Watch out Pro-lifers!

Pro-Choicers aim to censor Pro-lifers. First we had the case at the University of Calgary trying to shut down the Pro-life Campus Club for what was deemed "graphic images"
Eight members of the Pro-life Campus club of the University of Calgary may face expulsion for displaying "graphic images" on campus.

Eight members of Campus Pro-Life have been ordered by the university to attend separate hearings next week for what the school has labelled a “major violation” of the non-academic misconduct policy for defying orders from campus security at an April 8 rally.

More here on the Campus Pro-life Club at LifesiteNews

“We shall not abandon the unborn child to be murdered,” they stated. “We shall not desert the single mom in crisis. We shall not allow the evil of abortion to remain unexposed. We shall not be intimidated by the threat of force. We shall not be scared by the threat of expulsion. We shall not back down from the stand we have made.”
“If they are to punish us, then we are content to let history revile them for their suppression of liberty,” they added. “If they are to punish us, then let the blood of the unborn child be upon their heads. If they are to punish us then let the pain of the suffering mom be upon their conscience.”
“So let the university do whatever action their twisted worldview sees fit, for we fear not the judgment of tyranny,” they concluded.

Now the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) wants to criminalize Pro-life activism in response a bill to ban coercive abortion introduced by CPC MP Rod Bruinooge.

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) has responded to Conservative MP Rod Bruinooge's purposed bill to ban coercive abortion, unveiled in a press conference last week, by calling instead for a ban on “coerced childbirth,” and even suggesting that Canada outlaw pro-life activism.

“The entire anti-choice movement has been trying to force women into pregnancy and motherhood for decades, by working to outlaw or restrict abortion,” said Joyce Arthur, ARCC's coordinator, in a Monday press release. “Perhaps we need to protect women from this coercion by criminalizing anti-choice activism!”

This is unbelievable! Is there nothing these people would do in order to shut the pro-lifers up? It's OK for them to have their say but it's "criminal" for anyone to have an opposing view. See something wrong with that picture?
To me abortion means the killing of a baby. Tell me that's not wrong. Yet speaking out to save the lives of those little ones is wrong. Something just doesn't jive here. Just doesn't make sense to me.

Update: It's been a tough week for pro-choicers

More Good News That The Media Should be Talking About

Once again news that the media is neglecting to report in lieu of the non-story soap opera that has been consuming the National Media in Ottawa. This is the story they should be talking about. It's a a positive story that is good for our economy. The good news stories lately about our economy is something they should be boasting about.

Investors pick Canada

Investors are pouring more money than ever into Canada, drawn by earnings growth that almost equals China's and shares trading for 17 per cent less.

International funds pumped in $2.7 billion in the past year as analysts forecast companies in the Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index will boost profits 42 per cent and pay the best dividends relative to global equities on record. The market value of Canadian stocks has risen the most among the 15 biggest nations this year. Prices rose 2.8 per cent and the Canadian dollar is up 3.6 per cent

It's proof the Harper government has steered us through the economic storm fairly well and investors are finding Canada a a safe haven in which to invest Our economy is stable and doing better than most. Our currency is strong. Our deficit and debt even though too big in my opinion, is still a lot less than in the US, UK, Greece, Japan, etc. So I say to investors, keep on investing. Good for us, maybe not so good for other jurisdictions though.

Why is the media not widely reporting this? Another case of I suppose, if they can't find a scandal in it to try and tar the Harper government with, they'll ignore it. Also because it's not a Liberal or a Coalition of the Losers government that is responsible for creating the environment in which investors want to invest here. A Liberal or Coaltion of the Losers government would have actually been a disaster for investors.

I would hope the media would give credit where credit is due but not holding my breath.

Update: GM pays back government loans. h/t BlueDog

DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. has repaid $8.1 billion in loans it got from the U.S. and Canadian governments, a move its CEO says is a sign automaker is on the road to recovery

Liberal Party of Toronto to Vote Against Scrapping the Long Gun Registry

 Mr. Z (Michael Ignatieff) will clamp down and crap the whip on his MPs and make them vote against scrapping the long gun registry. It has been nothing but a boondoggle that has cost taxpayers over $2 billion a year that's  treated farmers and duck hunters like common criminals.

OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff has come up with a compromise he hopes will mollify critics of the long-gun registry and thwart a Conservative attempt to scrap it.

Declaring it a matter of national unity, the Liberal leader announced Monday that all his MPs will be required to vote against a Tory private member's bill aimed at eradicating the controversial registry

That's sure to win the west and the rural areas in  regions where they need to win in order to beat the CPC.  Way to go Mr. Z! Keep it up!  You're a great asset to the Conservatives.

