivating a Culture of Life: A Pro-Life Action Conference.
Taking place at Bethel United Reform Church from Nov. 7–9, the summit co-hosted by the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) and the Alberta Life Issues Educational Society (ALIES) will feature plenary presentations, breakout sessions, and panel discussions.
Cameron Côté, the CCBR’s western outreach director who is leading two of the general assembly sittings, told The Catholic Register in Canada that the time is ripe for such a conference to capitalize on the growing interest in pro-life engagement both CCBR and ALIES officials are observing at work.
“We struck upon an all-in-one opportunity for people to learn more about the different opportunities within Canada’s pro-life movement that they can get involved [in], whether in the educational arm or politics or counseling,” Côté said.
Newcomers are one of the target audiences. The other group the organizers hope to engage are activists seeking to reenter the arena after becoming inactive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An opening banquet will launch the conference on Nov. 7. Keynote speaker Jonathon Van Maren, the communications director for the CCBR, is expected to provide an
