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Time to act

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When Morgentaler got the honorary degree from the University of Western, I was shocked. When he received an award from the Couchiching Conference, I was dumbfounded.

It’s time to stop being shocked by Morgentaler getting awards.

The time has come to stop him from getting the next one.

In today’s Globe, another call, same folks, mind you, always the same folks–for Morgentaler to receive the Order of Canada.

I’ll be writing a letter to the Governor General, which I’ll post once finished. You can either use it as a basis for your own letter, or just write in yourself.

I’d like to confirm the correct address before I post it. Stay tuned-I’ll call in on Monday during business hours to find out for sure.

It will be a dark day in Canada if he receives that award.

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Update: Globe and Mail poll asking whether Dr. Henry Morgentaler, the infamous abortionist, deserves the honour of the Order of Canada. Scroll down to the left hand side of the page to vote no (and then shake your head).

Who’s laughing now?

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Remember when we were debating same-sex marriage some of us tried to point out that once you start messing with the definition of marriage there’s no telling where it’ll end? That polygamy would be next? Because once you decide that a marriage is simply the recognition of a loving relationship, there’s no reason to get hung up on the number of people involved in said loving relationship?

I remember. We were laughed at. We were told tut-tut, of course not, because polygamy is illegal.

Oh yeah?

Hundreds of GTA Muslim men in polygamous marriages — some with a harem of wives — are receiving welfare and social benefits for each of their spouses, thanks to the city and province, Muslim leaders say.

Mumtaz Ali, president of the Canadian Society of Muslims, said wives in polygamous marriages are recognized as spouses under the Ontario Family Law Act, providing they were legally married under Muslim laws abroad.

“Polygamy is a regular part of life for many Muslims,” Ali said yesterday. “Ontario recognizes religious marriages for Muslims and others.”

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However, city and provincial officials said legally a welfare applicant can claim only one spouse. Other adults living in the same household can apply for welfare independently.

Once again, I wonder where the feminists are… Why aren’t they up in arms about this? Do they think polygamy is good for women?

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Andrea adds: If I had a dime for every time a social liberal or even a libertarian told me family and marriage policy doesn’t matter, I’d be retired in Waikiki. Social liberals appear to be AOK with an illogical double standard: Yes to same sex marriage, no to polygamy (though clearly we have not said no to that at all). And my libertarian friends? With some of their attitudes toward marriage-one almost has to wonder whether they don’t secretly long for bigger government.  

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Rebecca adds: “‘Polygamy is a regular part of life for many Muslims,’ Ali said yesterday.”

No kidding. Lots of things are a regular part of life for many Muslims, but it doesn’t follow that we want these behaviours replicated in Canada, much less at taxpayer expense. Maybe we should jump on the Rowan Williams bandwagon and declare sharia in Canada inevitable?

Mark Steyn wasn’t kidding

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Epinal is a French town not too far from Nancy or Strasbourg. They award something called a French Family Medal and the winners are pictured above in a local newspaper La Liberté de l’Est.

Mme Dairi raised 7 children, Malika  Etassi 6, Yeza Sohbani 6, Khaddouj Karim 6, Djamila Beynée 5, Fatna El Bour 5. […] Françoise Skorynnée, raised 4 children.

So when Mark Steyn writes about changing demographics in Europe, apparently he wasn’t kidding.  On a different note, I find it both strange and intriguing that they have a “family medal.” 

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Rebecca adds: Wow. Vive la France libre.

While the government can certainly make it more, or less, of a hassle to have children, it can’t actually change the degree to which people want to make family their priority. This is why, attempts at increasing the birth rate aside, Quebec has the lowest birthrate in Canada and the segment of France that is reproducing is markedly different from the population overall.

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Andrea adds: Had I known that Mark Steyn would link to this post from National Review Online, I would have spent more time on it.

To explain then, why I find it “strange and intriguing” that they have a family medal:

Strange because in our post-60s era of feminism-motherhood and raising a family has been sadly and strangely diminished as the accomplishment that it is. It is some vestige of a bygone era, then for a woman my age (31) to read of a “family medal.” We are left with nothing more than an annual Hallmark remembrance to the grand accomplishment of raising kids.

Strange also because it seems that the state in France is attempting to condone some worthy traditional values, but the face of their state has changed so dramatically that they are not in fact being traditional at all and may end up condoning things like Shariah law in short order.

Intriguing because I believe we should honour motherhood. But how, in this age and era?       

We all want to change the world

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Rebel against low standards. Do more with your life. “Do hard things.” Join the rebelution.

And yes, I noticed that these folks are religious. And ProWomanProLife is non-religious. But a Jewish friend put me on to the group and since she can hardly be taking up the cross (it’s a standard idiom, sorry) for religious purposes, I figure it’s kosher (oops, sorry, there’s another one) to go the extra mile (for the love of the saints-would someone please expunge biblical references from daily speech) … and post about them.

But I won’t join. I remain firmly committed to low standards because that means I always exceed ‘em. It’s allowed my self-esteem to flourish for years.

Debate or jail

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As the Post reported here, Suzuki has gone too far. Wonder how he feels about this new website  to help understand the dissenting voices on climate change. Jail time for encouraging debate, or just a fine?

 

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Brigitte wonders: Actually, could we not use his idea to silence global-warming alarmists who swear the science is sound but have no idea what a non-linear equation even is?   

A Coke, a KitKat, a condom

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Seriously. Read about sex education by vending machine here.

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Brigitte sighs: I know you’re going to call me terminally old-fashioned again… But where are parents supposed to fit in those grand (and expensive) government strategies? Shouldn’t it be their job to look after their own children and make sure they have the sex-ed they need?

Order of Canada? There are millions of reasons why not

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A reporter called me yesterday asking what I thought about nominating Dr. Morgentaler for the Order of Canada.

I’d say Dr. Morgentaler should get the Order of Canada over my dead body… but why stop with me? There are so many more. 

Here’s one concrete reason why he should not get the Order of Canada: What part of “I don’t want to do this to my baby” didn’t he understand?

(That quote comes at the 2.44 mark of this short film).

Bella

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[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9AkTrbxgk] 

I’m so very curious about this movie: Bella won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.  I won’t pretend to understand whether that’s significant or not, but it sounds impressive. 

Bella now has a Canadian distributor. According to the movie’s producer, the plan is to open in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver in March.  I could not get any information as to specific dates but watch your newspaper listings. 

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