tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post8190623921954501833..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Libs Absent On Pay Equitybigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-7732717480001872192009-02-23T15:06:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:06:00.000-05:00If the pay equity measures in Bill C-10 pass, this...If the pay equity measures in Bill C-10 pass, this will be a huge step backwards for Canada. <BR/><BR/>To paraphrase Chretien, from his speech at the last LPC leadership convention, "we are up against a party that has no respect for women's rights". <BR/><BR/>At that point, Harper had gutted some of SWC funding. He would follow that with changing their mandate to remove the word equality. He has also stacked the Reproductive Health panel with stalwart social conservatives. And now we have this to contend with. <BR/><BR/>This is not just a harmless policy ploy to placate the more extreme conservatives in their base. This is detrimental to the lives of women and the welfare of many families.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-80782886725549654892009-02-23T07:30:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:30:00.000-05:00Maybe, they will hash these things out in committe...Maybe, they will hash these things out in committee.<BR/><BR/>Given how disappointing the libs have been with the budget publicly, I'm not expecting much. Iggy's budget "deal" of getting periodic performance reports is a joke. It's what we're entitled to without negotiation, and Harper will likwly make a PR fanfare out of every one.<BR/><BR/>While some libs are positively dazed with love over Iggy's annointment and standing in the polls, some of us are looking for actual policy progress.<BR/><BR/>This whole thing is starting to hint of what Ontario got when McGuinty got in: Not-as-bad-as-Harris/Eves.Mark Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331995640397477486noreply@blogger.com