MEDIA ADVISORY: Pro-life Leaders to Address Abortion, Euthanasia Ahead of National March for Life
OTTAWA – Campaign Life Coalition will hold a press conference in the Parliamentary Press Office (Room 135-B) regarding abortion and euthanasia (MAiD, or Medical Assistance in Dying) this Wednesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. EST.
As debate over euthanasia (MAiD) continues to intensify across Canada, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), Canada’s national pro-life organization and organizer of the annual National March for Life, will address this issue, along with abortion and other pressing life issues facing the country. CLC representatives will also take questions from the media.
The CLC team will also preview the National March for Life and rally, taking place on Parliament Hill the following day, Thursday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m. EST. The March is the largest pro-life demonstration of the year, bringing together thousands of Canadians from across the country to call for the legal protection of every human life, from conception to natural death.
CLC's Comms Director Pete Baklinski at the 2025 National March for Life Press Conference on Parliament Hill.
What: Campaign Life Coalition Press Conference
Where: Parliamentary Press Office (Room 135-B)
When: Wednesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. EST
Why: To address the current state of abortion and euthanasia in Canada, and to preview the National March for Life
Speakers will address:
- the connection between abortion and euthanasia;
- Alberta’s emerging leadership in protecting vulnerable people from euthanasia;
- Quebec’s status as one of the world’s leading jurisdictions for euthanasia;
- and which vulnerable groups may be affected next as euthanasia continues to expand in Canada.
The press conference will feature Aleš Primc, president of the Movement for Children and Families, who recently led a highly successful anti-euthanasia referendum campaign in Slovenia that is being hailed around the world as a historic victory. Primc, who will also serve as keynote speaker at the Rose Dinner on May 14 following the National March for Life, will deliver a special message to the Canadian government and to citizens across the country.
Speakers will include:
- Aleš Primc, President, Movement for Children and Families; Leader of the political party Voice for Children and Families
- Georges Buscemi, President, Campagne Québec-Vie
- Jack Fonseca, Director of Political Operations, Campaign Life Coalition
- Josie Luetke, Director of Education & Advocacy, Campaign Life Coalition
- Brandan Tran, Director of Public Affairs and Outreach, Campaign Life Coalition
CLC National President Jeff Gunnarson will also be in attendance. Speakers and CLC representatives will be available for interviews following the press conference.
See the full schedule of events for the National March for Life here:
https://marchforlife.ca/week-at-a-glance-2026/
MEDIA CONTACT:
Pete Baklinski
Director of Communications, Campaign Life Coalition
Cell: 343-369-8772
[email protected]
www.campaignlifecoalition.com
About Campaign Life Coalition
Campaign Life Coalition is a national, non-profit organization involved in political action and advocacy for legal and cultural change in Canada with respect to protecting human life & the family. For more info visit www.campaignlifecoalition.com.