Jan 28 2010
More good questions…
In today’s Globe and Mail, the question of how Canada does maternal health continues. I’m not only concerned if the government is working with abortion-rights groups like Action Canada for Population and Development, but also be concerned if aid agencies are:
Mr. Morley said his organization and four others – Care Canada, UNICEF Canada, World Vision Canada and Plan International – realized when they met last February that they were all thinking the same way and decided to work together to get the government onside. Along with two Canadian aid agencies – Results Canada and Action Canada for Population and Development – that joined the cause in recent months, they were delighted when it was announced on Monday that Mr. Harper would take the opportunity of the June gathering to press the issue.
Since I have been a supporter of World Vision for some years now, I just placed a polite call, followed up with an email, to ask this:
I’d appreciate it very much if you could get back to me on whether or not World Vision is happy to partner with the ACPD. The ACPD is an abortion-rights group, and this is in my view, violently opposed to maternal health. It is my hope that you can clarify this situation for me and confirm that World Vision would not now, and has not in the past, worked with ACPD.
Feel free to do the same. My continued support of World Vision definitely hinges on the answer here.
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That’s a very good question Andrea. I’m anxious to hear their answer.
It really doesn’t matter because they’re all the same as WV.
I’ve been following WV’s financial statements for years and they add up to the same gluttenous spending as any liberal organization. Don’t let the sad pictures fool you. They want your emotional dollar not your thinking dollar.
Huh, gluttenous spending? WV International reorganises and cuts jobs practically every year in attempts to cut spending and become more efficient. They’re hardly all pork.
And no, WV Canada and WV International probably operate separately so I imagine if someone was concerned about that they could send their money to WVI instead of to the more “local” organisation. At least, that’s what I’d do. (Personally though, I’m really a huge fan of Mercy Ships.)
You can throw your money in any sinkhole you like but go to Revenue Canada and look at their financial statements if you want to be informed. There are many real charities that work efficiently with your donations and take little if any salaries. They earn the name ‘charity’ by respecting your money and giving directly to the poor. You just need to seek them a little harder.