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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just so's ya know.  

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

Theresa

​ Winchester

Abortion bubble zone question for PC leadership candidates

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

Dear PC Candidate,

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

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

https://run-with-life.blogspot.ca/2018/02/po-choice-people-can-express-freedom-of.html

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

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_QDsYLWnwO6ZFVLU2FzYlV4SG8/view

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

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

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

I would like to hear your thoughts on this law.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney

Five candidates one choice - Tanya Granic Allen

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

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

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

It's an easy choice.

Ontario PCs pretend to be for open and transparent gov't

See my email exchange with Jim Wilson, interim leader of the Conservative Party. Start at the bottom.
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Hi Jim,

I notice you haven't responded to my email. This is the same response I get every time I raise this issue with an MPP. Silence. And that was what I was talking about in my original message.

Not one MPP has the courage to speak out publicly about what the Liberals did when they changed the law to do this. So how can you or any other MPP be really for open and transparent government, when you refuse to speak publicly about this? If the Liberals can hide information on abortion, they can hide information on anything. The slippery slope is endless.

Even though I am a conservative, probably more conservative than you are, I will continue to speak up against your party and your members as long as this silence continues. I realize I am only one voice, but at least my conscience is clear that I did not stay quiet about this deceitful and despicable act by the Liberals, even when the Conservatives did and said nothing.

So I repeat, speak out against the Liberals attack on open and transparent government, and then we can speak.

Thanks
Pat

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Subject:	Re: End of Fall Legislative Session
Date:	Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:48:33 -0500
From:	Pat Maloney
Reply-To:
To:	Wilson, Jim <jim.wilson@pc.ola.org>

Thanks Jim. I looked through the results but couldn't find anything on the Liberals decision to hide abortion information. Have you spoken out on that because that was what I was referring to?

I've written extensively on that, some of it is at this link:
http://run-with-life.blogspot.ca/2012/08/ontarios-stealth-attack-on-foi-series.html

Pat

On 08/01/2015 1:17 PM, Wilson, Jim wrote:

Hi Pat: If you search the word “accountability” all articles containing the word will come up.  Here is a link to my last article,  http://www.jimwilsonmpp.com/newsroom/press-releases/733-premier-s-pattern-of-behaviour-let-down-ontario-in-fall-legislative-session .

Best Regards,

Jim

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Jim Wilson, MPP
Simcoe-Grey

Interim Leader of the Official Opposition

Email: jim.wilson@pc.ola.org

Phone: 416-325-2069

From: Pat Maloney
Sent: January-08-15 1:03 PM
To: Wilson, Jim;
Subject: Re: End of Fall Legislative Session

Hi Jim, Can you please send me the actual link on your site where you speak about this? I couldn't find it.
Thanks
Pat

On 08/01/2015 12:36 PM, Wilson, Jim wrote:

Thank you for your email Pat. My PC Party colleagues and I have spoken out a lot about this issue and encourage you to visit my website to view my efforts, www.jimwilsonmpp.com . 

Best Regards,

Jim

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Jim Wilson, MPP
Simcoe-Grey

Interim Leader of the Official Opposition

Email: jim.wilson@pc.ola.org

Phone: 416-325-2069

From: Pat Maloney
Sent: December-16-14 8:31 AM
To: Wilson, Jim;
Subject: Re: End of Fall Legislative Session

Dear Jim, speak out against the Liberals attack on open and transparent government, and then we can speak.
Thanks
Pat

On 15/12/2014 10:32 AM, Jim Wilson, Interim Ontario PC Leader wrote:

Pat,  

As the Fall Legislative session ended, the Ontario PC Party was tied with the Liberals in the latest polling. The reason for our growing momentum is the outstanding work of our strong leadership candidates and our Caucus. 

Throughout the Fall, our united Ontario PC team continued holding the Liberals to account for their incompetence, lack of accountability, and hollow words. 

Our five-week campaign for a standing committee to address sexual harassment in the work place and protect victims of sexual harassment from further harm overcame Kathleen Wynne’s stubborn resistance when she finally reversed her stance. 

The most scathing Auditor General’s report I have ever seen in my 24 years as an MPP confirmed that the Ontario PCs were right in our opposition to smart meter tax machines and the sneaky Global Adjustment secret tax that is costing each household an extra $1,000 each year on our hydro bills. It also confirmed we were right in pointing out the harm all Ontarians face from increasing debt, interest payments, spending and failure to deliver services. 

During the Fall session, our Ontario PC team held the Liberals to account for shutting down the investigation into the destruction of documents in their billion dollar gas plant scandal; for failing to be open or transparent about mismanagement of the failed MaRS real estate project that will cost taxpayers almost $400 million; and for failing to provide oversight in the Ornge air ambulance scandal. 

A government can only rise to the challenges faced by the people of Ontario if it truly respects them. This can only happen if a government is accountable and transparent. The Ontario PCs will continue to fight for answers and accountability on behalf of the people of Ontario. 

Jim Wilson
Interim Leader

Which Ontario PC leader supports open transparent gov't?

Dear Christine,

I received your brochure in the mail asking me to support your campaign.

If you hope to make the Conservative Party a party of inclusiveness, you might want to consider including those of us who are fighting for free and unencumbered access to information in Ontario. Right now this is not the case. I can't imagine a single Ontario resident who would be opposed to this right.

I ask you to please let me know where you stand on this issue before I decide whose leadership I will support, and whose leadership I will encourage others to support.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney