Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Let's tell the PC candidates when they call us that life issues matter to us

By Theresa Winchester, after she received a call from Caroline Mulroney's campaign and before that, an email from her campaign people.

(Note: people please challenge the PC candidates callers when they call you. We need to get the word out that prolifers are a force and life issues are most important with them. Be reasonable, be factual, be calm but be sure that the political leaders know that prolifers are paying attention and demanding attention.)

That's all very nice, Caroline, but....

I will vote based on the candidate's position on abortion.  You don't make my #1 or my #2 on that account.  In fact, you might be a solid #4.  

I'm not a raging right wing crazy.  I'm a retired career military officer, officer in the Order of Military Merit, in favour of equality for women in all matters.  But equality does not mean having unlimited right to kill a pre-born human for any or no reason, or perhaps because it's a she and not a he -- commonly known as gendercide.  Does that bear repeating?  The child in the womb is a human.  An individual.  No person has rights at the expense of the rights of another individual.  Just so's ya know, the Canadian Human Rights Act says "all individuals should have an opportunity equal with other individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have".  And then there's Appendix 5 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which Article 3 guarantees a right to life and to security; Canada must be on board with that, eh, being a civilized country as we are.  

Hmmmm.  Sounds pretty clear to me.  Yeh yeh, in Canada we get around that by saying that the pre-born are not humans and that women have a right to an abortion.  So what are they, chickens?  alligators?   And it's rather odd that no one can find that right in the Supreme Court decision on access to abortion or in any other pertinent document.  Hence, an intelligent person like myself, and presumably like yourself, would not say that there is a right when there isn't, n'est-ce pas?  Yeh, we know, Trudeau says it all the time.  But repetition does not create anything that isn't already there, at least not in my world.  We kill off a significant number of Ontario taxpayers in the womb these days and that's important to me.  More important than taxes.  More important than the carbon tax.  More important than....  well, you get the picture.   So what do you plan to do about that?  

Just so's ya know.  

And BTW, your caller hung up on me this morning when I injected this into the conversation.  Maybe to you and your team, anyone who mentions abortion IS a raging right wing crazy?   Golly gee, that's good to know. 

Theresa
​ Winchester

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Abortion bubble zone question for PC leadership candidates

Yesterday I sent this email to each leadership candidate. Except Caroline Mulroney. Why? Because there doesn't seem to be an email address for her identified anywhere. And when I sent her an email to the one she sends me email from, the address isn't valid and I get a bounce back. Hmmm... Does this mean Caroline doesn't want to hear from us?

Dear PC Candidate,

I would like to know if you would repeal the abortion bubble zone law should you become the Premier of Ontario.

As you know freedom of expression, religion and conscience rights have been killed with this law. At a recent protest pro-life people had on Sparks St. in Ottawa, the discrimination against us was very clear. We were forced to be outside the bubble zone, while pro-choice protesters were allowed to protest inside the bubble zone. Both protests carried signs. But because we are pro-life we are marginalized and demonized. None of our signs even used the word abortion.

A freedom of Information request I made to the city of Ottawa revealed that There haven't even been any charges or arrests of protesters at the Ottawa abortion site in three and a half years.

Clearly there is no need for this law, other than to satisfy extremist pro-choice people like Joyce Arthur who have called for it. Look her up if you are not aware of her tactics.

So why is the current Liberal government harassing pro-life people with this law? Harass is a strong word, but that is what is happening here. We have done nothing wrong but the government penalizes us by stomping on our freedom of expression, rights, freedom of conscience rights and freedom of religion rights.

We are taxpayers just like the rest of Ontarians, but we are not treated with the same respect as other Ontarians. If I was pro-choice and stood with the same sign at the same place, with the same sign, I would not be charged. I'm sure you see the blatant discrimination and irony we are experiencing with this law. 

I would like to hear your thoughts on this law.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney

Monday, February 19, 2018

Five candidates one choice - Tanya Granic Allen

I asked Doug Ford, Christine Elliott and Caroline Mulroney a couple of simple questions about how they would treat social conservatives if they won the PC leadership. None of them bothered to answer me. Which is what I expected. Not that I'm cynical or anything.

I don't need to ask Patrick Brown the same questions because of course I wouldn't vote for him even if he was the only candidate running. And I hazard to guess neither will any other social conservative.

I don't need to ask Tanya Granic Allen the same questions. I know her answer.


It's an easy choice.

