CHP
Commentary

​This is a time of year when we seek peace and hope that nothing goes wrong while we take some form of a holiday and spend time with our loved ones. With that in mind, I wish all of you and your families a Blessed Christmas!

Last year, Canadians were shocked to learn that the government was demanding that businesses and charitable organizations attest to their approval of abortion before they could qualify to receive funds from the Canada Summer Jobs Program.

Maybe you remember the children’s story about a boy named Jack who sold his mother’s cow for a handful of beans? In that story, Jack climbs a beanstalk, meets a terrifying giant but somehow survives, defeats the giant and brings back gold for his mother far above the value of the cow.

​Being a Canadian has many benefits: health care, passports, and access to justice, to name a few. What parents would not want that for their child? Well, many who are not Canadian covet these benefits and want to access them through instant citizenship.

Alberta is at it again. Politicians pursuing a radical LGBTQ agenda just cannot leave others alone. Never content with the freedom to do their own thing, it seems they cannot resist the temptation to force others to get on their “gender agenda” bandwagon, to mouth the slogans of LGBTQ activists and to proclaim allegiance to the disingenuous platitudes of “inclusion” while accepting scientifically inaccurate portrayals of human biology and sociology.

Have you ever pondered the difference between tolerance and acceptance? We hear so much about tolerance but the political left’s definition requires us to redefine tolerance to mean acceptance. Yup, I said “requires.”

​Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are generally taken for granted in Canada; we don’t treasure them as we ought. But hearing about the experiences of people in other countries can give us a fresh appreciation for what we have.

​Life and freedom are both very precious and both very fragile. We live in a fallen world where sometimes beautiful things are destroyed and treasure is often squandered. Things we take for granted can be taken away in a moment. Things we highly value can be lost by carelessness or neglect.

Would an educated African woman want to have 7-9 children? Not according to Emmanuel Macron, President of France, who said: “Present me the woman who decided, being perfectly educated, to have seven, eight or nine children.”

There is something about the word “abortion” that makes political leaders run for cover and refuse to legislate the matter. This is interesting since Canada is generally known for making a law for just about everything. We are managers.

People generally take their children to a hospital so they can get well, not so they can be killed. Doctors and other health care professionals presumably entered their chosen careers to help people get well, to alleviate suffering, and to assist individuals and families going through a medical crisis.

I was fascinated at the circus of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It was not dignified as we expect a Supreme Court nomination to be. It was certainly exciting, but how could one not see the problem with having someone charged, tried, and convicted by the media?