On the weekend of Sunday, October 2, almost 300 communities across Canada participated in Life Chain – a substantial increase from the 270 Life Chain locations last year, and the ~250 Life Chain locations in years prior. This Life Chain was the first since the overturning of the major abortion precedent Roe v. Wade south of the border.

Many pro-lifers joined the Life Chain for the first time, along with families, clergy members, political candidates, and pro-life veterans (including one 103-year-old). While attendance is slow to rebound following COVID-19, the reach of the pro-life message is extended with every new community that partakes in this witness to the sanctity of life.

This year, Life Chain has returned to New Brunswick (in five locations!) and will return to Prince Edward Island on October 22, meaning all ten provinces (and one territory!) are contributing to this coast-to-coast activism.

In contrast, counter-protests have remained limited and were more subdued. While the 2022 Life Chain was not without incidents and rude comments and gestures, organizers continue to report a balance of positive responses.

Conversations were sparked, minds already changed, and multiple post-abortive individuals shared their stories.

Click here for photos from over 75 of Canada’s Life Chains. Please send your own photos and testimonies to lifechain@campaignlifecoalition.com and note that #LifeChain2023 will be on Sunday, October 1.