tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48364305068766976282024-03-18T10:33:02.245-04:00Run With LifePatricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.comBlogger1324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-89177810420031410192024-03-06T14:26:00.001-05:002024-03-06T14:26:57.814-05:00RCMP must finally investigate born-alive abortions<p>Campaign Life Coalition is asking for the RCMP to open up an investigation into the tragedy of abortions that result in the live birth of a child. These children are born alive and left to die.</p><p></p><blockquote><i>'Data from Statistics Canada and from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, a government-controlled reporting body, show that abortion attempts were made against the lives of these babies in regulated Canadian medical facilities. The data shows that these babies survived these assaults, that they were born alive, and then they died'</i></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7t7xUMzX-A-3LEtQCsO7iy3VP1AUpam8JQRR5CuAMCbchW5m0tTi9WvCSquCyU-ncemLJsDXoRD4RjyLtkpUEET8Vx5E5XsPnjImmpCYlXroY6DN9YDVtiR0-AjCKOEqBAXpwcVEC7SxikEZz-JinKnA4mDclafYba60HlEvKTVvOTbESJ3WoEcQ1_8/s3229/CLC%20letter%20Born%20alive%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7t7xUMzX-A-3LEtQCsO7iy3VP1AUpam8JQRR5CuAMCbchW5m0tTi9WvCSquCyU-ncemLJsDXoRD4RjyLtkpUEET8Vx5E5XsPnjImmpCYlXroY6DN9YDVtiR0-AjCKOEqBAXpwcVEC7SxikEZz-JinKnA4mDclafYba60HlEvKTVvOTbESJ3WoEcQ1_8/w492-h640/CLC%20letter%20Born%20alive%20.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2021-2022 alone there were <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NX3ZlhiETlnsXIsYTvJZ6WwlddiZ_EsS/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0048ff;">149 of these tragic live born deaths from abortion</span></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/04/canada-continues-to-allow-born-alive.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000dff;">MP Maurice Vellacott also asked the RCMP look into this in 2013</span></a>. At the time Commissioner Bob Paulson refused to investigate these deaths; it seems he allowed his pro-abortion ideaology to get in the way of impartiality:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><blockquote><i>"Your assertion that some, any or all of these occurrences constitute a crime requires an untenable contortion of the Criminal Code far removed from the legal consequences of the Morgentaler decision and the reality of a quarter century of deliberate Parliamentary inaction.'</i></blockquote></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully Commissioner Mike Duheme will do the right thing and finally investigate these horrific deaths.</div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-42557413672301733662024-02-12T15:05:00.001-05:002024-02-12T15:09:18.444-05:00Canadian government unable to justify its persecution of pro-life charities<p></p><p>My ATIP to the Privy Council Office (PCO):</p><blockquote><i>“Regarding this letter from the PMO to the Finance Department https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2021/12/16/deputy-prime-minister-and-minister-finance-mandate-letter which says: <b>"Introduce amendments to the Income Tax Act to make anti-abortion organizations that provide dishonest counselling to pregnant women about their rights and options ineligible for charitable status..."</b> I am requesting all the supporting documentation to and from the The Privy Council Office and to and from any other government department including the PMO, that supports this need to make anti-abortion charities lose their charitable status. This would also include all documented materials from external persons or organizations and government departments that provided evidence of this "dishonest counselling" to the PCO. I would also like to see the criteria that will be used to dis-qualify the affected organizations for losing their charitable status. In other words, how will Revenue Canada decide that these organizations are engaging in "dishonest counselling"?” My request would be from Jan 1, 2020 to the present day”.</i></blockquote><p>It took almost eight months to receive a miniscule <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fQD0qg3V1t61GvYvmxLbYgsejreBk8yy/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;">10 pages</span></a>. From what little I did receive, and based on how long it took to receive it, I must conclude that they looked really hard to find something, anything at all, that would support their persecution of pro-life organizations. But they couldn't find a thing:</p><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I received no supporting documentation that supports the 'need' to make charities lose their charitable status.</li><li>I received no supporting documentation from external persons or organizations of evidence of any 'dishonest counseling'.</li><li>I did not receive the 'criteria' that would be used to disqualify these organizations from losing their charitable status.</li></ul><div>What I did receive, was an admission that <b>there is no legal right to abortion</b> in Canada:</div><div><i></i><blockquote><i>"Although abortion was decriminalized in 1988 as a result of R. v. Morgentaler, there is no legal right to abortion in Canada.</i></blockquote><p>The mandate to remove the charitable status from pro-life groups by this Liberal government is based purely on ideological reasons, not on any evidence, and not on any facts.</p></div><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-33050998715648186612024-02-05T09:23:00.002-05:002024-02-05T16:42:16.401-05:00Dying with Dignity's death advocacy is heartwarming, motivating, exciting, wonderful, awesome<p>Some particularly ghoulish quotes from Dying with Dignity's emails, as they eagerly begged for donations prior to the year end. (Remember that in 2022 they had <b>$8 million dollars in assets;</b> spent a whopping <b>$612,015 on fundraising, $793,408 on advertising, and $1,240,622 on salaries</b>. No small potatoes for these death pushers but clearly they needed <i>more</i>.)</p><p><b></b></p><blockquote><p>"I have been blown away by the incredible response we received last week in the lead up to the 2023 year-end deadline. It was one of the <b>most heart-warming and motivating acknowledgements of the deep commitment to this work</b>...1,154 donors across 10 provinces, 2 territories, and 3 states, we raised an unprecedented $197,000 toward our 2024 budgetary goals...thank you for being part of this <b>wonderful moment</b>...what this backing means for Dying With Dignity Canada this year... we will be investing deeply in our advocacy, public education, patient navigation and support programs to advance end-of-life choice and care across the country... we will be championing policy changes to remove barriers to access at both the federal level (including any remaining legal impediments) and provincial level (primarily addressing institutional religious obstruction)...The possibilities are quite <b>exciting</b>.</p><p><b>...</b></p><p>I have, <b>what we fondly call at the office, the ‘awesome problem</b>.’It happens when your work goes a little too well. And by solving one problem you create a whole new one — and, of course, make more work for yourself in the process. But I like to focus on the <b>‘awesome’ part of the ‘awesome problem’</b>: it means that Kelsey, Kat and I are on the right track. People across Canada are hungry for more resources, support and community around end-of-life choice and care. As word spreads about the tools, demand for kits and guides that can help patients and their families at every stage of their end-of-life exploration — including medical assistance in dying (MAID) — has only continued to grow. I have a feeling that you might want to join me in tackling this <b>‘awesome problem.</b>’ Will you chip in $50, or whatever you can, to help fund Dying With Dignity Canada’s ambitious Support program goals in 2024? Our budget deadline for this ends on December 31.</p></blockquote><p>But then this week DYDC's email took a somber note when they learned that the government will again delay euthanasia for mental illness. Darn it.</p><p>DYDC is also pushing for advance requests to be killed. Heck, they will even help you write your own op-ed to newspapers.:</p><p></p><blockquote>"You can start with something as simple as “This is my experience and why I support advance requests for medical assistance in dying.” Reach out to our Communications team at media@dyingwithdignity.ca if you would like support in writing your piece or connecting with your local paper."</blockquote><p></p><p>And if you have dementia, there's still hope you can be put to death if you: </p><p></p><blockquote>"satisfy all the requirements laid out in the federal law." Whew.</blockquote><p></p><p>Last but not least DYDC has written a handy booklet: <b>"What to expect at a MAID death."</b> It gives you all the information you need to know about what it's like to be killed by lethal injection but were afraid to ask.</p><p>Here Dying with Dignity gets some old people to carry their death signs for them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkxpdkbyGeRBouypTZRXeCWPKyavEiX591yXmmmgxYcYkg_377UK66EIpWfUohhbeQC3XCNgwL-yBc0fmQVqJ57fqdB8TKXAcYT26wmD2NZG9GnNFCW8gOsuuv5EzbFsAJVClpW05UDV6dPFJ9DQVGQ4awanX_7sKWFTCah5g_OI_YJW6_hq3yJMS0Z8/s1730/Screenshot_20240130_043301_National%20Post%20ePaper%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkxpdkbyGeRBouypTZRXeCWPKyavEiX591yXmmmgxYcYkg_377UK66EIpWfUohhbeQC3XCNgwL-yBc0fmQVqJ57fqdB8TKXAcYT26wmD2NZG9GnNFCW8gOsuuv5EzbFsAJVClpW05UDV6dPFJ9DQVGQ4awanX_7sKWFTCah5g_OI_YJW6_hq3yJMS0Z8/w398-h640/Screenshot_20240130_043301_National%20Post%20ePaper%20(1).jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p><b></b></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-659140559211586162023-12-26T15:18:00.005-05:002023-12-26T15:18:54.436-05:00Justin Trudeau profanes the Lord's Name<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Justin Trudeau,</span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;">As the leader of Canada's people, </span><a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/trudeau-laughs-off-suggestions-hell-take-walk-in-the-snow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0026ff;">taking the name of the Lord in vain</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, is not a good look for you. I have many many problems with your way of governing, but was totally unprepared for this. It is truly offensive to Christians. And to God.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sincerely,</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Patricia Maloney</div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-40283640020053249422023-12-17T16:58:00.006-05:002023-12-18T17:31:27.101-05:00The Christian church and abortion<p></p><blockquote><i>"First, people may disagree with Judeo-Christian ethics on abortion. But Christian thinking, historically and theologically, is unabashedly pro-life. Second, the “good reasons” land decisively on not supporting abortion as a Christian conviction."</i></blockquote><p></p><p>Brian Norton has written this very detailed free booklet <i><a href="https://christianadvocacy.ca/news-events/being-human/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">BEING HUMAN Abortion and the Church</span></a></i> to explain the historical context (including copious references) of abortion from the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christian Churches.</p><p>Norton felt called to write and publish this booklet after a friend asked his opinion on a blog written by a theologically liberal pastor. This was the pastor's conclusion about abortion:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"Christian thinking on the issue has not always been what it is now.” </li><li>“There are good reasons to land on either side of this issue from Christian conviction.”</li></ul><div>His conclusion was the spark that ignited Norton, and that ultimately ended in his 44 page response.</div><div><br /></div><div>This:</div><p></p><p></p><blockquote>"This is not to say there are not exceptions about the ethics of abortion by various theologically liberal or progressive individuals. In fact, there are a number of mainline Protestant denominations which are permissive about abortion, including the United Church of Canada, the United Church of Christ, and the Episcopal Church (USA)."</blockquote><p>The audience for the booklet: </p><p></p><p></p><blockquote>"A booklet designed for Jesus followers who are “pro-choice” or “undecided” on abortion, or uncertain about the Christian legacy and beliefs on abortion"</blockquote><p>A quote from Peter Kreeft on abortion: </p><p></p><blockquote>"Our contemporary West has moved decidedly away from baseline moral absolutes (inherent with Judeo-Christian belief) to postmodern moral relativism. Christian ethicist Peter Kreeft observes that this worldview says that “only some humans are persons, for those who are given rights by others (that is, by those in power).” Consequentially, Kreeft laments, “‘Hard pro-choice’ denies the sanctity or inviolability of all humans; ‘soft pro-choice’ denies the humanity of the fetus.”"