Tories threat to women's groups: NDP (after pro-WOT, top reason to re-elect Canada's Conservatives!)

CP via Toronto red Star ^ | September 20, 2006 | Staff

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Tories threat to women's groups: NDP

Toronto red Star
Sep. 20, 2006. 03:42 PM

OTTAWA (CP) — The federal Conservative government is threatening the survival of women’s organizations by delaying funding, the NDP charged today.

“By not responding to funding applications, the Conservatives are allowing programs to shut down, one by one,” New Democrat MP Irene Mathyssen said.

“What’s next? . . . It looks like Bev Oda is spoiling to dismantle the Status of Women Department.”

The National Association of Women and the Law closed its doors Sept. 12 due to a lack of federal funding, the NDP said, while the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action shuts down Sept. 26.

Oda, the minister responsible for the status of women, told the House of Commons that the real issue is taking action on behalf of women and children, not launching more studies and handing out money.

“Unlike the former Liberal government that studied and studied and consulted for years, we believe that we have to act now,” Oda said, promising to address violence, housing and the credentials of immigrant women.

“Our new government will act and make a difference in the lives of women . . . So much of that money is wasted and we want to make sure it goes to those who need it.”

NDP President Anne McGrath says it’s clear the Tory government is not interested in consultation or investigation when it comes to women’s issues.

December marks the 25th anniversary of Canada ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

But the NDP women’s caucus says Ottawa has not met its obligations, particularly on violence against women, poverty, aboriginal women and social housing.

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Note to American FRiends:
The NDP (New Democratic Party) are open moonbat socialists (as opposed to the Liberals who claim to be mere "progressives") who also want to bring our troops home from Afghanistan & are roughly Canada's equivilent to moveon.org.

As for cutting-off public funding to sexist radical feminist hyenas:
Ahhhhh ... conservatives acting like conservatives !!!

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PING!

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The extreme Left in Canada knows a cash cow when they see one. Its not women's rights the NDP is concerned about. Follow the money.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

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"Follow the money"

In Canada, over the past decade, the public funding trail has invariably led to a Courthouse and then on to an activist, anti-majority Judge.

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Always wondered,if these groups are so needed,so popular,so good,why aren`t donations flowing in by the millions ? Why do these special interest groups require tax payer dollars to survive?

If they are so perfect,let them raise their own funds.