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Canadian anti-abortion activist
Alissa Golob at the 2014 Law of Life Summit.
Alissa Golob is a Canadian pro-life activist, and co-founder of RightNow, a political group that aids in electing pro-life candidates in local nomination elections.[1]
Personal life
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Golob was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario , the oldest of nine children.[2]
Golob's mother was pregnant with her as a teenager, and nearly chose to have an abortion, but changed her mind against her doctor's advice.[3]
As a young teenager, Golob saw a photograph of an aborted fetus, and was determined to participate in the Canadian anti-abortion movement.[4] Big Brothers Big Sisters and Out of the Cold .[5]
In 2009, she graduated from Redeemer University College with a bachelor's degree in General Studies and Humanities.[6]
Golob married her husband in 2020, and has three children.[7]
Professional career
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From 2010 to 2016,[8] Campaign Life Coalition .[9]
She was an organizer for the Canadian March for Life , and Campaign Life Coalition's Defund Abortion campaign; which sought to remove abortion services from provincial funding.[5] [10]
In 2015, she led the #No2Trudeau campaign, a joint effort of Campaign Life Coalition and the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform , which criticized then-politician Justin Trudeau 's abortion stance.[3] [11] 2015 Canadian federal election .[12] [13] [14]
She has been interviewed by the CBC , CTV , The Huffington Post Toronto Star [15] MTV and other outlets.[16]
She has received "violent hate mail" as a result of her activism, but noted that she is sympathetic to the authors because "they are often reaching out from the pain they have internalized following an abortion."[4]
In 2013, she appeared at the United Nations for the 57th Commission on the Status of Women with an anti-abortion delegation.[17]
In 2016, Golob publicly left Campaign Life Coalition, citing that "a void in the pro-life movement needed to be filled" and "I was stuck in a self-perpetuating organization with no political successes under their belt in the last two decades."[18] [19]
Later that year, she co-founded the political organization RightNow with her business partner Scott Hayward.[20]
Golob took an active role in the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race , endorsing Andrew Scheer , Brad Trost and Pierre Lemieux .[21] [22]
She also took part in the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race , endorsing Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan .[23]
Golob's organization endorsed Leslyn Lewis in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election .
Sources
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^ "The Eulogy" . Alissa Golob . 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ a b Ruck, Agnieszka (March 7, 2019). "Winning hearts isn't enough; pro-lifer Alissa Golob is pushing political buttons" . The Catholic Register . Canadian Catholic News. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ a b Simpson, Barbara (October 3, 2013). "Sarnia native has become one of the loudest young voices in Canadian pro-life movement" . Sarnia Observer. Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ a b "About" . Alissa Golob . December 12, 2015.
^ "Alissa Golob" . LinkedIn .[unreliable source?
^ "I'm 35 weeks pregnant. Politicians who refuse to "re-open the abortion debate" would support my late-term abortion" . Alissa Golob . 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ says, The New Pro Life Generation-A. Parish Home Companion (2017-04-06). "My response to Brad Trost & Maurice Vellacott" . Alissa Golob . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "About" . Alissa Golob . 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ Register, Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic. "Defund abortion petition gathers 23,000 signatures" . www.catholicregister.org . Retrieved 2021-02-03 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Tuns, Paul (2015-04-01). "Pro-life movement launches No2Trudeau campaign" . The Interim . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ Kveton, Adam (2015-07-16). "Anti-abortion flyer campaign unrepentant in its tactics in Oakville" . Toronto.com . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ " . nationalpost . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Graphic anti-abortion postcards no less than 'hate propaganda': Etobicoke resident" . WaterlooChronicle.ca . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Canada's pro-life movement gets a slick, youthful rebranding" . thestar.com . May 9, 2012.
^ "Book me" . Alissa Golob . August 15, 2010.
^ "Pro-lifer makes political activism her personal mission" . The B.C. Catholic . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ says, The New Pro Life Generation-A. Parish Home Companion (2017-04-06). "My response to Brad Trost & Maurice Vellacott" . Alissa Golob . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Why I quit my job" . Alissa Golob . 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "#prolife victories start here" . RightNow . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ Paling, Emma (April 30, 2017). "Meet The Young 'Pro-Lifer Trying To Sway The Tory Leadership Race" . The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2017 .
^ "Seven Things You Need to Know Before You Fill Out Your Leadership Ballot!" . RightNow . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "CPC Leadership Ranked Ballot" . RightNow . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
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