Ottawa reception at the Métropolitain Brasserie & Restaurant, Equal Voice Acting National Chair Donna Dasko thanked party leaders for their work in advancing women in politics. $ 1.2 million on Feb 2009.
Enough of the political games! Nancy Ruth is a Conservative Senator, she understands the dangerous game played by the relentless fighting in Ottawa. She is speaking truth to power. She is not mincing words. Audio here.
“We’ve got five weeks or whatever left until G-8 starts. Shut the f--- up on this issue,”
Ruth was appointed to the Senate as an Independent in 2005 by Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin, but joined the Conservative caucus a year later. She says she has never felt any awkwardness about the fact she is gay from Prime Minister Stephen Harper or any of his staff. "It just isn't an issue. I'm first and foremost a women's rights activist." - CBC May 10, 2009
This lady is no shrinking violet. I applaud her efforts trying to getting the politicians, lobbyists to drop the abortion football wedge. Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth also got our attention awhile back on gender changes to the National Anthem.I did not agree with her opinion on changing the anthem, but her voice on this ending the games makes sense.
“I am proud that Canada’s G8 Development Ministers meeting here in Canada has been so successful,” said Minister Bev Oda. “All G8 members lauded Canada’s initiative to champion healthier mothers, healthier babies and to reduce maternal and child mortality. With agreement on a set of principles to guide the leaders of G8 countries, my colleagues all believe that progress will be made to reduce the number of deaths and to keep mothers and children healthy. We agreed that our interventions must be integrated across the continuum of care, including pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth and early childhood. - G8-Halifax April 28, 2010
Ontario Senator Ruth, who is unique in the Tory caucus in that she is a strong feminist who is also gay, has a column about the proposal that will appear in Monday’s Hill Times. Liberal Senator Vivienne Poy once had a similar private member’s bill asking Parliament to replace the words “in all our sons command” with “in all of us command.” The original Old English wording was the awkward, “True patriot love thou dost in us command.”
While no one is objecting to the idea, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff told reporters the government should be taking more substantive action on women’s issues.- The Hill Times March 4, 2010Baseball Teamwork How will the media and opponents Spin this latest opinion from a Conservative, here is my opinion. Framing us as the bad guys is important.
It’s the same old narrative — Liberals good, Tories bad. Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader. Great post here.
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The G&M has a more balanced report on Senator Ruth's reaction to the aid groups.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/feminist-senator-nancy-ruth-tells-aid-groups-to-drop-abortion-fight/article1555609/
I was having preemptive fun, because we know how the forces of good aka the "centrists" like to frame conservatives as the "forces of darkness".
Thanks for the link to G & M article.
"Her comments were a suggestion of strategy, not a threat. She was arguing that if the activists let the abortion issue alone, there is a better chance the maternal-health plan will include programs for family planning and contraception. "
I do like the senator telling others to stop making this about a wedge issue and I knew it was not a "threat" because of her views and willingness to speak up about them.
Then, lo and behold, family planning has been included in the plan.
I wouldn't say that Nancy Ruth has spoken "truth to power" (as part of the government, she would the "power" side of the equation), she has clearly spoken "truth".
But apparently that's too much for a lot of pro-abortion activists. See, they're the only ones allowed to tell people to "shut the fuck up" about abortion.
Patrick I agree the title may be misleading. I view this minority government of 145 CPC serve at the pleasure of the majority. The majority are the Liberal, Bloc, NDP that can block or remove the CPC agenda. Up until recently the Liberals were able to block, delay and modify the Bills in the senate. This is why the Bills that sailed through parliament are now getting debated inside the House of Commons.
When the CPC hold a majority in both houses the phrase will be completely misleading.
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