Comments on: Harper not opening abortion debate? GG gives Jubilee medals to anti-choice Cons (as in Convicts)

By: Deb OConnor

Deb OConnor — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:17:38 +0000

Thanks for your support, JYMM and MARHARG. I guess we just carry on and hope a few people get the message we’re trying so hard to deliver. I just had a woman who went to school with my son comment on facebook that she credited my work for enlightening her on social issues and encouraging her to stand up for her beliefs, which is gratifying. We hear more rebukes than thanks most of the time so it was nice.

As to the commenter here who thinks this story is a fake, maybe he should tell that Catholic group who did an online story praising the anti choice zealots for getting their medals.

By: Maharg

Maharg — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:25:06 +0000

Don’t be too disappointed Deb, many of us read and absorb the information on good blog sites such as Sister Sages without comment. Although it is gratifying when others recognize your efforts. You are not a voice in the wilderness.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:02:57 +0000

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/25/medal-tarnished-by-unworthy-recipients

According to the SUN, “partner organizations” get to hand out their own medals. REAL Women is one of those organizations.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:59:31 +0000

I haven’t heard of any other medals being awarded via ceremony though, and there’s no additional recipient list.

By: Jymn

Jymn — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:45:32 +0000

Mmmm. Your link goes to the February announcement. Medals are given throughout the year. It looks like that 60K number is true.

http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14019&lan=eng

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:21:12 +0000

The lifesite story is fake.

A) Only 60 Canadians were awarded, not 60,000. And B) Those women are not on the list of recipients.

http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14414&lan=eng

By: Jymn

Jymn — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:24:06 +0000

Thank you Deb for the link. Fine post, too.

It’s a huge mystery why Canadians are so apathetic about what is happening in this country. The eye opener to me was my prog sister with a history of voting Green, told me this past summer she voted for Harper because of ‘unions’ and ‘who else is there to vote for anymore?’

It broke my heart but she has a point. Nobody on the left is inspiring or messaging properly. Bloggers preach to the choir but the public is fed a steady stream of Sun Media/Globe & Mail/Postmedia Conservative editorializing. The Libs have let their economic stewardship be commandeered by the Cons, who take credit, with barely a peep. Mulcair is too political to fully take on the Cons.

Our voices are lost. Reason has been abandoned. Who’s going to pay attention to a prog blog when the message has been preempted by the Con-media conglomerate?

By: Deb O'Connor

Deb O'Connor — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:01:46 +0000

Thanks so much for writing and posting this piece. I didn’t know about it and was utterly shocked to find out. What really shocks me though is that I did a piece of my own, crediting this site of course, and not one person has made a comment on the blog I write for. Not one. Does nobody care that our government is so morally bankrupt that they would champion these criminals?

Here’s a link to the blog:

http://burdreport.ca/?p=5248

By: Jymn

Jymn — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:13:42 +0000

I didn’t know it was a game.

As for Harper not being involved – of course he isn’t. He never is.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:47:32 +0000

Oh, don’t worry. You’re still in the lead. They could give medals to a thousand pro-life activists; so long as Henry Morgantaler holds the Order of Canada, it’ll never be enough to erase the shame.

By the way, I see no evidence that Harper was anywhere near this decision. We’re talking about two medals out of 60,000, allocated to hundreds of politicans and NGOs to award as they see fit. By the time they’re all given out, there won’t be a person in Canada who doesn’t disagree with some. (Also, anybody who has certain other honours gets this one automatically — so Morgentaler’s got one, if that makes you feel better.)