Friday, February 16, 2018

The cluster mess that is our federal government - part 2

I just received the same form letter response from Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, as did Theresa Winchester. Here is my reply to her and her feminist boss Justin Trudeau.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Patricia Maloney 
Date: Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Canada Summer Jobs
To: RES-NC-MIN-EWDL-EDMT-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca, Patty.Hajdu@parl.gc.ca
Cc: Patricia Maloney , justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca, Prime Minister/Premier ministre

Dear Patty,

You say:
"the organization's core mandate respect individual human rights and labour laws and do not support discriminatory practices. These changes will help ensure that a young person in a job funded by the Government will work in an environment that respects the rights of all Canadians."
You are clearly of the opinion that as pro-life / Christian people, we "support discriminatory practices". Further you are also apparently of the opinion that we do not "respect the rights of all Canadians".

Do you have any idea how insulting that is to us? 

Not only are your opinions patently false but the irony here is that you and your government--and your leader Justin Trudeau and I guess all Liberals for that matter since all Liberals are forced to tow the party line--discriminate against us and refuse to respect our Charter rights. In fact why is it that your government has the gall to use our Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a justification for this deplorable behaviour you engage in?

We respect the rights of all Canadians, before and after birth, whereas your government can only find it in their hardened hearts to support those people who have the good fortune to make it out of the womb in one piece and not ripped apart in a bloody mess of death. 

What a terrible legacy your government will have once it finally leaves office: the most anti Charter rights government Canada has ever had and the most pro-abortion. This is embarrassing to all Canadians, to me, and to the world.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 2:46 PM, <RES-NC-MIN-EWDL-EDMT-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca> wrote:
Dear Ms. Maloney:

On behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, this email is in response to your correspondence regarding the recent change to the eligibility requirements for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.

The intent of the CSJ program has always been to provide young people with high quality, paid summer work opportunities, where they can gain valuable experience and earn money to help pay for school.

As you are aware, the 2018 application asks organizations to confirm that both the job and the organization's core mandate respect individual human rights and labour laws and do not support discriminatory practices.

These changes will help ensure that a young person in a job funded by the Government will work in an environment that respects the rights of all Canadians.

To address questions from Canadians on eligibility, Employment and Social Development Canada published supplementary information on the CSJ web page at www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/supplementary-information.html. You are encouraged to consult this information, which includes examples of core mandates and proposed jobs.

As outlined in the supplementary information, an organization’s core mandate is the primary activities undertaken by the organization that reflect its ongoing services provided to the community. It is not the beliefs, nor the values of the organization. To respect individual human rights means that an organization’s primary activities and the job responsibilities do not seek to remove or actively undermine existing rights.

Thank you for writing to share your views on this matter.

Yours sincerely,



Canada Summer Jobs
An initiative of the Summer Work Experience Program
Employment and Social Development Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-935-5555

The cluster mess that is our federal government

It's too bad our politicians have such a difficult time grasping what rights are in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They just can't seem to grasp why we are upset with them when they ignore our actual rights all the while wanting us to honour their made up rights. 

I think Patty Hajdu and Justin Trudeau must listen to Joyce Arthur and other pro-abortions too much. As a result they actually believe the untruths Arthur repeats about "abortion rights".

Sad eh?

Read an email exchange below between Theresa Winchester and Minister Hajdu on the summer jobs program.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What nonsense you write.  

There is no individual human right to an abortion.  Look it up in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Look it up in the Supreme Court case law on the subject.  Nothing in our land has created a right to an abortion.  Just because something is repeated by an elected official does not make it law.  An elected official who does not understand the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms nor Supreme Court decisions is, well, let's just say "dangerous" rather than so many adjectives that come to mind.  

If you want a work "environment that respects the rights of all Canadians", let's start with the rights of the individuals who don't agree with the Liberal Party's take on the world.  Odd how their rights appear to be forgotten in the cluster mess that is our federal government.  Surely they are encompassed in the term "all Canadians".  Since when did belief in the views of the governing party become an integral part of the hiring criteria?  

I can not believe that you can even write such dribble.  

Theresa

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 9:10 AM, <RES-NC-MIN-EWDL-EDMT-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca> wrote:
Dear Ms. Winchester:

On behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, this email is in response to your correspondence regarding the recent change to the eligibility requirements for the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.

The intent of the CSJ program has always been to provide young people with high quality, paid summer work opportunities, where they can gain valuable experience and earn money to help pay for school.

As you are aware, the 2018 application asks organizations to confirm that both the job and the organization's core mandate respect individual human rights and labour laws and do not support discriminatory practices.

These changes will help ensure that a young person in a job funded by the Government will work in an environment that respects the rights of all Canadians.

