One could ask

another question.

Whither Free Speech?

And that other question would be 'Whither courage?'

A very large number of Harper's Conservatives ran on Pro-Life platforms. Where are they when the time comes to stick up for one of their number? Or Mr. Harper himself, the ex-lobbyist with the Western separatist Reform party, who has publicly said that he won't allow the question to be re-opened? Where are these people when it comes to stand up with courage for their convictions? Nowhere. Pragmatists all, knowing that they place their chances at re-election in danger is they support Mr. Woodworth, and they place their own place in the party and in the government in danger from their own leader, the before-mentioned Western separatist...

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Ah! There it is!

'Let me do what I want or I'll leave!'

Fr. Pavone considering founding new religious order

It's a good thing (?) he'll be the head of whatever new order he founds (if the Church approves it) because I think he'll have a certain problem with that darn 'obedience' vow...

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This is old news, but...

...in the wake of a bit of a scandal due to a statement from a Conservative candidate at a rally, a Harper spokesperson is quoted as having said:

"Soudas also says the Harper government has no plans to re-open the debate on abortion." - The Canadian Press

And in an interview with Peter Mansbridge, Harper said something to the effect that he's spent his whole time in office avoiding the abortion issue.

Now, there's the distinct possibility that the Conservatives feel that they can dismantle access to abortion by denying funding and destroying the health care system, because that just fits into their ideological plans anyway. Not to mention trying to do things behind the backs of the people and the other parties, in a very underhanded manner. They seem to have no plans to do the will of the people, only plans to do what they want however they can get it. I haven't seen such a dishonest political party since, well, since the Conservatives were in power in Saskatchewan in the 1980s. A whole bunch of them were convicted of criminal behaviour, it turned out. Anyway, I digress...

I just thought this was a good quote to point out to all the single issue voters out there who think that the wonderful pro-life Conservatives are going to re-establish a Canada without abortion. They don't plan on opening the debate. Remember that. If you think that ignoring democracy to get their way is fine, remember that when they do the same thing to something you hold dear.

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It is

Comparing Abortionist’s Murder to MLK's Assassination ‘Offensive Beyond Belief,’ Dr. King’s Niece Says

Next they'll be comparing him to John F. Kennedy. It's not the same thing at all...

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It's not

that the older, more established areas of the pro-life movement have disappeared, it's just that the areas of the movement have broadened to include more concerns...

'Life' movement evolves

"Christians have taken up a fight for global good, targeting human trafficking and the sex trade industry that tortures souls around the world. Consider this a new face of the "pro-life" movement. "

Do you think there will be turf wars? (Sure, I do have a cynical attitude to the human part of things, don't I?)