“Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and days o’ auld lang syne ?” (Robbie Burns 1788)
We’re standing on the brink of a New Year. It always feels to me like a field of fresh fallen snow… nothing has marked it… it’s a clean slate to correct the course of the old year.
But we all know that the course we are on is not pristine; it’s marred by the mistakes of last year, and the year before, and the year before that….
What does that mean for us as Canadians? What does it mean for us as members and friends of CHP Canada?
This New Year’s message comes to you as we look forward as a party but also as a nation, and as individual Canadians. I’m writing to members of the Christian Heritage Party, and friends of CHP Canada, and also to Canadians who want to know what CHP Canada offers to Canadians in the New Year.
Last week, I spoke of Domestic Growth vs Immigration as a way of sustaining our population. The previous week, Vicki Gunn, Executive Director of CHP Canada, spoke of the financial cost of abortion and its effect on Canada’s culture. There is much tying these two topics together. There is also much we must do as CHP members and friends to preserve our culture.
The question may arise as to why we should even make a stand. Why should we put ourselves out to stop a tsunami of attacks on our culture? It’s not like we can stop the tide, or can we?
When you joined CHP Canada, or first requested to receive our weekly Communiqué, you already knew that something was wrong. You already knew that you needed some information. But, were you looking for Canadian RCMP hero, Dudley Do-Right, to swoop in with a mighty call, “I’ll save you, Canada!”?
Dudley Do-Right is a cartoon figure. He will not be sweeping in to save the situation. That leaves you and me to do the job. It means that we have to dig down and find the inner strength to stand against the rising tide that is engulfing our country and threatening our way of life.
In Canada, we have not experienced a war on our soil in our lifetimes. When called upon, we Canadians have shown ourselves to be brave when battles have raged on foreign shores. But our limited battle experience since the days of the Greatest Generation has not prepared us to understand the daily grind of fighting with little visible progress and even occasional loss of ground.
It took 6 years to end WW2. There were battles lost and battles won. That’s what war is.
In Canada, we have been fighting a battle for over 40 years to save the lives of unborn children and yet have seen few victories. Does that mean we should surrender and go home? Of course not; we all know that if we give up on this vital cause more problems will follow. We know that we need to maintain a stable and vibrant population as discussed in “Domestic Growth vs Immigration.” We know that our culture of freedom and equality is gradually being reduced to a mere facade as other ideas take hold such as the subordination of women, government-mandated restrictions on free speech, denial of personhood to babies not yet born, judge-made laws and definitions of life and human worth, the ending of one’s own life as a right and the decision to end the lives of others based on medical convenience or misguided notions of “quality of life”.
Canada is embroiled in a battle. The lines are drawn. On one side, those who believe humans have value because we are created in the image of God and, on the other side, those whose beliefs about the value of human life range from “disposable” to “a blight on the planet”. In any battle each one of us needs to be armed. Who would go into battle without weapons? Our weapons, which of course begin with prayer, require that we arm ourselves with knowledge. We must know what the effects of the assaults on our culture are; then we MUST go out and educate others. We must let them know that there is one political party that is in the battle for life, for culture, and for future generations.
This week, follow the links I’ve given you in this Communiqué; explore these issues until you see the importance of supporting, with energy, dedication and finances, CHP Canada. Lobby groups serve a useful purpose, but voter support is the currency of political parties. You don’t shop for groceries in Canada using the Japanese Yen and you don’t accomplish political change except through voter support for the party whose ideals you cherish.
Change is accomplished by forcing the mainstream parties to take your concerns seriously. Each one of us holds a piece of currency in Canadian politics… our vote.
Join the Christian Heritage Party or renew your membership today, and donate to the party today. Be a part of the team preparing the important ground work that will take us into the next federal election four years from now. If you and I do not do it, who will? Your work will help thousands more hear about and come to support CHP Canada.
This is the beginning of 2012. Make it your New Year’s resolution to do your part to help CHP Canada grow and gain ground, to achieve greater visibility and impact not only in this year but in the years that lie ahead.
I thank you for your membership and support and for your commitment to God, to Canada and to future generations.
I wish you all a blessed New Year.