More tax dollars to sexual and reproductive health and rights

Minister Valdez announces $15.5 million in federal funding to strengthen national women’s organizations across Canada

"This investment will help advance the work of organizations focused on justice, leadership, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender-based violence. The organizations that will receive funding will be selected in the coming weeks.

The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) will receive up to $1 million to collaborate with other national women’s organizations, as well as key stakeholders beyond the women’s sector. This initiative will support a more sustainable and coordinated sector that is better positioned to advance action on persistent gender inequalities over the long term."

What nonsense. Our government already gives way too much funding to women's organizations. Why are we giving more? How about we pay down our massive debt instead?

Two steps forward one step backwards

There were two good news stories recently about potential abortion services closing (yea):

Number 1:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadian-abortion-group-says-it-may-have-to-shutter-after-losing-government-funding/

One of Canada’s largest non-profit sexual health organizations is at risk of closing dozens of its clinics due to funding constraints. Options for Sexual Health operates 52 clinics across B.C. Thirty are managed by the nonprofit, while the rest operate in partnership with other organizations.

Number 2: 

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vacuum-of-services-bc-sexual-health-clinics-at-risk-of-closure/

A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may be forced to shut down in several months after Health Canada declined to renew its funding for the upcoming year. 

Abortion Care Canada [formerly National Abortion Federation Canada] says it had sought $1.3 million from the federal government’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund for the next fiscal year but will get nothing, despite having received about $2.2 million in total since the fund was established in 2021.

 

(This is interesting. I just tried going to Abortion Care Canada https://nafcanada.org/ website and it looks like you have to have a user id to do so. What's up with that?)

Imagine that. Pro-abortion charities might have to  actually start fundraising instead of depending on government handouts. The horror.

But then we had this announcement from Women and Gender Equality Canada Strengthening 2SLGBTQI+ communities to advance equality in Canada (Boo)

Today, Lisa Hepfner, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth announced up to $41.5 million for 106 projects across four different 2SLGBTQI+ funds. This funding will advance equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities across Canada and address the rise in hate.

This announcement came January 31st in the middle of Canada's tariff crisis with the US. Maybe they thought nobody would notice. And that's $41.5 million over and above the gazillions we already spend on LGBT. 

The Month of June devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

To: The Minister for Women and Gender Equality

Dear Minister Marci Ien,

I understand that Canada now has "Pride Season" beginning in June and then continuing until September.
https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/pride-season.html

As a practicing Catholic, we Catholics dedicate the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As you may be aware, we are redeemed through the Incarnation, Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/06_1.cfm

According to Statistics Canada, 29.4% of Canadians (10.8 million) are Catholic. So I am asking you to please designate the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&DGUIDList=2021A000011124&GENDERList=1,2,3&STATISTICList=1,4&HEADERList=0&SearchText=Canada

It would be a great way to respect the third of Canada's population, who honour, respect and love Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Sincerely,

Patricia Maloney