Alissa Golob

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]

Alissa Golob at the 2014 Law of Life Summit.

Personal life

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] In addition to her activism, she volunteers with 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 one child.[7]

Professional career

From 2010 to 2016,[8] Golob worked as Youth Coordinator and Elections Team Member at 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] The campaign attracted significant attention during the 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
  1. "#prolife victories start here". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. "The Eulogy". Alissa Golob. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "About". Alissa Golob. December 12, 2015.
  6. "Alissa Golob". LinkedIn.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. "About". Alissa Golob. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. 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)
  11. Tuns, Paul (2015-04-01). "Pro-life movement launches No2Trudeau campaign". The Interim. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. Kveton, Adam (2015-07-16). "Anti-abortion flyer campaign unrepentant in its tactics in Oakville". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. "'I hope they are horrified': Graphic flyer campaign pairs photos of aborted fetus with Justin Trudeau". nationalpost. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. "Graphic anti-abortion postcards no less than 'hate propaganda': Etobicoke resident". WaterlooChronicle.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. "Canada's pro-life movement gets a slick, youthful rebranding". thestar.com. May 9, 2012.
  16. "Book me". Alissa Golob. August 15, 2010.
  17. "Pro-lifer makes political activism her personal mission". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  18. 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.
  19. "Why I quit my job". Alissa Golob. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  20. "#prolife victories start here". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  21. Paling, Emma (April 30, 2017). "Meet The Young 'Pro-Lifer Trying To Sway The Tory Leadership Race". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  22. "Seven Things You Need to Know Before You Fill Out Your Leadership Ballot!". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  23. "CPC Leadership Ranked Ballot". RightNow. Retrieved 2021-02-03.


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