</blockquote><p>From a <a href="https://www.emcmessenger.ca/growing-together/crisis-pregnancy-centres-what-we-stand-to-lose" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">pregnancy care centre</span></a> on how they accompany women on their journey through an unexpected pregnancy -- the Christian virtue of love on full display from these centres:</p><p></p><blockquote>“If a client of our centre obtains an abortion, we love her. If she carries to term, we love her. If she releases a child in an adoption, we love her. If she grieves after the abortion, with zero judgment we will mourn with her. If she is in need during parenting, we will care for her. If she struggles after the adoption, we will support her.”</blockquote><p></p><p>On POST-ABORTION STRESS:</p><p></p><blockquote>"From a 2023 study, women who experience pressure from partners, family members, employers, or healthcare providers, “reported more negative emotions; more disruption of daily life, work, or relationships.”76 <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(David Reardon and Tessa Longbons, “Effects of Pressure to Abort on Women’s Emotional Responses and Mental Health,” abstract, Cureus 15(1), (January 31, 2023): e34456, doi:10.7759/cureus.34456.</span></i></blockquote><blockquote>Women who experience negative emotions convey the following reactions: sadness, guilt or shame, emotional numbing, depression, nightmares, thoughts of self-harm, and alcohol or drug abuse.77" <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Priscilla Coleman, “Abortion and mental health: Quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995-2009,” British Journal of Psychiatry 199(3), (September 2011): 180-86; and D.M. Fergusson, J.L. Horwood, and Joseph Broden, “Abortion and mental health disorders,” British Journal of Psychiatry 193(6), (December 2008): 444-451; and Natalie Mota, Margaret Burnett, and Jitender Sareen, “Associations between abortion, mental disorders, and suicidal behaviour in a nationally representative sample,” Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 55(4) (April 2010): 239-247.)</span></i></blockquote><p>Finally, Christian organizations that <i>do </i>adhere to Christian beliefs about abortion:</p><p></p><blockquote>"If you wish to know about Christian international ministries which embrace a consistent life ethic, here are some examples: Caritas Internationalis, Catholic Climate Covenant, Evangelical Environment Network, Heartbeat International, International Orthodox Christian Charities, MaterCare International, Missionaries of Charity, Samaritan’s Purse International, The Salvation Army International, World Evangelical Alliance, and World Vision International"</blockquote><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-48374386114762370882023-12-04T17:02:00.004-05:002023-12-04T17:10:08.072-05:00Profiting from your abortion<p>When someone gets an abortion, because they say they can't afford to have a child, then proceeds to <i>make money from</i> that abortion, I have a problem with this. This is what Rachel Cairns did.</p><p>Cairns tells her story via her <a href="https://www.aborsh.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0015ff;">podcast</span></a> and <a href="https://www.rachelcairns.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0015ff;">website</span></a> about her abortion in particular, and all things "reproductive rights" in general. She also has a one man stage show talking about said abortion. </p><p>Cairns also interviews Joyce Arthur on her podcast, repeating Arthur's pro-abortion talking points as if they are somehow credible, especially when it comes to Arthur's vitriol and hatred for pregnancy care centres. In other words, Cairns buys into the dissemination of misinformation and fabrications about these centres.</p><p>Finally, Cairns has this to say when someone asked her if she was going to have somebody on the podcast from the other side, as in, a pro-life person:</p><p></p><blockquote><i>”Should we even bother arguing with them? Should we even give them airtime? Or feed the narrative that abortion is up for debate?" </i></blockquote><p></p><p>The irony here is clear. Cairns quotes Stephanie Gray Connor extensively on her podcast. But she clearly has no intention of debating someone like Gray Connor. “Not up for debate” to Cairns really means "I don't want to look like a fool if I debate her, because I would lose". It's difficult trying to defend the killing of a child in the womb, especially in a debate. So no. The pro-abortions do <i>not</i> want a debate on abortion.</p><p>So how much money has Cairns made from the abortion she had because she couldn't afford to have a child? So far she has pulled in <b>$106,000</b> from the federal and provincial arts councils. This does not include dollars from the Toronto arts council (which <a href="https://torontoartscouncil.org/impact/grant-recipients-2004-2022" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000dff;">hasn't been reported yet</span></a>, but we know she got a grant because her website says so).</p><p>Ontario Arts council:</p><p><a href="https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-results/2022/august/theatre-projects" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0037ff;">2022 Cairns, Rachel, Toronto, $14,500</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-results/2020/august/theatre-projects" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">2020 Cairns, Rachel, Toronto, $9,000</span></a></p><p>Canada Council for the Arts: <a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/about/public-accountability/proactive-disclosure/grant-recipients/recipients-2017-present?form=submitted&page=1&year=all&discipline=all&program=all&recipient=cairns&province=all&city=&area=all&riding=all&Sort1=Recipient&Sort2=Recipient&Sort3=Recipient&firstfiscalyear=2017&lastfiscalyear=2147483647" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000dff;">$82,500</span></a></p><p>Total of <b>$106,000</b></p><p>Choice quotes from Rachel Cairns:</p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><p><i>"I also didn’t decide to get pregnant, so in that sense, this was fairly straightforward: just-a-ball-of-cells kind of abortion. A simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question: to be or not to be a parent."</i></p><p><i>"There was a parasite inside my body"</i></p></blockquote><p><i></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOoE10WQFCxblyYjArVHw-b24qHkwhcM8O-rh1l1vlshVYU59ZtaqVbzIdL_bmBKQ2t0uy1B3wqLBsY-UP-npsLTvMcLWuRQX5SyKfTDsWGAhrQftkV7P9rGeAZbusVoFOKOFAFRsuXmBG7nrc4uQ0H92Oz_8KWnPhRCbgpSBgxUgHVNvGkMXRH5BDaA/s801/Rachel%20Cairns%20funding.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="801" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOoE10WQFCxblyYjArVHw-b24qHkwhcM8O-rh1l1vlshVYU59ZtaqVbzIdL_bmBKQ2t0uy1B3wqLBsY-UP-npsLTvMcLWuRQX5SyKfTDsWGAhrQftkV7P9rGeAZbusVoFOKOFAFRsuXmBG7nrc4uQ0H92Oz_8KWnPhRCbgpSBgxUgHVNvGkMXRH5BDaA/w640-h448/Rachel%20Cairns%20funding.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-41686154179063265262023-11-29T14:47:00.004-05:002023-11-29T14:49:11.337-05:00410 livebirth abortions in Canada from 2018 to 2022<p>Statistics Canada continues to report <a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1310015301" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1e00ff;">live birth abortions</span></a>. There were 410 of them from 2018 to 2022. Code is P96.4 Termination of pregnancy affecting fetus and newborn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaySGe4j8mjECXXVwhTgdOMf4qHr_JW9bJWbNJW4xo7Nj1IYGZQtNeHn7KyZpfBvmvg8C9vQyPwtf_d6rW9Ag08x0euuLHlztfYMQmhi-Z6m71KzlHE9GRjK3p3n-bw_uu3_UPhq8evPkoRV9E7AaLc5hHO3uKtwXFiA_OHqJ-fN3y7wjxKc4VYYyXVIk/s1464/2022%20born%20alive.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1464" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaySGe4j8mjECXXVwhTgdOMf4qHr_JW9bJWbNJW4xo7Nj1IYGZQtNeHn7KyZpfBvmvg8C9vQyPwtf_d6rW9Ag08x0euuLHlztfYMQmhi-Z6m71KzlHE9GRjK3p3n-bw_uu3_UPhq8evPkoRV9E7AaLc5hHO3uKtwXFiA_OHqJ-fN3y7wjxKc4VYYyXVIk/w640-h348/2022%20born%20alive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-8272910042324226742023-11-24T17:03:00.004-05:002023-11-24T17:05:07.861-05:00Why do we arrest peaceful protesters but not violent thugs?<p>Dear Mayor Olivia Chow, Renfrew Catholic School board <span style="background-color: white;">Superintendent Jennifer Barnes, </span>Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford,</p><p>mayor_chow@toronto inquiry@rccdsb.ca Officeofthechief@torontopolice.on.ca Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca doug.fordco@pc.ola.org justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca</p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":n4"><div aria-controls=":tx" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" aria-owns=":tx" class="Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":my" role="textbox" spellcheck="true" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 326px;" tabindex="1"><div><div>I had heard about how Josh Alexander was treated and suspended by the Catholic Renfrew high school last year. As a Catholic myself I was embarrassed that this happened, especially when Josh was standing up for the young ladies in his school, which one would naturally expect him to be praised for. But no, the sad truth is that the woke mob has infiltrated our Catholic schools.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to this fall when I now learn how the Toronto police treated Josh, his brother Nick and their friends during their peaceful protest in Toronto. Dr. Jordan Peterson did Canadians the great public service of interviewing these two fine young men, so that we could all learn the horrific details of what transpired during their attempt at practicing their Charter rights in Toronto.</div><div><br /></div><div>During this peaceful protest on Sept. 22, Nick was attacked by an antifa thug wearing a bladed glove, who was with a bunch of other antifa masked thugs (30 masked thugs against five young men AND hiding their identity tells us a lot). The police driving by this, did nothing to protect these young men, even as they witnessed this violent behaviour by the antifa thugs. And there were no repercussions to the thugs. But Nick was arrested. Does this make any sense at all?</div><div><br /></div><div>And NDP leader Jagmeet Singh marched with Antifa. He actually made a sign at the young men gesturing: "I'm watching you". Wow. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is a lot more that transpired that day, way too much bullying to go into detail here. So I hope you will take the time to listen to Dr. Peterson's interview to get all the details of this horrific treatment of young Canadian citizens who stand up for freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, freedom of assembly and freedom of speech.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zQ97LSG_qXQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="zQ97LSG_qXQ"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today's gospel reading was the story of the only time in the Bible when Jesus got angry in the Temple. I wonder how Jesus would react if he witnessed the treatment of Josh and Nick Alexander that day? I think it might have been the second time we would witness Jesus getting publicly angry.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank God that Canada still has brave and courageous men like Josh, Nick and Jordan. There is hope for us yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br /></div><div>Patricia Maloney</div></div></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-23359344165963094102023-10-12T16:21:00.003-04:002023-10-20T18:52:17.991-04:00NAF Canada gets $1.5 million to improve killing skills of abortion doctors<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I
finally received my ATIP regarding the </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>$1,469,150</b>
in funding given to the <b>National Abortion Federation</b> in 2022. It took
Health Canada over a year to provide me with the information. (What is supposed to take 30 days took 450 days or 15 months.)</span></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hLRlO2UdyeJmZBV9nTS24zPDt9HZA-1p/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1697928613595000&usg=AOvVaw1sixhLoEhbtliUqiarkHw-" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hLRlO2UdyeJmZBV9nTS24zPDt9HZA-1p/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0051ff;">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr></wbr>d/<wbr></wbr>1hLRlO2UdyeJmZBV9nTS24zPDt9HZA<wbr></wbr>-1p/view?usp=sharing</span></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CcKqwHvmgak7sQbqQloykiXs6LOA5F5A/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1697928613595000&usg=AOvVaw2C8PQbmdco8_KYuq1kd_BA" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CcKqwHvmgak7sQbqQloykiXs6LOA5F5A/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr></wbr>d/<wbr></wbr>1CcKqwHvmgak7sQbqQloykiXs6LOA5<wbr></wbr>F5A/view?usp=sharing</span></a></div>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>First.