Every Unborn Baby Should Have a Chance at Life

 One year ago the Mckenzie family faced what could have been a family tragedy. They had found out their unborn baby had heart condition that would have meant the baby would have probably died before or even during birth. They could have easily chose to abort but they chose life for their little girl. The baby underwent surgery in utero that saved her life.

A year ago, Vicki and her husband, Ian, 33, had no idea whether their baby was going to survive one minute out of the womb, let alone one year. In March 2009, at 30 weeks gestation, doctors at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa discovered the baby had a heart condition called critical aortic stenosis, which causes a narrowing of the main outlet valve in the left ventricle. Without treatment, the baby would likely die of heart failure before or during birth.


But the recommended treatment - a fetal heart intervention - is on the cutting edge of medical technology. Doctors repair the valve while the baby is still in the womb. It hadn't been performed successfully in Canada before, and in the United States, where about 24 attempts had been made, half of the babies died.

That family gave that baby life. Every child should have a chance at life. Each one is a gift from God. You never know, each child that has been aborted had potential. Who knows we might have aborted someone who would have found the cure for cancer by now, found a cure for poverty. Maybe another Einstein. We just don't know because we didn't give these little ones a chance.
All of us pro-lifers need to stand up for the most vulnerable in our society and that being the unborn. We need to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.

 On a related note: Eight members of the Pro-life Campus club of the University of Calgary may face expulsion for displaying "graphic images" on campus.

Eight members of Campus Pro-Life have been ordered by the university to attend separate hearings next week for what the school has labelled a “major violation” of the non-academic misconduct policy for defying orders from campus security at an April 8 rally.

More here on the Campus Pro-life Club at LifesiteNews

“We shall not abandon the unborn child to be murdered,” they stated.  “We shall not desert the single mom in crisis. We shall not allow the evil of abortion to remain unexposed.  We shall not be intimidated by the threat of force.  We shall not be scared by the threat of expulsion.  We shall not back down from the stand we have made.”
“If they are to punish us, then we are content to let history revile them for their suppression of liberty,” they added.  “If they are to punish us, then let the blood of the unborn child be upon their heads.  If they are to punish us then let the pain of the suffering mom be upon their conscience.”
“So let the university do whatever action their twisted worldview sees fit, for we fear not the judgment of tyranny,” they concluded.

Kudos to those students who are standing up for our most  those precious unborn babies and informing others of what actually happens when one of those babies are aborted!   

When Does Freedom of Information Cross the Line?

The opposition and the media have been screaming for the government to release all information concerning the treatment of Afghan detainees.
They're demanding all unredacted documents even though it may put our troops in greater danger. The government has released some but not good enough. They want everything. You need to be able to trust those looking at those docs as not to leak them. We have such a partisan parliament, you can't trust any opposition member not to leak anything to the media that could be sensitive and put our soldiers at greater risk.
Now they want all information concerning the Jaffer/Geurgis issue before even RCMP have concluded their probe.    They should just shut up for now until an investigation if there will be an investigation is concluded.  We will all know then.  Right now it's all based rumors and innuendo destroying a couples reputations.The Mounties will determine if there's legitimate evidence to proceed. So we should all relax and wait.

 I think there is a fine line where freedom of information is concerned between the need to know so that changes can be made to improve something and just to use for gossip.  Angelo Persichilli  lays out perfectly.  Freedom of information can be easily abused for partisan purposes to play gotcha politics and embarrass the government to score some political points instead of hold a government to account (which is legitimate.)

Freedom of information is the essence of a democratic system, but the misuse of this freedom can damage democracy almost as much as its absence.
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We resort to the Freedom of Information Act to find out how much a minister spent for a dinner but we don't ask why many of Canada's native people live in Third World conditions despite an annual budget of $12 billion, or how the banks gouge consumers with quasi-hidden fees, or how multinational corporations bleed medicare with huge, out-of-control profits. 
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Using demands for information to document gossip is not accountability but a parody of it.
Watching Question Period lately I feel like I'm watching ants swarming around a dead bone while the flesh and soul of our country is being devoured elsewhere.


Yeah, I understand the concept of holding the government accountable. That should absolutely by done but when it crosses the line, the other side should be held accountable. After all we pay ALL of the Members of Parliament and they should be working on issues that matter most to us, the bread and butter issues not wasting our money on foolish witch hunts as a way to gain a political advantage. They should ALL be held accountable.

How about helping the government work on pension reform?  They've asked for your assistance, all you Honorable Members. Now get to work, that's what your employer expects. Anyway that's what all of you were griping about during prorogation, you wanted to work.  So well, stop the games and work!