MPs should respond to constituents

I just received the latest newsletter from my MP, Mona Fortier. She opens her newsletter with this: 

"with the election behind us and the swearing-in of the new government...I want to sincerely thank you for once again placing your trust in me. It's an honour to represent you, and I remain committed to serving every member of our community--no matter who you voted for...my door is always open."(emphasis added) MP Mona Fortier 

Since it's an honour for my MP to represent me, one would think that she would have the courtesy to reply to my letter -- no matter who I voted for. (I have now asked her four times for an answer. No response.)

Her newsletter contains the usual Liberal talking points about how much the government is going to do, but not a single word about where that money is going to come from to do it. 

She did have time to write the newsletter and have 14 pictures taken of herself to include in her newsletter, but not 10 minutes to answer my letter.

The role of an MP is supposedly:

"The member of parliament represents his constituency through service in the House of Commons. This does not mean, however, that he spends most of this time sitting in the House, or even that attendance there is the most important part of his work. An MP spends far more of his working life outside the House than in it … . The job is people-oriented, involving talking about and listening to ideas, proposals, and complaints, reconciling opposing viewpoints, explaining party or government policy to citizens and citizens’ views to party and government, getting action out of the government on problems of constituents, and examining how the government uses or abuses the power it exercises on behalf of the people of Canada." (Emphasis added)

Just answer my questions. It's your job to do so. Even if I didn't vote for you.

Should an MP answer a constituent's questions?

I have a serious question. How does one get their MP to answer a sincere and respectful question? I have now asked my MP Mona Fortier, two questions (letter below), four times. I have not received a response from her.

So where does Fortier's support lie on the charitable status of religious organizations? I think that as her constituent, I have a right to know. 

If my political leanings were liberal and not conservative would she answer me then? 

Dear Mona Fortier,

• Do you support the continued recognition of religion as a basis for charitable status?
• Will you oppose any attempt to revoke charitable status based on a faith-based organization’s religious beliefs?

Thank you. I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney

New data reveals Quebec's late-term live birth abortions for 2023/2024

In the past when I reported on Canada's late term live-birth abortions, Quebec's numbers were always excluded from CIHI's data. For the first time, I have now received Quebec's numbers for 2023/2024. 

I originally reported 123 abortions for 2023/2024 for Canada, and now we know that Quebec performed an additional 27 of these late term born-alive abortions for a new total of 150.

Student Summer Jobs grants should be open to all Catholics

Dear Mark Carney,

I understand you are a Catholic. Well I have a question for you that is very important for all Catholics, and especially for student Catholics trying to get a job this summer. The Summer Jobs Program has increased the job grants this year by 6,000. This is great news. 

While CSJ was on track to create 70,000 jobs for youth this summer, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, today announced up to 6,000 more Canada Summer Jobs opportunities. This will unlock new opportunities for Canadian youth and help our country build the strongest economy in the G7.

Since you are a practicing Catholic I'm sure you will agree with me that Catholic organizations who stand up for life issues, (because of course Catholics are pro-life) that you will change the criteria for the Summer Jobs Program to allow all Christian and Catholic groups to now be eligible for this program.

Can you please confirm for me that this will be the case?

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you real soon.

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney

Total 2023-2024 late-term born alive and stillbirth abortion numbers are up

Born alive and stillbirth late term abortions for 2023/2024. Totals for late-term born alive/stillbirth abortions combined, are more than the total for the previous year by 125. Comparison of the last five years below.

That is 642 late-term born alive abortions in just five years.

That is 5,738 late-term stillbirth abortions in just five years.

These numbers are most probably grossly underreported because CIHI only publishes numbers from nine provinces and the three territories. Noticeably absent is Quebec's numbers. I've asked CIHI why this is the case, and am waiting for a response.

However we do know that Quebec also performs these horrific abortions. 

'In Quebec, induced abortions during the second trimester of pregnancy result in a live birth more than one in ten times (11.2%). Of these live-born fetuses, one in ten survives more than 3 hours. These are the findings of a study published in June 2024 in the scientific journal American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG).  

The study was based on all second trimester abortions (13,777) performed in the hospitals of Quebec between 1989 and 2021. In Quebec, the law does not stipulate a maximum time limit for performing an abortion. The researchers found that abortions performed during the second trimester of pregnancy due to fetal anomalies doubled between the period 1989 - 2000 and 2011-2021. At the same time, they observed a significant increase in live births following a second-trimester abortion: the rate of 4.1 live births per 100 abortions in 1989-2001 climbs to 20.8% for the 2011-2021 period.

This is particularly true for abortions between 20 and 24 weeks of amenorrhea (18-22 weeks of pregnancy): in this case, more than one fetus in five is alive at the time of expulsion (21.7%).'

The pro-abortions always like to say that these late-term abortions are always done because of fetal anomalies or the health of the mother. But in 48% of these cases, the Quebec abortions took place for "personal or unspecified reasons" on a healthy fetus:

'The study showed that in 48% of second trimester abortions in Quebec, i.e. almost half the cases, there was no medical indication on the fetal side, nor any medical emergency on the maternal side. In these cases, the abortion took place for “personal or unspecified” reasons, on a healthy fetus.'

So many lies.