An article from my colleague Peter Jon Mitchell and myself about finding the right work-life balance, based on a Nanos Research survey conducted earlier this year.
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Subsidized childcare as coercion or choice?
I see it as coercion and wrote about this for the Financial Post, here. Canadians might assume family policies aim to help families. Certainly, in the last election campaign, “helping middle class families” was a phrase laid on thick — like BBQ sauce at a summer rib fest. But any government policy can just as […]
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Clicking on crazy
When I see a teaser that says forced childbirth is responsible for global warming, I’m of two minds as to whether I should click on it or not. But I did, and now I must share. This tidbit of wisdom comes from Gloria Steinem, who is living in a bygone era (as so many feminists […]
A21 Walk for Freedom
This will be the first post of many advertising this upcoming event organized by a friend. There is an upcoming walk to abolish modern-day slavery coming up in Ottawa. Grab a friend on October 15 and come down to the starting point at 227 Elgin Street at Lisgar. Time: 10:00 AM. Please register at www.a21.org/ottawa You […]
A big picture look at IVF
It’s hard to write about IVF without sounding sanctimonious. When I say I don’t like IVF, I don’t say it lightly. Perhaps it helps that this isn’t a statement easily made from the comfort of 2.1 children behind a white picket fence. That said, I’ve always had a hard time articulating why I don’t like […]
Happy Labour Day!
An article from my colleague Peter Jon Mitchell and myself about finding the right work-life balance, based on a Nanos Research survey conducted earlier this year.
On taking life
This morning while waiting at the blood clinic I saw a Chatelaine magazine from a while back on the table. An article on the front cover was advertised as something like “the baby I didn’t have.” Turns out it was an article about a young mom facing a terrible diagnosis of anencephaly at 17 weeks. A […]
Good news? Abortion facilities fail to meet standards
The UK’s Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of medical services, ran surprise inspections of Marie Stopes abortion facilities. No great surprise to many pro-life readers, the abortion facilities failed to meet medical standards, The concerns CQC raised with Marie Stopes International relate to poor governance arrangements which have given rise to specific immediate concerns […]
Elsie Wayne passes away
A pro-life woman and former Member of Parliament from New Brunswick, Elsie Wayne, has passed away. Elsie Wayne was known to be pro-life thereby proving, once again, that the pro-life cause has never been made up of exclusively or even predominantly of men. May she rest in peace.
Freedom of Expression Charter Challenge
Folks, this is a worthy cause. The Government of Ontario is collecting abortion statistics and then denying its citizens reasonable access to that information. If they collect abortion statistics in the aggregate, not violating anyone’s privacy, that is and must remain public information. Today, the Ontario government has decided it will keep that information secret. I’m not quite […]
The story of Jennifer Roback Morse
I’m a Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse fan. The article says it: people either find her plucky or abrasive. I find her plucky–what’s more, she is kind-hearted and treats everyone with respect. So I’m not sure how the abrasive thing happens. Read more about the life of Dr. J here. A portion of it: Without strong families, you […]
What would an assessment of a Canadian paper tell us?
Just got this press release. What would a similar analysis of a Canadian paper show? We have had legal abortion for some time so there’s no need to shift public opinion in favour of it. I suspect that what we would see at very least is a tendency to ignore legitimate news that falls outside […]
Will the lab make sex obsolete?
It’s another round of “We can, but should we?” According to this article, a leading bioethicist believes that new research will lead to people having children via DNA sample, like a skin scraping, which will then be transformed into eggs and/or sperm. Further, we’ll do this rather than have children via sex altogether, as it […]
Subsidized childcare as coercion or choice?
I see it as coercion and wrote about this for the Financial Post, here. Canadians might assume family policies aim to help families. Certainly, in the last election campaign, “helping middle class families” was a phrase laid on thick — like BBQ sauce at a summer rib fest. But any government policy can just as […]
Down Syndrome, so what?
This cute little video is making the rounds. Enjoy. A good reminder that if we are tempted to condemn eugenic thinking of past eras, we should probably condemn the eugenic thinking of the current one. (Most Down Syndrome babies are aborted.)
A woman for president
Sure, I’d take a woman for president, provided it’s the right woman. However, I agree with Barbara Kay here. Hillary Clinton is not that woman. Plus, it’s really counter-productive to think in terms of voting for a politician because they are fill-in-the-blank minority. Either you think Hillary’s ascension would represent a momentous shattering of a glass […]
“It takes someone strong…
…to make someone strong.” This is fair to cite when lauding Olympic moms. Can we also say this is true of any mother who keeps her baby through an unplanned pregnancy? I think so. Except we don’t applaud those moms quite so much, because if we did, we would necessarily be condemning the choice of […]