</b>NAF is concerned that more women are getting medical abortions and
less women are getting surgical abortions. They will train more
doctors to do surgical abortions. They don't want this "skill" to
vanish. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Second</b>. The document uses the term </span></span></span>“pregnant people” throughout. It's not actually just women who get pregnant anymore.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Third.
</b>The funding went to NAF under the </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">THE
HEALTHCARE POLICY AND STRATEGIES PROGRAM. The thing is, this program
was meant for </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>“<b>home
and community care; palliative and end of care; mental health care;
and other Federal provincial territorial and emerging priorities</b>”</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
So how does the government justify granting dollars for training
abortion doctors to kill babies? By using a program designed for
actual health care, and diverting the dollars into abortion programs.
Read their wiggle words here:</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">“<span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
</span><span><b>43.3 million</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> for the new sexual and reproductive health initiative is
is a</span></span></i></span><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> new
investment and is separate</b></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
from the program (THE HEALTHCARE POLICY AND STRATEGIes PROGRAM ) core
budget. This funding will be provided for the program using its
existing authorities </span></span></span></i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><i>(i.e. we
will just make it fit here</i>)</b></span></span></span><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The terms and conditions of the program allow for contribution
funding to flow to other levels of government, non-governmental and
not-for profit organizations, who in turn may further distribute
funding to third parties to conduct approved activities.</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>”</b></span></span></i></span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The full description of the <i style="color: black;"><b>Health Care Policy and Strategies
Program</b></i> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/health-care-policy-strategies-program.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000dff;">from their website</span></a>. You won't see anything in here about using
these funds for abortion programs. Never mind that this government
already spends a gazillion dollars on all kinds of <i style="color: black;"><b>“sexual and
reproductive health”</b></i>. Apparently they need to spend more<i style="color: black;">.</i></span></p><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The Health Care Policy and
Strategies Program provides time-limited funding for projects to
non-profit organizations and other levels of government for projects
that aim to improve the accessibility, quality, sustainability and
accountability of Canada's health care system. The program supports
the federal government's commitment to maintain a strong and
effective publicly funded health care system. Health Canada
supports project proposals from organizations based on the program’s
4 priority areas: mental health care, home and community
care, palliative and end-of-life care other federal,
provincial/territorial and emerging priorities. One-time
funding through contribution agreements supports projects
that: increase understanding, knowledge and research on data,
policies, best practices, products, technologies and
processes including identifying gaps, needs and
trends identify, develop, implement, assess and promote new or
modified tools, approaches and models that promote people-centred
health care systems identify, develop, implement, assess and
promote new learning opportunities, skills development, standards,
products and technological solutions. Projects should aim to
increase opportunities for collaboration and coordination among
federal, provincial and territorial governments, other health care
policy makers, service providers, users, researchers and other
stakeholders. The program cannot provide funding to
individuals or for-profit organizations, and cannot fund the delivery
of health care services. For more information, email the
Health Care Policy and Strategies Program: hcpsp-ppsss@hc-sc.gc.ca."</span></i></blockquote><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>Fourth. </b>Other recipients of this (up to $25,168,166) cold blooded killing of children in the womb (future ATIPs perhaps?):</span></p><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Action Canada</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Community-Based Research Centre</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Centre for Sexuality</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Egale Canada</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Quebec</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Sherbourne Health Centre Corporation</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Sex Information and Education Council of Canada</i></span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><i>Trans Care BC</i></span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span><b>Fifth.</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Pages </span></span>279 and 342:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> “<b>research indicates</b>
there are key<b> barriers and challenge</b>s related to in inequitable and
variable access to sexual and reproductive health information and
services in Canada. The availability of effective SRH interventions,
in particular for populations for marginalized groups, including
women <b>(women are marginalized...who are they kidding?)</b>, youth, LGBTQ2
people, racialized Canadians, and indigenous populations, remains a
gap across Canada.” </span></i></blockquote>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Page 252 </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"health care policy and
strategies program (HCPSP) sexual and reproductive health fund
(SRHF). INFORMATION SESSION FOR SRHF REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS OCTOBER
14TH, 2021. priority areas for action. <b>"in some cases
</b>women, transgender and non binary individuals are required to travel
considerable distances if they wish to access abortion services which
can have significant accessibility and financial implications."</span></i></blockquote><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Page 332</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></i></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Those with multiple
intersection identities face even higher barriers to access sexual
reproductive health information services. <b>Too often</b> they do not
receive the same quality of care particulate particularly if they are
from under served communities. Key populations: Indigenous people.
Inter sex people. LGBTQ2 people. Newcomers, immigrants, refugees,
international students. People with disabilities physical sensory and
cognitive. Under served populations. Seniors. Sex workers. Women.
Youth."<b> </b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span><b>(seniors
get abortions?)</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">"</span></span></span></blockquote><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Where is their evidence for these subjective claims </span></span>that <b>"in some cases"</b> and <b>"too often"</b> there are <b>"barriers and challenges"</b> to getting abortions? None is provided. We are simply expected to believe that they exist, because the government says so. They
make all kinds of statements of fact with absolutely no supporting evidence or research. It
seems they just want to justify their preoccupation with abortion for every imagined underserved segment of the population.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">P
487 and 488. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Sixth. </b>Here is a note from a possible Question
period question:</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><i>"If pressed on whether the government will provide funding to
organizations offering alternatives to abortion (i.e. Continuing the
pregnancy)"</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: normal;"><b></b></span></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><b>"Answer:
</b></span><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
fund will not support initiatives that discourage or are opposed to
freedom of choice or attempt to override the individual right to make
decisions about their own bodies."</span></span></span></i></blockquote><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"></span></span><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: normal;">The Government
refuses funding to organizations that offer alternatives to abortion. Not a surprise of course, but seeing them write it in black and write that <b>"continuing a pregnancy"</b> isn't worthy of funding, is a stark reality of this abortion obsessed regime under Justin Trudeau. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: normal;">But if you want to kill your child, then we got money for you, and lots of it.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Finally</b>, the Department of Health actually has a unit called the <b>Sexual and
reproductive health unit.</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbwGFhsL91cUV8iNCHMi6GMaXszJUduWwwOFeq7VT5apJX-ou_UQ2a0PtEM0QPx76sGv4BNsRgbnaPfxUgrhdqZm8nyO2KZZaxPlCaC8kbkl-VZneCZLiMQM_FcZbQWtd0V4d04zAVs-Mj9ZvbmntUHeSCbUHaBRwKydWbAmgDf_pe5A5ehVN1VJtNUo/s4032/20231003_074957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbwGFhsL91cUV8iNCHMi6GMaXszJUduWwwOFeq7VT5apJX-ou_UQ2a0PtEM0QPx76sGv4BNsRgbnaPfxUgrhdqZm8nyO2KZZaxPlCaC8kbkl-VZneCZLiMQM_FcZbQWtd0V4d04zAVs-Mj9ZvbmntUHeSCbUHaBRwKydWbAmgDf_pe5A5ehVN1VJtNUo/w480-h640/20231003_074957.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-45896147357475496792023-08-31T17:16:00.007-04:002023-08-31T17:27:12.680-04:00ARCC lobbies government against pro-life charity<p>Joyce Arthur and her Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) are registered lobbyists. I wondered. What kind of lobbying are they doing?</p><p>So I submitted an <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yhdRxztqZ8UgJX2hoDyDS1RAfeFpm9AY/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0015ff;">ATIP to Employment and Social Development</span></a>. What I found out was shocking but not surprising. It seems that ARCC is having big feelings--writing to two different ministers <i>and</i> the Prime Minister--that a pro-life organization received a paltry <b>$3,362</b> in 2021 through the Canada Summer Jobs program (when I checked I saw that they actually received <b>$3,383</b> in 2022). </p><p>Let's compare that to what another charity--the pro-abortion charity--Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, received in 2022 in government funding: <b>$3,003,355</b>. That's <b>888 times as much as the pro-life charity received</b>.</p><p>ARCC apparently didn't like that a pro-life charity received this miniscule grant. Because ARCC <i>demanded</i> of ESDC, that this charity:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Does not receive any Canada Summer Jobs funding this year</li><li>Is permanently disqualified from receiving CSJ funding in the future</li><li>Is required to repay the CSJ funding they received in 2021, due to violating program requirements as their mandate and primary activities are to oppose human rights including reproductive rights</li></ul><p></p><p>I don't believe one needs to comment on these demands made by ARCC. Other than they are both ridiculous and petty.