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Choking Back Tears

Choking Back Tears

Joel Eastwood, The Canadian Press  04.30.2013
OTTAWA - During her seven years as a cabinet minister, some of them difficult, Rona Ambrose has rarely been anything but cool and detached.But...
Anti-Abortion MP Heckled By Protester Dressed As Vagina

Anti-Abortion MP Heckled By Protester Dressed As Vagina

03.15.2013
A lecture by Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth came to an abrupt and bizarre end at the University of Waterloo on Wednesday night. Protesters...

Don't Call Them "Women's" Issues

03. 8.2013
In order to achieve real change, women-focused policies and issues can't be segregated or lumped together where they so often end up marginalized...
Ottawa Inks Hefty Shipbuilding Contract

Ottawa Inks Hefty Shipbuilding Contract

Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press  03. 7.2013
HALIFAX - Ottawa's plan to bolster the navy's fleet nudged toward the drawing board Thursday after it signed a contract to design the next...
The Right Planes at the Right Price

The Right Planes at the Right Price

02. 6.2013
The Harper government is committed to examining all options in replacing Canada's CF-18 fleet. We will not purchase a replacement aircraft...
Group Of Tory MPs Want Some Abortions Investigated As Homicides

Group Of Tory MPs Want Some Abortions Investigated As Homicides

The Canadian Press  01.31.2013
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says while some of his Conservative MPs may not agree, abortion is legal in Canada.Harper made the comments...
67% Of Canadians Know A Woman Who Has Experienced Abuse

67% Of Canadians Know A Woman Who Has Experienced Abuse

12.11.2012
Just days after the 23rd anniversary of the Montreal Massacre and National Day of Action on Violence Against Women, a new study shows that...
She Got An Earful Over Abortion-Related Vote

She Got An Earful Over Abortion-Related Vote

12. 5.2012
As soon as the minister responsible for the status of women rose from her seat to support a motion that would have opened up a debate on...
My Motion Got Stuck on One Word:

My Motion Got Stuck on One Word: "Abortion"

10. 2.2012
The word "abortion" seemed to cast a hypnotic spell over MPs who spoke against Motion 312 in the Parliamentary debate, causing them to...
We Don't Need Rona Ambrose to Represent Women

We Don't Need Rona Ambrose to Represent Women

09.28.2012
Many saw Rona Ambrose's vote as the opening salvo in an effort to unwind the long-established principle of a woman's right to choose, and...
Motion 312: If You're An Old White Guy, I Don't Want to Hear IIt

Motion 312: If You're An Old White Guy, I Don't Want to Hear IIt

09.28.2012
Here's an age old riddle for you: how many old white guys does it take to editorialize on a subject that has to do solely with a woman's...

Rona Ambrose's Vote Sucker-Punched Women

09.28.2012
Wednesday evening was a perilous moment for every person with a uterus in Canada and elsewhere. In a country where we are applauded for...
What Exactly Does The Minister For Status Of Women Do?

What Exactly Does The Minister For Status Of Women Do?

09.27.2012
After Canada's Minister for the Status of Women Rona Ambrose voted in favour of a motion that would have re-opened the debate on abortion,...

Rona Ambrose May Have a Point, But Abortion Is No Answer

09.27.2012
A lot has been made of Rona Ambrose's support for Motion 312, and her justification that she has concerns about sex selection abortion....
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