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REAL Women advocating to have Status of Women Canada disbanded

April 20, 2006

REAL Women is engaging in a letter campaign to the federal government to have the Status of Women Canada (SWC) disbanded. Hence letters supporting SWC to the government from feminist groups are needed...

Below is a copy of an article from the REAL Women website that provides some ideas for where they are going with the new government. We've highlighted one section that you should look at if you don't have time or the stomach to read the whole sorry thing.

Also below, appears a copy of a National Post column that is no doubt the start of the right wing press to support their agenda.

Let's not let them do to women in the whole country what they've done to us in Ontario!

REAL Women article

Highlighted section

National Post article

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Stephen Harper
* Email: [email protected]

* Address:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa K1A 0A2

* Fax: 613-941-6900

Bev Oda, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women Canada

* Email: [email protected]

* Address:
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

* Fax: 613.992.2794

We should have a sample letter up on Monday.

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Originally posted by cana:
No... I think I'll hang around and piss a few of you off!

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Originally posted by Michelle:

No, I think you won't.

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Originally posted by cana:
I believe the disbanded of SOW is a fair and equitable decision, giving that there is no Status of Men... REAL is only pressing for what is fair and equitable.

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I don't like to kick a troll when they're already banned... well actually I do

When I was little, I used to ask, "There's a Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day, so why isn't there a Kids Day?" Of course, the answer was "Every day is Kids Day."

The Women's Program under SWC doesn't insist that all applicants be registered non-profits or charities. They are still open to supporting initiatives by ad hoc groups of women. That's crucial to encouraging truly grassroots action. Yet that policy is increasingly under threat, not to mention the existence of SWC itself.

When I was little, I used to ask, "There's a Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day, so why isn't there a Kids Day?" Of course, the answer was "Every day is Kids Day."

The reason that there isn't (and doesn't need to be) a Status of Men office is that every federal Ministry is a Status of Men office."

Scott, I think you are still little, achieving your maximum intellect by resorting to junior high mentallity responses.

There is some truth to what Cana states, even if there a few are in disagreement. Status of Women Canada definately spreads misandry, the way this department operates is certainly not in the best interest of women or girls but is only in the best interest of a select group of 'special interests'. A few years ago, dissent to their popular and common opinion resulted in SOW creating a hit list by targeting certain individuals and organizations with hate crimes. Currently the department of SOW is being sued by these individuals... and I hope the dissenters succeed!

Further, because of SOW's ideology there will never be an end to domestic violence. Until SOW and her affiliates realize and come to terms with the fact that DV is a genderless issue there will be no end in sight, and that fits nicely with SOW's agenda... keeping the flow of money for all those women shelter of which they fund.

Scott, you really need to pull your head out of the sand and see the reality for what it truly is. There is a specific need for a Status of Men, a department to oversee funding and managemnent for mens shelters and to oversee the revamping educational arena to lift these dumbed down boys unto the same intellectual level as girls.

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Originally posted by izzalbob:

.....There is a specific need for a Status of Men, a department to oversee funding and managemnent for mens shelters and to oversee the revamping educational arena to lift these dumbed down boys unto the same intellectual level as girls.

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I can support this argument.

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Originally posted by izzalbob:
Scott, you really need to pull your head out of the sand and see the reality for what it truly is. There is a specific need for a Status of Men, a department to oversee funding and managemnent for mens shelters and to oversee the revamping educational arena to lift these dumbed down boys unto the same intellectual level as girls.

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We're encouraging individuals and groups to write the PM, and send copies to the Minister of Status of Women and to the 3 opposition critics for Status of Women.