</p><p>The pro-life charity paid out a total of <b>$3,455</b> in salaries for two part-time employees. That's a <b>$1,727.50 salary per employee</b>, which was covered by this itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie grant the pro-life group received. For comparison purposes, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights's total compensation paid to employees that year was <b>$2,175,492</b>, five of whom made between <b>$80,000 and $119,999</b>, and five of whom made between $<b>120,000 and $159,999</b>. The <b>$3,003,355</b> received by Action Canada in government funding, would have more than covered these exorbitant salaries, with almost a million left over to use to promote their pro-abortion agenda.</p><p>Lobbying the government is one thing. But for a pro-abortion group to lobby the government against giving a pocket-change sized grant to a pro-life charity is pretty low even for a pro-abortion group. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgN-PxUNSkgDHa4gNebJAhhOojwPENrQHuGdnhipy3WDHm3dsx-4MtcmQ9dp_1n9lsVa-Mksy-5gb827mucKy60aghiu9ogHn4Xw-9QJnyA4jy38UESpqshM0g7FU4sRAjKfT-Ptnw5WRke4OVeflw4CSRQ2-IBl5q7fmhuCVHcf92-xHdHJ8VHhHmfM/s1283/ARCC%20hatred%20for%20PFL%2090.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1283" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgN-PxUNSkgDHa4gNebJAhhOojwPENrQHuGdnhipy3WDHm3dsx-4MtcmQ9dp_1n9lsVa-Mksy-5gb827mucKy60aghiu9ogHn4Xw-9QJnyA4jy38UESpqshM0g7FU4sRAjKfT-Ptnw5WRke4OVeflw4CSRQ2-IBl5q7fmhuCVHcf92-xHdHJ8VHhHmfM/w640-h412/ARCC%20hatred%20for%20PFL%2090.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-91154686532934326462023-08-15T15:33:00.004-04:002023-08-15T15:36:23.490-04:00Federal employees get $75,000 to change genders, but not to change back<p>You may recall that <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/06/federal-public-servants-get-75000-to.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0026ff;">Federal public servants can now get $75,000 to transition to a different gender</span></a>.</p><p>So I asked the next logical question in an ATIP:</p><p></p><blockquote><i>"I would like to see all briefing notes, emails, etc. that pertain to public servants who wish to detransition, and whether or not they will also receive this $75,000 benefit."</i></blockquote><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LJU03NrlnNDSdjSMo32I_Q-rLWiSnsDC/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0051ff;">The answer is no</span></a>:</p><p></p><blockquote><i>"The gender affirmation benefit will not provide coverage for...reversal of gender affirmation procedures"</i></blockquote><p> And this:</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"All procedures must me performed in Canada and considered medically necessary"</blockquote><p>Reminds me of abortion, where they tell us that abortions are medically necessary when they never are.</p><p>So if you decide you made the biggest mistake of your life by changing genders in the first place, well that is not covered, because it is (presumably) not medically necessary. This is how we twist ourselves into pretzels trying to create our own truth.</p></div></div></div><p></p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-50037951645048794602023-08-11T14:49:00.000-04:002023-08-11T14:49:52.254-04:00Replacing objective reality with subjective reality<p>In response to my <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/08/maid-proponents-write-paper-to-justify.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0037ff;">last blog on Dying with Dignity</span></a> (I always cringe when I repeat those words--how can you die with dignity when someone kills you?) below are some comments I received from Fr. Tony Van Hee. With Fr. Tony's permission I post them below.</p><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>"It seems to me that it [the paper] is rife with wokeism, in the sense that it replaces objective reality with subjective reality.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>They define "the relevant type of harm as the <strong>subjective experience</strong> ...", and "one's <strong>subjective well-being</strong> ... as one of the central justifications for MAID", <strong>in their "argument from harm reduction." </strong></i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>Although they use the word <strong>subjective</strong> only once in the rest of the article, namely, "Trusting a person with a disability's <strong>subjective reports</strong> ... <span>(p. 4, top para, column b.),</span> <strong>their whole concept of autonomy is subjective.</strong></i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>As long as their is a semblance of "meaningful", "self-determination", "hope", "self-governance", "choice", "option", "self-trust", self-worth", "what one cares about", "what matters to them", "agency", autonomy not being "entirely undermined", "capacities and self-regarding attitudes", "the ability to understand, appreciate the consequences of their choice, the capacity to value, the ability to reflect on the values guiding their decision, as well as the attitudes of engaged hope, self-worth and self-trust", "the 'most salient dimensions' of autonomy ... competency and authenticity", etc., etc., <strong>as long as there is a semblance of any of these</strong>, regardless of unjust social conditions, <strong>these persons have sufficient personal autonomy to choose to have themselves killed by MAID</strong>. </i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>That is replacing objective reality with subjective reality.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>In regard to being deceived "under the guise of good," I refer to Ignatius' Rules For Discernment Of Spirits II, 332:</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>"It is a mark of the evil spirit to assume the appearance of <strong>an angel of light.</strong> <strong>He begins</strong> by suggesting thoughts that are suited to a devout soul, and ends by suggesting his own. For example, he will suggest holy and pious thoughts that are wholly in conformity with the sanctity of the soul. <strong>Afterwards,</strong> he will endeavor little by little to end by drawing the soul into his <strong>hidden snares and evil designs.</strong>"</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I find this very relevant to these industrious and determined people, such as these two authors, and Joyce Arthur.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Ultimately, we are really up against Satan, and we are no match for his cunning.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">In my opinion, our only hope is to be able to expose his cunning by the discernment of spirits. </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">I know for a fact that even very intelligent good people, faced with the same facts, can come up with directly opposite conclusions.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">There has to be something other than reason by which we decide what is true and what is false.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The only tool I, personally, have is the [St. Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises] discernment of spirits. I don't know of any other reliable tool.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">329 of the above rules helps me:</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman", times;"><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is characteristic of God and His Angels, when they act upon the soul, to give true happiness and spiritual joy, and to banish all the sadness and disturbances which are caused by the enemy.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"It is characteristic of the evil one to fight against such happiness and consolation by proposing fallacious reasonings, subtilties, and continual deceptions."</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"<strong>Fallacious reasonings, subtilties, and continual deceptions</strong>" are what I experience when I read Joyce Arthur, these authors, and others like them."</span></i></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iqB1WjG8f-p23L58NlidtWNejz3EZpto1HDdHqZ-PUAO33lM9jJ7p_NzDMiPWi5sGErT4ZmZjjvqmvpm-Ij3yL5JYpgxeZktksbidMYwR_cZ_7tI4miZhbBmYPPOkuU5NtbnnKggbjzwpw8q3hkzPjnT6KBqIR7FmT7Q4je9apbuzHDCtVbooPL0HRQ/s499/St%20Ignatius%20spiritual%20exercises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iqB1WjG8f-p23L58NlidtWNejz3EZpto1HDdHqZ-PUAO33lM9jJ7p_NzDMiPWi5sGErT4ZmZjjvqmvpm-Ij3yL5JYpgxeZktksbidMYwR_cZ_7tI4miZhbBmYPPOkuU5NtbnnKggbjzwpw8q3hkzPjnT6KBqIR7FmT7Q4je9apbuzHDCtVbooPL0HRQ/w260-h400/St%20Ignatius%20spiritual%20exercises.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-1471963753627523762023-08-09T15:08:00.003-04:002023-08-09T15:12:50.986-04:00MAID proponents write paper to justify social euthanasia<p>I've just received my third ATIP from Health Canada regarding Dying with Dignity. At first it didn't look like I received much. Until I read the one email, and a copy of a paper from the University of Toronto that was published in the <span style="color: #433f3f;"><i>Journal of Medical Ethics. </i></span></p><p>This is what I had asked for:</p><p></p><blockquote><p><i>"All records related to meetings, emails, documents, etc. between Canadian not for-profit "Dying with Dignity Canada" and Health Canada officials between January 19, 2023 and the present day.""</i></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCMmYrp8yQ6BgE_nxrBcIntrZdozHs94CiSMY1AtVebroptdpNK7fiQ3SXJjAQtifo5mbIEbFlA9TQWykPTsVyxjWY1Y2YHVIszMmesCvW_5FkGW0qoMjBYlEnmwsnZQHQ6O2r-pNMd8ZOlu8TXCPpr6wy6gLEtp4anXtIGxKq4VPOzeP8D4B6FlnPaw/s1278/Email%20from%20Helen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1278" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCMmYrp8yQ6BgE_nxrBcIntrZdozHs94CiSMY1AtVebroptdpNK7fiQ3SXJjAQtifo5mbIEbFlA9TQWykPTsVyxjWY1Y2YHVIszMmesCvW_5FkGW0qoMjBYlEnmwsnZQHQ6O2r-pNMd8ZOlu8TXCPpr6wy6gLEtp4anXtIGxKq4VPOzeP8D4B6FlnPaw/w640-h384/Email%20from%20Helen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #433f3f;">That was the entire corpus for the six month period; not much correspondence at all. But w</span>hat I read was deeply disturbing.</div><div><span style="color: #433f3f;"><br /></span><div>First of all, remember there is already a cozy relationship between DWDC and government departments. In my <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/04/instead-lets-invest-in-living-with.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;">previous posts</span></a> we learned that these people have already met with two different government ministers. Now we have an email, I'm guessing, from the president of DWDC, Helen Long. DWDC seems to be pushing further MAID eligabality qualifications to the government:</div><div><i></i><blockquote><i>"Here is the paper that was recently published which I mentioned today. Take care, Helen"</i></blockquote></div><div>Clearly DWDC has the ear of government officials. Remember too, that they receive government funding. And that the highest earner in DWDC earned between <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/08/dying-with-dignity-highest-earner-makes.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0400ff;">$200 and $250k</span></a> in 2022 (looks like they got a raise over 2021 salary). There is money to be made in promoting death.</div><div><br /></div><div>Secondly, along with this one email, I received the paper discussed, entitled <a href="https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/25/jme-2022-108871" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;">Choosing death in unjust conditions: hope, autonomy and harm reduction</span></a> from Kayla Wiebe and Amy Mullin<i>. </i>The title itself is not only creepy, but deceiving. No matter how you slice it, there is neither hope, nor autonomy, nor harm reduction in killing people. The authors twist themselves into contortions, trying to make the case that people who are in:</div><div><i></i><blockquote><i>"unjust social circumstances as circumstances in which people do not have meaningful access to a range of options to which they are entitled."</i></blockquote><p>... should be eligible for MAID.