To address questions from Canadians on eligibility, Employment and Social Development Canada published supplementary information on the CSJ web page atwww.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/supplementary-information.html. You are encouraged to consult this information, which includes examples of core mandates and proposed jobs.

As outlined in the supplementary information, an organization’s core mandate is the primary activities undertaken by the organization that reflect its ongoing services provided to the community. It is not the beliefs, nor the values of the organization. To respect individual human rights means that an organization’s primary activities and the job responsibilities do not seek to remove or actively undermine existing rights.

Thank you for writing to share your views on this matter.

Yours sincerely,



Canada Summer Jobs
An initiative of the Summer Work Experience Program
Employment and Social Development Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-935-5555

Thursday, February 15, 2018

MAID - 1030 deaths in Ontario as of Dec 31, 2017

There have been  1030 euthanasia cases in Ontario as of 2017. This is from the office of the Chief Coroner in Ontario.

How tragic.

UPDATE:
Here are Health Canada's totals on MAID for all of Canada.

When I asked my contact at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long term care what the doctor's billing code was for MAID, this is what I was told there currently isn't one:
"At the moment there isn’t anything in the claims data that would identify these types of cases. I have spoken with the program area who develops the billing codes for physicians and there is currently work underway to develop the billing codes for MAID.  
The only billing code available now is to certify death which would be used on all cases where a physician would certify an individual deceased. 
There is no billing code currently within the Schedule of Benefits from which the physician’s could submit for MAID.  The only billing code which they could submit is to certify death which would apply to all deceased patients in Ontario, there is no mechanism to isolate cases of MAID at this time. I have been told the Chief Coroner’s office in Ontario is tracking these cases but I have no insight as to the type of information being collected."
When I asked the chief Coroner's office I was sent the report linked to above.

A final thought. If the doctors don't have a billing code for MAID, then how are they getting paid, because you can be assured they are being paid. My contact couldn't answer that question.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

2016 abortion statistics - CIHI is still under reporting abortions

CIHI has released their 2016 abortion statistics. They are down slightly from 2015. 

For Ontario, CIHI reported 38,383 abortions. This number is 5,726 less than what the Ontario the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care reported for 2016/2017: 44,109.

So CIHI's numbers continue to be under reported.

Monday, February 12, 2018

Dear Caroline, Christine and Doug, I have a question for you

Dear Caroline, Christine and Doug,

Patrick Brown threw social conservatives under the bus after the last leadership convention.

We would like to know what you plan to do about us if you are elected.

Will you

A) do what Patrick Brown did: court us then divorce us?

B) do what Justin Trudeau did: ban us from the party, then harass us with his charter denying policies?

or

C) acknowledge that social conservatives are also tax payers, are not second class citizens, that our views are respected and listened to, and that we be allowed to debate abortion, in what should not be, a theoretical democracy?

Please reply to maloneyp64@gmail.com and I will post your replies. If you choose to ignore my question, this will of, course speak volumes to us.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Government harasses, bullies and discriminates against pro-life people

Read this email trail from the bottom up.

Here is the $64,000 question we must ask ourselves. Why is it that the government of Ontario
"does not tolerate any form of harassment against women exercising their fundamental right to choose"
but it is fine and dandy for the government of Ontario (and of course the federal government) to continually and relentlessly harass and bully and discriminate against pro-life people?

Why is that? Can someone please, please, please explain this to me?


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Patricia Maloney 
Date: Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Person arrested with sign about Freedom of Expression and Religion
To: "Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Constituency Office)"
Cc: "Nathalie Des Rosiers, MPP (Constituency Office)" , Patricia Maloney


Dear Yasir Naqvi,

A freedom of Information request of the city of Ottawa revealed that there have been no charges and no arrests of pro-life people at the Ottawa abortion site:

So can you please explain to me why the Ontario government is harassing pro-life people with this law? Harass is a strong word, but that is what is happening here. We have done nothing wrong but the government penalizes us by stomping on our freedom of expression, rights, freedom of conscience rights and freedom of religion rights.

We are taxpayers just like the rest of Ontarians, but we are not treated with the same respect as other Ontarians. If I was pro-choice and stood with the same sign at the same place, with the same sign, I would not be charged. I'm sure you see the blatant discrimination we are experiencing with this law. 

I think we are owed an explanation as to why you are doing this.

Thank you

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney

On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Constituency Office) <ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org> wrote:
Dear Patricia,

Thank you for writing the Constituency Office of Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre.  Our government does not tolerate any form of harassment against women exercising their fundamental right to choose.  All women across Ontario should have access to safe health care services and our government will continue to defend a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions and to feel safe while doing so.

