Liberal MP Stronach Suggests Only Pro-Abortion Women's Organizations Should Receive Gov't Funds

LifeSiteNews ^ | 9/22/06 | John-Henry Westen

[wagglebee]

OTTAWA, September 22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Opposition MP Belinda Stronach, the former Minister of Human Resources while the Liberal Government was in power, was quoted in the Toronto Star yesterday suggesting that women's groups which do not support abortion should not receive government funding.  Speaking of government funding for women's groups such as REAL Women Canada which are pro-life, Stronach said, "They should be rejected because they're anti-choice and they're also anti-equal rights. They don't support equality."

The suggestion alienates a majority of Canadian women.  A Focus Canada poll conducted in October 2005 by Environics Research found that 64% of Canadian women support legal protection of unborn children before birth. (See coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05111502.html )

Stronach's comments to the press closely resemble those she made in the House of Commons yesterday.  Stronach slammed the government from even hearing the opinions of REAL Women.  Describing the pro-life and pro-family women's group Stronach said, "This is a group that is anti-choice, anti-gay, does not support equality for women and wants to obliterate the Department on the Status of Women. This group's website even has links to sites that suggest that day cares do not care and homosexuality is a psychological disorder."

Bev Oda, the Conservative Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, responded saying that the Conservatives will listen to all groups unlike the Liberals who only had time for their own special interest groups.  "This government, the new Conservative government, listens to all groups, but not only groups. We listen to the mothers of children. We listen to families. We listen to those people who are contributing to the community, unlike the previous Liberal government that only listened to its friends," retorted Oda.

See the Toronto Star coverage:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thes...

See the Hansard containing Stronach's remarks:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?La...

[1rudeboy]

[GMMAC]

Here's some related marvelously shrill feminist whining I posted 3 days ago:
Tories threat to women's groups: NDP (after pro-WOT, top reason to re-elect Canada's Conservatives!)

[backhoe]

Thanks for the link!

[kanawa]

Real Women Rock

[BW2221]

Neither Probert nor Domi is "the sharpest skate on the ice."

Since his playing career ended, Probert has continued to battle drug and booze problems.

[goldstategop]

Stronach was never a Conservative. When she jumped ship, she figured she'd inherit then Prime Minister Paul Martin's mantle one day. Oops! It turned to be the miscaculation of the century.

"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

[1rudeboy]

Unlike Domi, Probie could score goals. He did/does have his demons, however.

[JerseyHighlander]

This Riding she represents, is she representative of the political culture of that area?

Stronach has made herself a complete buffoon, a "look at me I'm a petulant rich little poor kid" routine to such an extreme even Al Gore can't help but be envious of her complete lack of any grounded internalized social principle.

[GMMAC]

Stronach's Parliamentary home page has a bit of personal & political info including a map of her Riding (electoral district).

"Newmarket-Aurora" is immediately North of the Liberal bastion of Toronto but most ones that far geographically removed (15-20 miles) are Conservative like most of Ontario's non-urban hinterland.

Accordingly, her initial winning of the Riding as a Conservative is likely more representative of the area's true political leanings. Her (somewhat surprising) re-election as a Liberal earlier this year can probably be attributed to name recognition, a not particularly strong Conservative challenger & her billionaire father Frank's Magna Corporation being by far the largest employer in the region.

BTW, the "Hon" or "Honourable" on her home page is a life-long designation resulting from her having been briefly a Cabinet Minister (Privy Councilor) in the former Martin government.

[Know your rights]

Speaking of government funding for women's groups such as REAL Women Canada which are pro-life, Stronach said, "They should be rejected because they're anti-choice and they're also anti-equal rights. They don't support equality."

Men have the right to kill babies?

[Fair Go]

The most amazing thing about these Liberals is that they claim they are tolerant. Tolerance means allowing others to be heard, even if you disagree with them.

[GMMAC]

Apparently when you routinely reject facts & logic it makes being a hypocrite considerably easier.