</p></div><div>The paper was published in the <i><span style="color: #433f3f;">Journal of Medical Ethics</span>.</i> You will have to pay to get a copy from their site. But I received a copy in my ATIP and <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A5D38RqiGM5NMuGFB7_-QwSpWQphd7i-/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000dff;">here it is</span></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are over <a href="https://bmj.altmetric.com/details/146715246/twitter" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0004ff;">500+ Twitter comments</span></a> regarding this paper. Many of these comments are from other countries. I used Google Translate to get the English version of some of these comments. One example:</div><div><blockquote><i>"Here is the "justification" for euthanasia of the poorest...Is it curious ethics to invoke autonomy so that society discards some people as "worthless lives", shoving them into desperate situations and "respecting" their choice? free?"</i></blockquote></div><div>Here is a Twitter thread on why the arguments in this <a href="https://twitter.com/a_h_reaume/status/1656680333411246082" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">paper are problematic</span></a>. It begins with this:</div><div><i style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><blockquote>"I read the eugenics MAiD paper with my partner last night. He’s an academic and agency is a topic he’s an expert on. We had to stop reading multiple times in horror at the wrongheadedness or audacity of the arguments."</blockquote></i></div><div><div>Then there's this article in <span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px; font-weight: 700;">IMPACT ETHICS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN BIOETHICS. </span><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px;">It says it all:</span></div><div><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.34px;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif"><span><a href="https://impactethics.ca/2023/05/19/moral-and-intellectual-gymnastics-in-defense-of-canadas-out-of-control-maid-regime/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL GYMNASTICS IN DEFENSE OF CANADA’S OUT-OF-CONTROL MAID REGIME</span></a><b style="color: #0040ff;"> </b></span><span style="color: #595555;">by </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 15.34px;"><span style="color: #595555;">Daryl Pullman</span></span></div></div><div><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px;"><blockquote><i>"Cases are now emerging of individuals opting for MAiD when they are unable to find adequate social supports to relieve the burden of their day-to-day existence. When a society devolves to the point where it redefines every kind of social injustice as a “medical problem” such that MAiD is a legitimate or even preferred option, society in general and bioethicists in particular must consider the moral options.<b> </b>Either we challenge the legal and moral processes that now sanction such desperate actions, or we perform the moral and intellectual gymnastics necessary to justify those tragic “choices”. These authors chose the latter."</i></blockquote></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15.34px; margin: 0px 0px 1.69231em;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px; margin: 0px 0px 1.69231em;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">...Bill C-7 drove a wedge between the end of life and suffering, thus co-opting the medical profession into providing a solution for individuals facing all manner of social injustice. These authors are complicit in this process by driving another wedge between persons and the tragic choices they feel compelled to make. By then describing these forced decisions as “meaningfully autonomous” they make it more important to respect the putative “choice” than to respect the persons driven to make them. Elsewhere I’ve described such sophistical reasoning as “<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/082585970402000309" rel="noopener" style="color: #1061f8; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">moral nonsense</a>”.</span></i></p><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px;"><p><i>Toward the end of their paper Wiebe and Mullin change gears and offer a consequentialist consideration, ostensibly in support of their rationale for honoring such tragically “autonomous” choices. Honoring them, they contend, will result in harm reduction. That is, rather than forcing people to suffer through their circumstances by refusing them MAiD, thus furthering the harms their unjust social circumstances have already inflicted upon them, we should end their suffering by killing them (MAiD). All things considered, they argue, this would be a lesser harm. We cannot discuss all the potential chilling sequelae of such creeping consequentialism in the context of an expansive and ever expanding MAiD regime such as we have in Canada. A closer reading might conclude that such consequentialist reasoning is really the core argument here: the attempt to salvage some notion of “autonomy” is intended to make it more palatable. It is just such reasoning that keeps the disability community awake at night."</i></p></span></blockquote><p>Canada's MAID regime just keeps rolling forward. There doesn't seem to be any way to stop this deadly runaway train.</p><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-size: 15.34px;"><p></p></span></div><div><p></p></div></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-73801234395495518962023-08-08T16:11:00.002-04:002023-08-08T16:11:18.623-04:00Dying with Dignity highest earner makes more than $200,000<p>Last time I checked in <b>2021</b>, the highest earner at Dying with Dignity earned between <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2022/12/developing-and-improving-skills-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;"><b>$160,000 to $199,999</b></span></a>. </p><p>For <b>2022</b> it seems that this person gave themselves a raise. Now he/she earns between <b><a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=Dying+with+dignity&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=118890086RR0001&dsrdPg=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">$200,000 to $249,999</span></a></b>. </p><p>Apparently there's good money to be had in the promotion of killing people.</p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-24030893679992731902023-08-04T14:37:00.002-04:002023-08-04T14:40:45.040-04:00This news might terrify you--but it must be told<p>I hope I do not ruin your weekend with the information I am about to divulge to you. This was not my intention. But you need to know. It is in regard to <a href="https://cpcassets.conservative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/03092335/8c9e916528ead5a.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">policies of the Conservative Party of Canada</span></a>. It is quite distressing, but I think we all need to reflect on how this information could affect its citizens, should the Conservatives ever come to power.</p><p>These particulars have been shared by one of <a href="https://www.arcc-cdac.ca/media/whipping-conservative-party.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;">Canada's leading organizations</span></a>. A group who specializes in telling us the truth about these matters. These people have never, ever, been involved in spreading misinformation or disinformation.</p><p>Here they have helpfully <i>"paraphrased to make clear the intended or likely meaning"</i> of these shocking Conservative policies that would harm our democracy:</p><p></p><blockquote><i>• "Compelling universities to allow anti-choice expression and hate speech on campuses" </i>(Imagine<i>. </i>Allowing pro-life groups the right to their freedom of speech rights, on university campuses no less.)</blockquote><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>•<i> "Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to participate in or refer patients for abortion or medical assistance in dying."</i> (Imagine. Not forcing doctors and nurses to kill their patients.)</p><p>• <i>"Opposing the right to medical assistance in dying"</i> (Imagine. Actually being against killing people.)</p><p>• "<i>Prohibiting research using embryos" (</i>Imagine. Being against using human embryos in research where these tiny humans can be dissected, discarded, or whatever else suits someone's purpose.)</p><p>• <i>"Excluding abortion from Canada’s maternal and child health programs abroad."</i> (Imagine. Being against killing <i>other</i> countries pre-born children.)</p><p>• <i>"Condemning sex-selection abortions."</i> (Imagine. Being against the killing of pre-born children who are female.)</p><p>• <i>"Amending the human rights code to allow faith-based organizations to discriminate based on their beliefs" (</i>Imagine. Allowing Canadian citizens to practice their freedom of religion rights.)</p><p>• "<i>Changing the criteria for Canada Summer Jobs to make anti-choice groups eligible for funding again."</i> (Imagine. Ceasing to discriminate against pro-life people and people of faith in receiving government grants.)</p><p>• <i>"Supporting legislation to grant fetal personhood by making it a separate crime to harm or kill a fetus during a crime against a pregnant person."</i> (Imagine. Supporting the enactment of a separate crime when someone kills a wanted pre-born child.)</p><p>•<i> Supporting legislation to mandate “life-saving care” and “intensive care” for fetuses born alive after an abortion."</i> (Imagine. Supporting the provision of actual care to a child born alive after an abortion.)</p><p>•<i> "Opposing the rights of sex workers and the decriminalization of prostitution."</i> (Imagine. Declaring that <i>"human beings are not objects to be enslaved, bought or sold."</i>)</p></blockquote><p>I hope I haven't unduly shocked you, but please please, take the time to reflect on how these policies would affect our dear Canada. We simply cannot, must not, let these policies ever see the light of day.</p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-90883550792850422972023-08-01T16:47:00.001-04:002023-08-01T16:47:23.101-04:00Update: Alberta MAID deaths up 34.5%<p>Update to Alberta's MAID deaths for <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/07/alberta-euthanasia-costs-up-33-in-2022.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0400ff;">FY April 1 2022 to March 31 2023</span></a>. I now have the total number of killings at <b>1,309</b>, up from <b>973</b> in 2021/2022. That's an increase of <b>34.5%</b> deaths.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-t8fH2bf0_4qX_K0_feXeMjbUAp2BidY5ShkfP_LJJy-Zvu0DG-RGwdkRlUayhxb3rKW9RQr8PkJu83mlg_7b4L4wsjHM8Z1V-Z2yisUCXWLAHkj3mWZ6qEoaEO6oesLol5UGjtuCRLe0z5ckK6O4cL4__ZBZ5ZUzKzwB6G1_4lrTF_g6M8yXR6VeFa0/s3229/Alberta%20MAID%20deaths%20April%201%202022%20to%20March%2031%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-t8fH2bf0_4qX_K0_feXeMjbUAp2BidY5ShkfP_LJJy-Zvu0DG-RGwdkRlUayhxb3rKW9RQr8PkJu83mlg_7b4L4wsjHM8Z1V-Z2yisUCXWLAHkj3mWZ6qEoaEO6oesLol5UGjtuCRLe0z5ckK6O4cL4__ZBZ5ZUzKzwB6G1_4lrTF_g6M8yXR6VeFa0/w492-h640/Alberta%20MAID%20deaths%20April%201%202022%20to%20March%2031%202023.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-58855640174404331252023-07-21T16:14:00.002-04:002023-07-21T16:16:41.722-04:00Canadians euthanized at home, then transported to hospital for lung donation<p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">If you thought MAID was as bad as it could get, you would be wrong. We are also transplanting the organs of people killed in <i>hospitals</i>. Next step: allowing those euthanized <i>at home</i> to be transferred to the hospital to harvest their organs. </span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">This is from the Canadian Medical Association: <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/25/E870#msdynttrid=Z14e3-Yuu8STbC2BAxA7fgsqVdGCLP5KTRCVd5wdfrk" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">Deceased organ and tissue donation after medical assistance in dying: 2023 updated guidance for policy</span></a></span></p><blockquote><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>"In a case in Ontario, the patient received the MAiD procedure at home.