We appreciate the time you have taken to email MPP Naqvi, however, It is not within the purview of the MPP’s office to respond to questions related to the Ottawa Police Service.  Should you wish to gain more information about any police file, I would suggest contacting the Ottawa Police directly at 613-236-1222.  I did notice in the article you attach that “police did not specify which sections of the act were allegedly broken”.

Should we wish to learn more about Bill 163, Protecting a Woman's Right to Access Abortion Services Act, 2017, I would be happy to direct any specific questions you have to the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Thank you,

Jessica Dawson | Constituency Assistant |
Office of Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre


If you require communication supports or alternate formats to make this email more accessible, please let me know.



From: Patricia Maloney [mailto:maloneyp64@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 5:54 PM
To: Naqvi, Yasir MPP
Cc: Des Rosiers, Nathalie MPP CO; Patricia Maloney
Subject: Fwd: Person arrested with sign about Freedom of Expression and Religion

Dear Yasir Naqvi,

A person was arrested in Ottawa this week because he was holding a sign that said: 

"Freedom of Expression and Religion, No Censorship. Above those words was a copy of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and a large crucifix."

I thought the new abortion bubble zone law was for people protesting against abortion. His sign said nothing about abortion. So why was he arrested? 


Thank you.

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Ottawa FOI Part 3 - Joyce Arthur compares pro-life people to neo-Nazis and white supremacists

The FOI I did regarding the pro-life flag being flown over city hall generated hundreds of letters. Most were from pro-life people, with a handful from pro-choice people.

One of the letters was from pro-abortion Joyce Arthur. No surprise there. It's quite the letter.
From: Joyce Arthur (mailto:joyce@arcc-cdac.ca) 
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:34 PM
To: Watson, Jim (Mayor/Maire) 
Cc: Deans Diane; McKenney, Catherine; Wilkinson, Marianne; Fleury, Mathieu; Nussbaum, Tobi; Leiper, Jeff 
Subject: Please remove anti-choice flag from City Hall TODAY 
Importance: High 
Dear Mayor Jim Watson, 
Please immediately remove the anti-choice flag from Ottawa City Hall. 
This flag is an affront to women's human rights, and I've heard visceral reactions from supporters in Ottawa who feet "sick to my stomach", "disgusted", "ashamed" and "embarrassed" that their City would disrespect women's rights in this way. 
Please be more sensitive to basic human rights. As a local government, you are bound to the Charter. It is wrong and discriminatory for the City of Ottawa to fly any flag espousing a cause that would remove the constitutional rights of women and transgender people who can get pregnant. The groups behind the March for Life seek to criminalize abortion, but our Supreme Court and lower courts have found that restrictions on abortion compromise women's Charter rights to bodily security, as well as life, liberty, privacy, and conscience. 
Please ask yourself whether you would fly a flag with a message from local residents who are white supremacists or neo-Nazis. We simply ask you to draw the line where it also respects women's rights, as well as the rights of group.  
They are protected as a vulnerable group under human rights codes and the Charter, just like ethnic and other minorities. 
Thank you very much for your consideration.  
Sincerely,
Joyce Arthur
Executive Director
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC)
P0B 2663, Station Main
Vancouver, BC, V6B 3W3
joyce@arcc-cdac.cawww.arcc-cdac.ca
First, It's hard to imagine a flag that says "March for Life" could actually cause someone to feet "sick to my stomach", "disgusted", "ashamed" and "embarrassed".

Second, "Be more sensitive to human rights". Is there anything more sensitive than supporting the right to life of all human beings, not just female human beings?

Third, " It is wrong and discriminatory for the City of Ottawa to fly any flag espousing a cause that would remove the constitutional rights of women and transgender people who can get pregnant". Since there's no charter right to abortion, nobody's discriminating against women's rights. If anybody's rights are being stomped on it's our right to freedom of expression and conscience.

Finally, "white supremacists and neo-Nazis"? Has it come to this? Comparing people who support the rights of all human beings, are now being compared to one of the most despicable movements on the planet. 

One final thing Joyce. The flag is not an anti-choice flag. It's a pro-life flag. I know you won't stop calling everything we do anti-choice, but you know, it is kind of pathetic.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Ottawa FOI Part 2 - How Jim Watson and Mathieu Fleury caved to the pro-abortions

Below I've transcribed emails I received from my city of Ottawa FOI, regarding the pro-life flag mess.

