On March 22, NDP Health Minister Elizabeth Cull ordered 33 pubic hospitals in her province to provide “abortion services.” This includes such hospitals as the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, where the board of directors had ended the practice. From now on Boards of Directors, despite being elected by the people of the local community, will no longer have a say. Thus in the [...]
The federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Don Mazankowski in late February has shown once again that feminists have nothing to fear from the Mulroney government. Startled In a move that must have startled many Tory back-benchers, the budget for the Status Of Women Co-ordination Office shot up from $3.98 million to $10.24 million, a 157 per cent increase. The budget for [...]
The warning sign for pro-lifers came early. Three days before the Federal Liberal policy convention opened in Hull, Quebec on Thursday, February 20, the Ottawa Citizen blew the whistle on the efforts of pro-life Liberals to restore their political party. Pro-life faction Under the heading “Battle shapes up over abortion,” the Citizen noted that “A pro-life faction within the Liberal Party will [...]