<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/25/E870%23ref-16&source=gmail&ust=1689966793272000&usg=AOvVaw0epNVseXxYuyPH5J-IGvqe" href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/25/E870#ref-16" id="m_2286901316334527425xref-ref-16-2" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none none dotted; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #006a8a; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-size: smaller; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: super;" target="_blank">16</a> When the family was ready, the patient was transferred to an ambulance, where death was confirmed. Intubation was performed and an orogastric tube was secured</i> <b>[This is to empty the contents of the stomach of the dead person]</b> <i>before the patient was placed prone on the ambulance stretcher. The rest of the protocol for lung protection during the absence of circulation was applied before the patient was transferred to the hospital for organ recovery.<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/25/E870%23ref-17&source=gmail&ust=1689966793272000&usg=AOvVaw0TIvZJ0w6ePMM8A0TNpdV-" href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/25/E870#ref-17" id="m_2286901316334527425xref-ref-17-2" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none none dotted; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #006a8a; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-size: smaller; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: super;" target="_blank">17</a>“</i></p></blockquote><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: xx-small;"><i></i></span></p><blockquote><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(16. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying (MAID) has only been possible for patients having the MAID procedure performed at a hospital facility due to prohibitive warm ischemic times. Herein, we describe a protocol for lung donation following MAID at home and demonstrate excellent postoperative outcomes. Lung donation following MAID at home is possible and should be considered by transplant programs.)</i></span></blockquote><p></p><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Note these troubling remarks in the guidelines:</span></span></p><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><blockquote><i>"<b>This guidance does not address the ethics of MAiD</b>, questions regarding eligibility or assessment for MAiD, or provision of MAiD. It focuses on organ donation for those patients who have been assessed and found eligible for MAiD through established processes in Canada." </i>(emphasis added)</blockquote><p>And this:</p><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;"><p><span style="font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"></span></p></span><p></p><blockquote><p id="m_2286901316334527425p-78" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;"><i></i></span></p><p><i>"international experience with donation after MAiD is limited, and therefore, we found limited data to inform our recommendations. <b>There was potential bias among forum participants, given that they were generally supporters of the current deceased donation and transplantation system, as well as donation after MAiD</b>.</i><i> </i>(emphasis added)</p></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Of course</i> there was bias in this exercise, since everyone involved were MAID supporters, including MAID patients and family partners who were included as participants for the forum.</span></p><p>Yet strangely, the authors actually do mention the ethical challenges of organ donation <i>after</i> MAID:</p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><blockquote><i>"The purpose of this updated guidance is to continue to inform the development of policies and practices of donation after MAiD. This will help clinicians navigate the medical, legal and ethical challenges that arise when they support patients pursuing donation after MAiD</i>."</blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white;">So how do we manage to kill someone at home, and successfully extract their lungs for transplant? <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajt.16267" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">Well, we have a flow chart</span></a> for that:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">1) First we kill the patient. Make sure patient is dead.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">2) Paramedics transfer (dead) patient to the ambulance.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">3) Next we pump the (dead) patient's stomach to remove messy contents. Reconfirm (dead) </span><span style="background-color: white;">patient is</span><span style="background-color: white;"> dead. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">4) Inflate lungs. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">5) Reconfirm (dead) </span><span style="background-color: white;">patient is</span><span style="background-color: white;"> dead. (Do this multiple times. Just to make sure dead patient is truly dead. Just to be sure.)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">6) Transfer (dead) patient to hospital.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">7) Recover lungs at hospital.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CkYWlb7Pw8bB6aKtwa44pc63dQZpn2asDU1xjKpIrYprL4s9evbIBxR3ADJMo5EsOFJGjDV2kB8JxzT-nARkncd_x0uCVPS7vfmfgAIhnAMEiknD5zCZf5ZsEXoroX536ZIAN6NS1iRkoebpwnaFOQsRkHHSGeG0WcX4yxWv8t0Ch_X8ruzRmnNKPp0/s2329/MAID%20flowchart.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CkYWlb7Pw8bB6aKtwa44pc63dQZpn2asDU1xjKpIrYprL4s9evbIBxR3ADJMo5EsOFJGjDV2kB8JxzT-nARkncd_x0uCVPS7vfmfgAIhnAMEiknD5zCZf5ZsEXoroX536ZIAN6NS1iRkoebpwnaFOQsRkHHSGeG0WcX4yxWv8t0Ch_X8ruzRmnNKPp0/s2329/MAID%20flowchart.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CkYWlb7Pw8bB6aKtwa44pc63dQZpn2asDU1xjKpIrYprL4s9evbIBxR3ADJMo5EsOFJGjDV2kB8JxzT-nARkncd_x0uCVPS7vfmfgAIhnAMEiknD5zCZf5ZsEXoroX536ZIAN6NS1iRkoebpwnaFOQsRkHHSGeG0WcX4yxWv8t0Ch_X8ruzRmnNKPp0/s2329/MAID%20flowchart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2329" data-original-width="2128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CkYWlb7Pw8bB6aKtwa44pc63dQZpn2asDU1xjKpIrYprL4s9evbIBxR3ADJMo5EsOFJGjDV2kB8JxzT-nARkncd_x0uCVPS7vfmfgAIhnAMEiknD5zCZf5ZsEXoroX536ZIAN6NS1iRkoebpwnaFOQsRkHHSGeG0WcX4yxWv8t0Ch_X8ruzRmnNKPp0/w584-h640/MAID%20flowchart.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">(Note: </span><b>Asystole</b> is when your heart's electrical system fails entirely, which causes your heart to stop pumping.)</div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>"CASE REPORT<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>In advance of his death, the donor provided written consent to describe the details of his case.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>A 48-year-old man with Huntington's disease was referred to TGLN by the patient's MAID provider. He understood that at this time only lungs and tissues could be donated if he died at home but he did not wish to die in the hospital. Consent to organ donation after MAID at home was provided. Following confirmation of medical suitability, a date and time for MAID were obtained.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>Unfractionated heparin (1000 units per kg) was administered 5 minutes prior to the procedure. The MAID combination of medications resulted in sedation (midazolam), local anesthetic effect on the vein (lidocaine), the induction of general anesthesia (propofol), muscle paralysis (rocuronium), and cardioplegia (concentrated potassium chloride) leading to virtually immediate cardiac arrest. The family was prepared to spend some time with the body after death. When the provider and family were ready, the patient was transferred to a pre-arranged ambulance and attached to a cardiac monitor. Apnea, pulselessness, and asystole were observed for 5 minutes. Death was declared by the MAID provider and confirmed by a second physician, as required by law.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>The patient was then intubated, an orogastric tube was secured, and the patient was placed prone on the ambulance stretcher. After a minimum of 10 minutes, the lungs were inflated to a continuous positive airway pressure of 20 cm H2O using medical air and asystole once again was confirmed. The protocol of lung protection during the absence of circulation was developed within our uncontrolled DCD program and proven to be feasible.5 Nonurgent transport to the hospital ensued. Given that this patient was a police officer, an unplanned police escort and honor guard was provided en route to the hospital and operating room.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>The lung retrieval team recovered the organs in standard fashion. Time from cardiac arrest to flush of the organ was 62 minutes. Lungs were transferred to Toronto General Hospital and ex vivo lung perfusion for 3 hours and 47 minutes confirmed excellent lung function (Table 1). Total preservation time from cold flush in the donor to reperfusion in the recipient was 12:27 and 15:29 hours for the first and second lungs, respectively.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><i>The recipient was a 68-year-old woman with end-stage lung disease from interstitial lung disease. She was small for the donor lungs and thus bilateral lower lobe transplantation was performed on central venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Due to preexisting donor-specific antibodies, intraoperative plasmapheresis was performed prior to lung reperfusion as part of our clinical protocol.7 Separation from ECMO was uneventful and the patient was extubated 8 hours following transplant. She was briefly reintubated overnight on postoperative day (POD) 12 for clearance of a mucus plug by bronchoscopy and was discharged home on POD."</i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"></p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-25526896024534765442023-07-17T15:59:00.001-04:002023-08-01T16:47:48.518-04:00Alberta euthanasia costs up 33% in 2022-2023<p>I received the dollars spent on euthanasia in Alberta for 2022-2023. Total cost was <b>$1,055,399.10</b>. That's an increase of <b>32.56%</b> over dollars spent in <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/05/costs-to-euthanize-alberta-citizens-in.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">2021-2022 (<b>$796,166.00</b>)</span></a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrZv9oCK-z7EXMQ8jec9sqZoNVyH098kJggFwF8Z1cRAafaCe0SnSQYsVe3C7wn4Rq6DyJqGlFjrRO7BRrPZVm2XwDSMaH1_LIH6wnjClAmKaLb5yfdM2-YR2QBWZ-5bl3AXRyJGgx0Exmu6c4Mz26h0zFotXsaRaD51GnpTqjpwK5FkbPuxhUnOjJgs/s3229/Alberta%20Maid%20Costs%202022-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrZv9oCK-z7EXMQ8jec9sqZoNVyH098kJggFwF8Z1cRAafaCe0SnSQYsVe3C7wn4Rq6DyJqGlFjrRO7BRrPZVm2XwDSMaH1_LIH6wnjClAmKaLb5yfdM2-YR2QBWZ-5bl3AXRyJGgx0Exmu6c4Mz26h0zFotXsaRaD51GnpTqjpwK5FkbPuxhUnOjJgs/w492-h640/Alberta%20Maid%20Costs%202022-2023.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">2022 and 2023 </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">euthanasia deaths</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> haven't been reported yet by Stats Canada.</span></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-40801406808292737402023-07-16T19:21:00.002-04:002023-07-16T19:22:50.590-04:00QAnon, Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types, racists, etc.<p>This is how CBC reporter Radheyan Simonpillai "reviews" the movie <i>The sound of Freedom:</i></p><p></p><blockquote><b>QAnon conspiracy theorist; part of the so-called Freedom movements; Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types, racists, regular among church groups; or you regularly watch Fox News; or if you follow right-wing personalities.