Conservative backbencher for Saskatoon-Humboldt Brad Trost has indicated that the abortion debate in Canada has been reopened after Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared in May that the issue would remain closed. Trost’s statement comes on the heels of an announcement made last week that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has approved an application to … Continue reading »
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The Progressive Right: Women’s Centres Rally Today Against Thompson Rape Case Judge’s Suggestion of "Implied Consent"
Via the Canadian Federation of Students – Manitoba.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 24, 2011
WOMEN’S CENTRES RALLY AGAINST THOMPSON RAPE CASE JUDGE’S SUGGESTION OF “IMPLIED CONSENT”
MANITOBA—Women’s Centres are a…
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Judge Rules Rape Did Not Occur Because of "Misunderstanding"
According to Winnipeg judge Robert Dewar (appointed September 2009 by Justice Minister Rob Nicholson), women should not talk to men because it could be unintentionally conveyed that there is “sex in the air” and the laws regarding rape are thrown out t…
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Portugal — Drug Experiment
Portugal must be a social conservative’s worst nightmare.
For one, they decriminalized possession of narcotics ten years ago, increased treatment for addiction and targeted their criminal prosecution efforts solely on distribution and trafficking. [D…
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Blogging Tories in their Own Words
When it’s become clear that it’s time to review our words and avoid demonizing our political opponents, I am thankful for sites like Blogging Tories in their Own Words to shine the light on this distastful practice.
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Charles McVety was for Censorship before he was Against It
Charles McVety, the best spokesman for the Conservative Party a partisan Liberal could ever hope for, has come out against censorship despite being for it.
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Did PBS censor Tina Fey?
Tina Fey, winner of the 2010 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, had her speech edited during the PBS broadcast of the show.
Critics claim it’s due to the controversial nature of the speech where she addresses the rise of Sarah Palin to prominence; P…
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