They tell the story of how the pro-life flag received authorization to be flown at city hall, for last year's March for Life.

You may recall that Mayor Watson blamed the flag mess on the fact that the bureaucrats approved the flag.

This may be so, but as you will see below, the request originally came via email and was addressed to both Mayor Watson and Councillor Mathieu Fleury. Fleury even spoke to the requester.

It seems that somehow the request was handled by the bureaucrats who by the way, clearly have a close relationship to the mayor. All you need to do is look at their positions:

  • Protocol Officer
  • Chief of Protocol
  • Communications Director to Mayor Watson
  • Executive Assistant to Mayor Watson

Why didn't Watson or Fleury refuse the request when it first came in? Do they not read their email?Fleury clearly did, because he even spoke with the flag requester. Instead they took the flag down, after it had gone through (we must assume) the proper channels and only when the excrement hit the fan with the pro-abortions screaming bloody murder did Watson cave.

It also seems that Fleury, who spoke to the flag requester, even told him that his request was being considered. The next thing we know Fleury throws the requester under the bus when he signed that horrid proclamation against the flag.

Nice way to treat your constituent.



Monday April 24, 2017 at 1:04 AM.
An email is sent from a person (name redacted) to Jim Watson, and cc'd to councillor Mathieu Fleury:
"Mayor Watson,
Mayor Greg Dionne of Prince Albert Saskatchewan a strong believer in freedom of speech and freedom of rights has flown the life flag in his city. Ottawa has a variety of flags, as a taxpayer I respectfully request that this flag could be flown also for the 20th anniversary of the March for Life here in Ottawa. Please advise if this request could be granted. Attached flag going up in Prince Albert.
Yours truly"
Monday May 01, 2017 at 1:06 PM
Another message came into the city via their website. The message says this:
"Spoke to Matthew Fleury this AM about a reply to my request to Mayor Watson, I received a reply it would be under consideration. Mr. Fleury advised me it would be your department. Would appreciate a reply ASAP."
Tuesday May 2, 2017 9:17 AM 
Email from Communications Officer, Mayor's Office to Executive Assistant to Mayor Jim Watson
"This is the original request" (Attached to this email is the original April 24 email flag request)
Tuesday May 2, 2017 11:07 AM 
Email from Executive Assistant, Mayor's office to Protocol Advisor
"[Communications Officer, Mayor's office] received this correspondence concerning your earlier inquiry."
Tuesday May 2, 2017 1:13 PM
Email from Protocol Advisor to the Chief of Protocol:
"This is the request that we received yesterday through Councillor Fleury's office. Councillor Fleury told the gentleman that we will give consideration to his request however raising the flag is very controversial. In having to reply to this request I need your guidance."
Tuesday May 2, 2017,  2:47 PM 
From Chief of Protocol to Protocol Advisor
"Can you see if we are proclaiming the day; if we are, it would be difficult to deny the request. We can discuss at our one-on-one tomorrow.
Tuesday May 2, 2017 2:52 PM:
From Protocol Advisor to Chief of Protocol:
"I will bring this forward tomorrow. A proclamation has been issued and sent to the organizer." 
Wednesday May 10, 2017 3:48 PM
From Protocol Advisor to Director of Policy
"Attached is the flag as per your request."
More later.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Po-choice people can express freedom of expression rights but pro-life people cannot

Today was the first day of the new bubble zone legislation. Pro-life people are now banned from exercising their freedom of expression rights to protest abortion within 50 metres of any abortion facility in Ontario.

We already know that there is no need for a bubble zone. My FOI on police reports at 65 Bank Street revealed no assaults where a charge was laid.

Here is the line we cannot cross.


Here's the sign that delimits the area. Do not protest on the wrong side of this sign unless you want a fine and or go to jail.


About 17 metres away at the corner of Sparks St. and Bank were the "pro-choice" protesters.

So here's the thing. Pro-life people are banned from exercising their freedom of expression rights and must do so outside the bubble zone. But "pro-choice" people can exercise their freedom of expression rights (they're actually protesting us) inside the bubble zone.



I think this is called a double standard.

This double standard is because in the Ontario government's paternalistic approach to pro-lifers. They must ensure that at all times our Charter rights are denied at every possible moment, and at any possible place they deem appropriate.

Paul Lauzon got some great pictures and footage of this continued campaign of discrimination against pro-life people.

Here is Maureen Ward's playlist of four short videos. Included in this list is a short video of the "pro-choice" people exercising their freedom of expression rights, the same rights we are not allowed to express.