</b></blockquote><p></p><p>Do CBC employees ever listen to themselves speak? Simonpillai barely touches on the point of the movie itself, which is to shine a light on the horrible billion dollar industry of child sex trafficking. We went today to the 3:20 sold out showing. It's been showing since July 3rd in Canada and is still going strong.</p><p>Instead Simonpillai attacks the movie-goers. He says the movie is "competent" (It is excellent). "You never heard of this movie" he says. (That's because news organizations like the tax-payer funded CBC refuse to tell you about it.)</p><p><a href="https://tnc.news/2023/07/12/cbc-sound-of-freedom/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #001eff;">From Andrew Kozak at the True North</span></a>:</p><p><span face="Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 18px;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span face="Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 18px;">In a recent </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-81-airplay/clip/15996162-the-story-behind-huge-box-office-hit" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a4782; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">interview</a><span face="Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 18px;"> on CBC Radio, pop culture columnist Radheyan Simonpillai described the success of the new hit film “Sound of Freedom” can be attributed to “Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“We can’t say that the movie itself is made by QAnon types,” said Simompalli on the podcast, which aired on CBC Listen. “But certainly, their political goals make it something that QAnon conspiracy theorists would rally behind.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“Just like racists rallied behind Trump without him having to say anything overtly racist.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“You would have only heard about this movie if you are a regular among church groups, or you regularly watch Fox News, or if you follow right-wing personalities,” said Simonpillai. “Or if you are a QAnon conspiracy theorist or part of the so-called Freedom movements.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“But make no mistake,” Simonpillia continued. “The movie’s success has a lot to do with it being a dog whistle for Xenophobic, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life types.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“It’s not just QAnon types rallying behind this movie,” he said. “There were people who attended it because they were encouraged by their online freedom rally groups.”</p></blockquote><p>The plot is based on the true story of Tim Ballard who broke up sex trafficking rings. The movie was fast paced, had a gripping story line, and the acting was excellent. Child sex trafficking is Evil with a capital E. Why couldn't Simonpillai talk about <i>that</i>? </p><p>The CBC should be ashamed of their disgraceful so-called "coverage" of an extremely important film. Attacking theatre goers with ad hominem attacks, instead of actually reviewing the movie, is about as low as you can get. </p><p>CBC, I am truly embarrassed for you on your behalf.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-5233953289355695312023-07-13T16:29:00.001-04:002023-07-13T16:30:04.492-04:00Euthanasia doctor: Grateful and thrilled about her book about killing people<p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;">Dr. Stefanie Green is the founding President of the Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers and a MAID provider. This is a group of doctors who euthanize their patients. </span><a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/06/there-is-no-need-to-be-close-to-death.html " target="_blank"><span style="color: #0048ff;">She also incredibly believes that</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> to get MAID...</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><i>"There is no need to be close to death and no need to have tried other options to relieve suffering, or even have them available."</i></span></blockquote><p></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She wrote a book called </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is assisted dying, a Doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life. </i><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I think it's safe to say Dr. Green likes her job. She's clearly proud of the book she wrote:</span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i>"What a huge thrill to see the Korean edition of This is Assisted Suicide now available!!"</i></span></p></blockquote><p>And </p><blockquote><p><i><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;">"What a thrill! New York City, 5th Ave Barnes and Noble, and look what I found!!" </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;">[Her book]</span></i></p></blockquote><p>So many thrills. And this:</p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i>"One year ago today, this book was launched......I remain grateful for all who have supported it's "delivery"."</i></span></span></p></blockquote><p><i>Thrilled</i> and <i>grateful</i> are not words I would use to talk about a book that discusses the killing of weak, troubled, poverty stricken or ill people. Rather I would use the words <i>depressing</i> or <i>heart-breaking</i> or <i>beyond sad</i>.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;"></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc5CefwkS5s9TlBqzeAlZrJNLkwli0kOpFrdchGFpn5nh-JhmvLscuguwRAglRNrHPpcorjPxtqOIrTZB1xFK_ZqjtjZIgKkwErL02tDD3THjg5JmbXbToapLiwmv5nZTau5Yy3FS98MXu8IYNGlBl5tkigQONhAmAJPpAI7Kc37i3He1iOxze1vkJg4/s2400/Screenshot_20230709_070628_Twitter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc5CefwkS5s9TlBqzeAlZrJNLkwli0kOpFrdchGFpn5nh-JhmvLscuguwRAglRNrHPpcorjPxtqOIrTZB1xFK_ZqjtjZIgKkwErL02tDD3THjg5JmbXbToapLiwmv5nZTau5Yy3FS98MXu8IYNGlBl5tkigQONhAmAJPpAI7Kc37i3He1iOxze1vkJg4/w288-h640/Screenshot_20230709_070628_Twitter.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small;">Subject: All Canadians deserve to be respected</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">To: </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Justin</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"> </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Trudeau</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"> <</span><a href="mailto:justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank"><span class="il">justin</span>.<span class="il">trudeau</span>@parl.gc.ca</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">></span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Cc: Poilievre, Pierre - M.P. <</span><a href="mailto:pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">>, <</span><a href="mailto:Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">>, Maxime Bernier <</span><a href="mailto:info@maximebernier.com" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">info@maximebernier.com</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">>, Mona Fortier <</span><a href="mailto:Mona.Fortier@parl.gc.ca" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Mona.Fortier@parl.gc.ca</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">>, <</span><a href="mailto:Yves-Francois.Blanchet@parl.gc.ca" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Yves-Francois.Blanchet@parl.<wbr></wbr>gc.ca</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">></span></p><p style="background-color: white;">Dear Justin Trudeau,</p><p style="background-color: white;">I have a question for you Mr. Prime Minister and it is a sincere question that I would really like an answer to. I am concerned about the divisiveness of many of your policies towards many Canadians. Are you aware of how your policies affect the people you govern?</p><p style="background-color: white;">I first started to notice this nine years ago, before you even became Prime Minister. I wrote to you about your policy to exclude pro-life people from belonging to the Liberal party. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2014/10/open-letter-to-justin-trudeau-honouring.html&source=gmail&ust=1688674352439000&usg=AOvVaw0AaeFQJm-WlgUJV0947ysQ" href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2014/10/open-letter-to-justin-trudeau-honouring.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://run-with-life.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2014/10/open-<wbr></wbr>letter-to-justin-trudeau-<wbr></wbr>honouring.html</a>. I was curious then, and still am, as to why you never responded to my letter? If I had supported this policy, would you have answered me?</p><p style="background-color: white;">As the years passed, it seemed to me that there were many Canadians whose values you didn't share. It felt like you wanted to punish them by enacting policies that disrespected and marginalized these people you didn't agree with, or that didn't agree with you.</p><p style="background-color: white;">You seem to have taken a particular dislike to pro-life people, and this continued when you denied them government funding for the Summer Jobs Program. And more recently, by threatening to remove the charitable status from pro-life organizations. You said that there were groups like pregnancy care centres who provide women with dishonest counseling. But you could never provide any evidence that this happens. Yet you gave out, and continue to give out, millions to the people who support and celebrate abortion. </p><p style="background-color: white;">Then there was the pandemic. If people chose not to get the shot, you called them names. You closed the churches but kept the abortion clinics open. People were really hurt by your policies; people went bankrupt; people lost their jobs; families were separated; mental health issues soared; people couldn't get medical treatment. You fired public servants who refused to get vaccinated. You wanted people to do what you wanted them to do. If they didn't, you called them names and punished them.</p><p style="background-color: white;">Currently, parents who are concerned about gender ideology being forced on them and their children, are called "far-right". There are millions of Canadians who do not agree with this ideology, yet we are forced to look at pride flags everywhere, for not just one day; not just one month; but now for an entire season. This makes no sense. While all Canadians deserve respect, why are we now being forced to "celebrate" an ideology that is against our sincerely held values and beliefs? Catholics and Muslims, and others, do not share this ideology. But it is being forced upon us everywhere we turn. I do not ask you to celebrate my Catholicism or my being pro-life. But you insist on me "celebrating" pride in all of its forms.<br /></p><p style="background-color: white;">It seems you want all Canadians to agree with you on everything. But we don't. And we should not be forced to. We are also Canadians Prime Minister, and we deserve to be respected and treated with dignity.</p><p style="background-color: white;">I hope you will watch this video of Jordan Peterson's interview with Tamara Lich. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wegzK35Z94Ls60uBBkNQr&source=gmail&ust=1688674352439000&usg=AOvVaw38P9XAyrHcpLskWHAMJIuR" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wegzK35Z94Ls60uBBkNQr" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.<wbr></wbr>com/episode/<wbr></wbr>2wegzK35Z94Ls60uBBkNQr</a></p><p style="background-color: white;">Tamara is a Canadian hero. She headed a movement that brought all Canadians together. The trucker convoy was not divisive. People from coast to coast to coast supported it; of all ethnicities; of all faith backgrounds; from all walks of life; they came together and asked that you listen to them. Tamara said of the movement: "People were proud to be Canadian again." But you would not meet them. You would not listen to them. Instead you called them names, invoked the emergency act and froze their bank accounts. You wouldn't even talk to them. I heard you went to the Laurentians to ski when the emergency act was invoked, while Canadians were fighting for their livelihoods, yet you refused to listen to their concerns. You called people 'racist,' 'misogynistic,' and the unvaccinated were a “small fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” The truckers kept Canada running during the pandemic. Yet you had no time for them, or their concerns.