By Frank Moher In our Politics section right now you’ll find Alison@Creekside‘s response to MP Stephen Woodworth’s Motion 132, which asks Parliament to examine the definition of a human being under Canadian law. Alison doesn’t like his initiative, to say the least. I don’t think I like it either — it seems like a weaselly […]
Stephen Woodworth takes on the breeding vessels
By Alison@Creekside Steve, one year ago: “I’m not opening this debate (on abortion). I don’t want it opened. I have not wanted it opened. I haven’t opened it as Prime Minister. I’m not going to open it. The public doesn’t want to open it. This is not the priority of the Canadian public or this […]
Is Trost right again?
By Alison@Creekside Con MP and anti-abortion crusader Brad Trost, who lists being a member of the cross-party Pro-Life Caucus as one of his duties as an MP on his website, addressed the Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association’s annual convention on Saturday and thanked its members for their help in killing off federal funding for Planned Parenthood. “Let […]
On shutting the fuck up
By Alison@Creekside If there’s one thing Steve does really well, it’s using hot button issues to sew strife and division among his enemies. Within a day of Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth’s tactical warning on Monday to NGOs that their insistence on having access to abortion included in Steve’s maternal health initiative for developing countries risked […]
Big day for the Blue Dog Liberals*
By Alison@Creekside Quite a day, Blue Dog Liberals. You voted against stopping a $¼-million government subsidy to an asbestos lobby group. 2) You dogwhistled about abortion, in your maternal health initiative for developing countries “wedge” motion, but were too afraid to actually include the word. 3) You used the “wedge” motion — intended to smoke […]
