...MPs who oppose Henry Morgentaler's being awarded the order of Canada. Here's the 11 that weren't on my previous list:
Conservative MP Loyola Hearn, St. John's South-Mount Pearl, New Foundland
Liberal MP Paul Zed, St. John, New Brunswick
Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz, Yorkton-Melville, Saskatchewan
Conservative MP Richard Harris, Cariboo - Prince George, British Columbia
Conservative MP Myron Thompson, Wild Rose, Alberta
Conservative MP Dean Allison, Niagara West-Glanbrook, Ontario
Conservative MP Joy Smith, Kildonan - St. Paul, Manitoba
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, Regina-Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Conservative MP Peter MacKay, Central Nova, Nova Scotia
Liberal MP Robert Thibault. West Nova, Nova Scotia
Independent MP Bill Casey, Cumberland Colchester Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia
Of the two new Liberals on the list, the evidence against Paul Zed is merely that he "told a constituent", but since he is considered to be one of the party's anti-choice MPs, this would not be a surprise. R. Thibault is not so listed, so perhaps that is a surprise, although he claims to be against the award on account of its "divisiveness".
Peter MacKay is a definite surprise, although he too cites "divisiveness" in his reasoning. But really, are his leadership ambitions showing? Is he reaching out the party goobers?
Perhaps the biggest surprise? As they've been asking over at FreeD: where's Stockwell?
LifeSite should start paying you for promoting its content so widely.
ReplyDeleteNote - other than a couple of conservatives - they are all men.
ReplyDeleteUh, huh.....
TG, If you want to know what the wingnuts are up to, you have to go where the wingnuts go.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of sounding like Ti-Guy, I am wondering why you are collecting these, too.
ReplyDeleteI mean, we know this issue is still divisive, we knew that if/when Morgentaler was awarded the Order, many would oppose it.
And it's pretty easy to tell who's pro-choice and who's anti-choice.
Why the emphasis on this list?
I don't mean to be sarcastic or snarky, or to suggest you need a rationale for everything you post. (You certainly do not!)
I'm asking only out of interest, and to see what part of the equation I might be missing.
Thanks.
l-girl,
ReplyDeleteJust because I think its mildly newsy to know whose on the list and who isn't. For example, why HASN'T Stockwell spoken out?
Makes sense, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI imagine there's some bandwagon effect going on, too. Most don't want to be seen as not sufficiently anti-choice. (Which goes to your question about Day.)
Andrew Coyne's latest article explains why more politicians haven't spoken out. In fact, it explains the whole farce over Canada's lack of abortion law. Should be required reading for anyone on either side of the issue.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. If 100,000 dead babies each year aren't enough for the sake of convenience for some women not to have to face the consequences of their lack of morality, well then I don't know what is.
ReplyDeleteI guess if women were men then they would see the argument, right?