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Topic: Liberals trivializing women's equality
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Aziza
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posted 05 March 2008 07:32 PM
I just read this story in the Toronto Star. I was interested to know what the Liberal motion was about. So I checked around and found out that this is the text of the motion: quote: March 4, 2008 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) women's equality is a matter of human rights and, since the Court Challenges Program was a useful tool in achieving that end, it should be reinstated; (b) to provide a legitimate and necessary voice to the needs of women, research and advocacy should be restored to the government's Women's Program; (c) an adequate supply of high quality childcare spaces is essential to ensuring women’s participation in the workforce and the government should take the necessary steps immediately to create 125,000 spaces as it promised; (d) since access to government services is essential in rural areas and the government’s closure of 12 of 16 regional offices of Status of Women Canada further isolates rural women, the government should take immediate steps to improve access for our most isolated Canadians; (e) there is a growing need in Canada for a national housing strategy designed to assist the most vulnerable in our society and to treat them with the respect they deserve; and that, therefore, the House condemn the irresponsible and self-serving actions on November 28, 2005, by the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois which led to the installation of a government that is hostile to the rights and needs of vulnerable Canadians.
I was so disappointed that the Liberals are playing games with women's equality. They have deliberately put forward a motion that cannot be supported by the NDP or the Bloc. If the motion was calling on the Conservatives to do something for women's equality, it would have been supported by all opposition MP's. Instead, the Liberals are playing games. I bet when the motion has been defeated, the Liberals will run to women's organizations saying that the Bloc and the NDP voted against women's rights. But the truth is, the Liberals wrote a motion that has nothing to do with women's equality, and everything with cheap political shots. I've already sent a note to Maria Minna who wrote the motion to indicate my deep disappointed at her behaviour. Her email is [email protected] . If you share my disappointment at what the Liberals are doing, I encourage you to send Ms. Minna an email and cc the NDP's Irene Mathyssen at [email protected] and Bloc's Nicole Demers at [email protected]
From: Toronto | Registered: Mar 2008
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remind
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posted 05 March 2008 10:49 PM
They are apparently have a non-confidence motion tomorrow against the Bloc and the NDP. crazy on a ship of fools!!! quote: Election-wary Liberals move non-confidence in . . . . other opposition parties OTTAWA - Liberals will attempt to turn the tables Thursday on rival parties who've ridiculed them for being afraid of toppling the minority Conservative government. They'll introduce a motion condemning the NDP and Bloc Quebecois for defeating the previous Grit government in November 2005, thereby enabling Stephen Harper's Tories to win power.
The motion slams the Harper government for setting back women's equality rights by cancelling such Liberal measures as the Court Challenges Program and a national child care program.
And it concludes by resolving that the House of Commons "condemn the irresponsible and self-serving actions on Nov. 25, 2005, by the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Quebecois which led to the installation of a government that is hostile to the rights and needs of vulnerable Canadians."
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080305/national/liberals_motion
From: "watching the tide roll away" | Registered: Jun 2004
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remind
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posted 06 March 2008 08:42 AM
quote: Originally posted by Catchfire: This is absolutely laughable. How, pray tell, are the Conservatives expected to vote for this motion?
It is more than laughable, it is insane and disgusting their moving their agenda forward on the causes and life of women, another article on it:
quote: They'll introduce a motion condemning the NDP and Bloc Quebecois for defeating the previous Grit government in November 2005, thereby enabling Stephen Harper's Tories to win power.The motion slams the Harper government for setting back women's equality rights by cancelling such Liberal measures as the Court Challenges Program and a national child care program. And it concludes by resolving that the House of Commons "condemn the irresponsible and self-serving actions on Nov. 25, 2005, by the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Quebecois which led to the installation of a government that is hostile to the rights and needs of vulnerable Canadians."
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/309759
From: "watching the tide roll away" | Registered: Jun 2004
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janfromthebruce
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posted 09 March 2008 10:04 AM
quote: Originally posted by laine lowe: If they really cared about women, the Liberals would work with the other opposition parties to defeat Bill C-484 and to put a spotlight on how regressive the cuts and changes to the SWC have been to women.
Except there is a good chunk of libs who supported this bill, like the continual war in Afghanistan, the crime bill, and the budget, because well they are liberals. It seems even babblers buy into the liberal party and by extension MSM mythology that the libs are progressive, they are not. I repeat, they are not. Just look at Manley, for instance, a power in the lib party and those like him, who really run the lib party. Of course, it's sadder when lib women "stand by their men" in becoming part of silly season within the lib party. It's hard to image these guys and propping up women ruled for 13 years. Thank goodness for the public servants or we would all be in doggy weird land.
From: cow country | Registered: Apr 2007
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