GOP Practising Vagina Politics
GOP “government so small it fits in your uterus”. Remember when these people said they were all about jobs, jobs, jobs? What they failed to mention was that the jobs…
abortion
Liberal MP exposes hole in Resolution #58
In January, at the Liberal Party Biennial Convention, the National Women’s Liberal Commission proposed a Resolution that would seek to have the federal government penalize provinces that do not guarantee…
Attention Rick Santorum, You’ve Got Mail
This should play neatly into the hands of nutjob Republican candidate, Rick Santorum. As a devout, even rabid Catholic, Santorum draws a lot of flack for his extreme social conservatism…
PEI Premier silent on Resolution #58 – Day 39
In January the PEI NDP called on the Premier and MP’s to comment on how they voted/if they voted on Resolution #58. We heard on Compass that MP Wayne Easter…
Push for Access and Equality going strong – PEI
Another Saturday, another look back at news articles, this time a certain PEI ‘Right to Life’ (otherwise known as Anti-choice) spokesperson (whose name I refuse to type) has (and I’m…
"Ross not right for Abortion Debate" – Abortion on PEI
Another response to the article (Climate not right for Abortion Debate) written Feb. 15th, by Shane Ross a new columnist for The Guardian here in PEI. This reply is from…
MP Sean Casey and Resolution #58
In case you missed it last night, MP for Charlottetown, PEI, Sean Casey was interviewed on #FAQMP (be sure to check the Episodes page, his full interview will be posted…
Sean Casey on FAQMP – Monday night
If you’ve not seen the show FAQMP, it’s on ichannel, which you can watch on TV if you get it, or online. They interview MP’s, and folk send in video…
A Nasty, Medically Unnecessary, Coercive Procedure
This is just grostesque: A Republican supermajority has muscled two of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in years through the Virginia House, despite bitter yet futile objections from Democrats, with…
We thank you Shane Ross – for nothing
A big old ‘Thank you’ to Shane Ross who informed Islanders in an opinion piece for The Guardian on Feb. 15th – ‘Climate not right for Abortion Debate’. Thanks because…
US cable and the contraception debate. Male guests dominate the airwaves 2 to 1 over females.
Last week, at the height of the kerfuffle over Obama’s regulation to include free birth control in health insurance plans, cable news networks featured an overwhelming number of males. Out…
On the "Reawakening" of Debates. . . . .
Well, as anyone with a pulse and 10% of political common sense knew, now that the conservatives have a majority we, as a nation have begun to talk about abortion…
Harper and the abortion issue…
…or non-issue… depending on where you stand. I had an extensive back and forth with some conservative friends the other day on FB. I was referring to a piece by…
Access on PEI = Empowering Women
One of the organizers of PRRO (PEI Reproductive Rights Organization) has been nominated to become an Active-8 Ambassador, one of 8 young adults from Atlantic Canada working to bring about…
To Toronto-Danforth Liberal Members….
When you vote today for your Liberal candidate, please consider this: While others, including people I respect deeply, have attacked Trifon Haitas for his anti-choice (or pro-life, whatever you’d like…
Obamacare, birth control, and religious freedoms
The Obama administration has recently adopted a very narrow definition of religious exclusions in the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. The effect of this is that ostensibly religious…
Paging pro-choice Toronto-Danforth Libs
Thursday night is the Liberal nomination in your riding: 7 p.m. at Riverdale Collegiate Institute, 1094 Gerrard Street East.If you had thought of skipping this one, read this and think…
Mr. Casey finally comments on Resolution #58!
Here is a tweet the other day, from Karyn P. who is the host of FAQMP in ichannel: “Just interviewed @seancaseymp who answered ur #cdnpoli q’s on vets, min. wage…
Get Inspired! Pledge one Action today!
Can you remember the last time you spoke out for something? Can you remember the last time you followed up an opinion with real action? Can you remember the last…
Susan G. Komen has a job opening. Karen Handel booted?
Psst. Know anybody who knows anything about PR, handling the public and not creating shit storms? Komen is looking for a new “Director of Public Policy”, likely to replace the…