</p><p style="background-color: white;">Canadians have different values and different beliefs. I will respect your beliefs, but please respect mine, and please respect the beliefs of all the Canadians whose beliefs and values are different from yours. Please stop calling us names. Please stop penalizing us. Please stop marginalizing us. Please stop punishing us. Please respect us. </p><p style="background-color: white;">I ask you, I beg you, please stop being divisive.<br /></p><p style="background-color: white;">Sincerely,</p><p style="background-color: white;">Patricia Maloney</p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-33352283911632058252023-07-06T11:56:00.006-04:002023-07-06T12:02:46.763-04:00Cheap to kill people in British Columbia<p>The document I received through an FOI for <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f6h5U3lW2aXLjPXa4MRfkVon50psvz9Q/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0015ff;">MAID deaths in BC</span></a>. </p><p>Deaths from 2017 to 2021 is <b>6,510</b> according to Canada's official <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2021.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">MAID deaths</span></a> and from the document I received. Official numbers only report until 2021. What I received from BC, also reports dollars spent up until<b> April 30, 2023 </b>on MAID. Therefore I assume that is one extra year of dollars spent. Total dollars spent is <b>$8,665,735</b>.</p><p>If we assume at least another 2 to 3 thousand additional killings for 2022 (since the numbers increase every year), that would be at least a total of <b>8,510</b> deaths at a cost of <b>$8,665,735. </b>Or about <b>$1000/death</b>. That sounds a whole lot cheaper than keeping sick/disabled/poverty stricken people alive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqHeHmNacjXkrVhIlEClLRkdivThB5ZzOyl7s-BeFayloq3SHkM14LPDPzyVinllp8NmeG27MaFv5m74yjcc4Xz5xAA3EpoYAbj3SY0kQpr2oBE368giUxYiTM4rN6e3Dkv-WW9dkzsi0hGe_wCwCB11WUlTOIplXHooChFvO96KszyCFkvKm7IcwPG0/s1953/MAID%20deaths%20June%201%202016%20to%20May%2015%202023.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1953" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqHeHmNacjXkrVhIlEClLRkdivThB5ZzOyl7s-BeFayloq3SHkM14LPDPzyVinllp8NmeG27MaFv5m74yjcc4Xz5xAA3EpoYAbj3SY0kQpr2oBE368giUxYiTM4rN6e3Dkv-WW9dkzsi0hGe_wCwCB11WUlTOIplXHooChFvO96KszyCFkvKm7IcwPG0/w640-h442/MAID%20deaths%20June%201%202016%20to%20May%2015%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-89958368739583676392023-07-05T16:08:00.002-04:002023-07-05T16:10:54.359-04:00Taxpayer funded pornography<p>In case you were wondering where Planned Parenthood got their funds to <a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/first-reading-saskatchewan-suspends-planned-parenthood-over-inappropriate-sexual-handouts-to-children" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002fff;">print and distribute their pornographic cards to school children</span></a>... they got it from you, the taxpayer. To the tune of $1.8 million over the past three years. From all three levels of government.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vtlOkhsJ4EAacefp3LxjYjKEw2G2oo2oM-RkuwZR69jtV_l4Z-kk32bAjhg72KT9_MrZQ29hvDABz-QtDVOTVK-Cq9-5iGeIuegeyMPCxKJzCear43tVn469ut8NTFRBwpC8ZC-XnQRa1iHSbw-BLS3shBm3VTK-ffcHNBKII1IADOetrU1sz21U6zQ/s3229/Planned%20Parenthood%20Regina.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="2479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vtlOkhsJ4EAacefp3LxjYjKEw2G2oo2oM-RkuwZR69jtV_l4Z-kk32bAjhg72KT9_MrZQ29hvDABz-QtDVOTVK-Cq9-5iGeIuegeyMPCxKJzCear43tVn469ut8NTFRBwpC8ZC-XnQRa1iHSbw-BLS3shBm3VTK-ffcHNBKII1IADOetrU1sz21U6zQ/w492-h640/Planned%20Parenthood%20Regina.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-85023193014738619862023-06-29T12:56:00.006-04:002023-06-29T13:02:53.621-04:00Pro-choice government alleviates poverty through abortion<p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><i>"Our government is unapologetically and unequivocally pro-choice."</i> Harjit Sajjan Minister of International Development</span></p></blockquote><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://twitter.com/HarjitSajjan/status/1656661430010286089?s=20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0026ff;">Harjit Sajjan is very proud of his government being <i>"unapologetically and unequivocally pro-choice"</i></span></a>. But<span style="color: #222222;"> it's not enough that Canada is the most permissive country in the world when it comes to abortion. In Minister Sajjan's little video he seems awfully pleased that his government is now happily exporting Canada's extreme abortion ideology to 28 <i>other</i> countries.</span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small;"></span></p><blockquote><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><i>"Since 2020 Canada has spent over a half billion dollars on "sexual and reproductive health and rights", in 28 countries, 4.5 million people have received "sexual and reproductive health services", and "abortion and post-abortion care" to over 76,000 women in 17 countries, to train 12,000 new " healthcare care" workers in the provision of this "sexual and reproductive care " in over 4,200 facilities."</i></span></blockquote><p>In fact Canada has actually spent <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_stxUNUf_6Y6KUUARQL_N7QeapCgf-OY/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0015ff;">$1,224,874,902</span></a> on <span style="color: #222222;">"sexual and reproductive health" since 2020, which includes abortion.</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;">Nearly all of this 1 billion plus handout was actually supposed to alleviate poverty under the </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">International </span><span style="color: #222222;">Development </span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Assistance Program</i>:</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><i></i></span></p><blockquote><i><span style="color: #222222;">"The main purpose on </span><span style="color: #222222;">the International </span><span style="color: #222222;">Development </span><span style="color: #222222;">Assistance Program is </span><span style="color: #222222;">to reduce poverty for </span><span style="color: #222222;">those living in </span><span style="color: #222222;">countries where </span><span style="color: #222222;">Global Affairs Canada </span><span style="color: #222222;">engages in </span><span style="color: #222222;">international </span><span style="color: #222222;">development."</span></i></blockquote><p><span style="color: #222222;">Countries affected: Nicaragua, Mozambique, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, </span><span style="color: #222222;">Senegal, Togo, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic </span><span style="color: #222222;">of the Congo (DRC), Colombia, Ecuador, </span><span style="color: #222222;">Peru, Ethiopia, South </span><span style="color: #222222;">Sudan, Central African </span><span style="color: #222222;">Republic, Philippines, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Ghana, Haiti, Somalia, Jordan, Lebanon, and </span><span style="color: #222222;">the occupied </span><span style="color: #222222;">Palestinian territory, Afghanistan, etc.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Killing babies in the womb seems to be one of our government's answers to alleviating poverty in poor countries.</p><p></p><div class="gmail_quote" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"></blockquote></div>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836430506876697628.post-65714573554443562192023-06-22T15:13:00.005-04:002023-06-22T15:18:18.998-04:00How the Ontario government hides costs spent on MAID<p>My recent FOI request to the Ontario Ministry of Health:</p><p></p><blockquote>"Can you then please provide me with the fee codes that doctors are being told to use for MAID services...I would like to see whatever guide/memo/documentation that exists to inform doctors to appropriately bill for MAID services."</blockquote><p>I received a <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/119sWMaJ56xbX10MqDpIb4DtFq7r7v04W/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0062ff;">Quick Reference Guide called OHIP Payments for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)</span></a></i>. (You won't find this document on the internet. I looked.)</p><p><i>Good grief--the Ontario government is telling doctors to use <b>Palliative Care billing codes</b> when they kill their patients:</i></p><p><b></b></p><p></p><blockquote><p></p><p><b>"Procedural Planning and Case Management - </b><b>K023 Palliative Care Support</b></p><p></p><p>• Discussions with other health care providers (e.g., physicians, pharmacist, coroner, CCAC) involved in management of the patient’s MAID</p><p>•Minimum of 20 minutes (cumulative) in a day of procedural planning/case management activity</p><p>• Medical record must indicate the name(s) of health care providers and the start and stop times</p><p><b>Provision of Medical Assistance in Dying - </b><b>K023 Palliative Care Support</b></p><p>• Travel time for picking up and returning drugs used for the procedure</p><p>• Time spent with patient and family obtaining final consent</p><p>• Drug administration</p><p>• Pronouncement and certification of death</p><p>• Counselling of relatives</p><p>• Meeting reporting requirements</p><p>• Notification of the coroner’s office</p><p>• A maximum of two physicians are eligible to be paid K023 for the provision of medical assistance in dying.</p><p><b>K023</b> claims for procedural planning, case management, the provision of MAID and travel to patient’s home should be flagged to indicate patient encounter is for the provision of MAID.<b> For these services, patient does not need to be palliative. </b><i>(But they are using a code for palliative care and it doesn't have to be palliative care?)</i></p></blockquote><p>Then this:</p><p></p><blockquote>"If administration of the fatal dose of medication is by intravenous (IV), then <b>G379</b> can be billed for insertion of the IV."<i> (The charade continues.)</i></blockquote><p>And this:</p><p></p><blockquote><b>"A945 Special palliative care consultation</b> is billed and time requirements are met (e.g., K023 is eligible for payment with A945 when duration of the consult exceeds 50 minutes)."</blockquote><p>If you look at the <a href="https://health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/ohip/sob/physserv/sob_master.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0026ff;">Schedule of Benefits Physician Services Under the Health Insurance Act</span></a>, nowhere does it say to use any of these codes for MAID. In fact MAID is never even mentioned at all in this <i>990 page document. </i>Clearly a separate (hidden) document had to be created to guide doctors how to bill OHIP when they euthanize their patients. At least <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/05/costs-to-euthanize-quebec-citizens-in.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">Quebec</span></a> and <a href="https://run-with-life.blogspot.com/2023/05/costs-to-euthanize-alberta-citizens-in.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0040ff;">Alberta</span></a> don't hide their costs to kill patients. </p><p>So this is really a double cover up: 1) no accurate costs of the dollars spent to kill patients, and 2) inflate the dollars spent on Palliative Care.</p><p>The adjective wicked comes to mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Patricia Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231578181853770noreply@blogger.com0