By now, most Canadians have heard the news: delegates to the Conservative Policy Convention in Vancouver have removed from the party’s policy book its support for traditional marriage between one man and one woman. This decision sends a clear message that the party endorses other kinds of “marriage”.
How would Canadians of 100 years ago have viewed the state of Canada today? If they were able to “turn over in their graves”—as the saying goes— today’s moral decay would have them spinning.
May 17, on “International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia”, the Liberal government introduced Bill C-16—draft legislation to grant full civil rights to transgendered persons. What could possibly be wrong with that?
Fort McMurray, once a vibrant and bustling city, took quite a hit from the drop in oil prices, but more than 80,000 people still lived and worked there until last week. In a matter of a few days, Fort McMurray became a vacant, burned-out shell.
Last week, the Ontario Provincial Police arrested 80 individuals in connection with child pornography and other illegal activities including the sexual abuse of children. Kudos to them! May they continue to root out this evil and may they be successful in prosecuting the offenders.
Years ago, when the CHP began, many people recognized the need for salt and light in the political realm. Our heritage, which recognized all people as valuable, had come under assault, and many in the church roused to step into what was seen by many as the ‘dirty’ realm of politics.
Last week, the Liberal governments (both Canada and Ontario) committed to sending emergency teams and yet more money to Attawapiskat to try to derail the plague of suicides among First Nations youth there and in other indigenous communities.
Did the NDP win the 2015 election? We know Thomas Mulcair didn’t; his leadership received only a 48% endorsement at the NDP’s weekend convention. But what about the party overall? They lost many seats in the last election, but in the big picture, have they lost or won?
Yes, you read that right. Multiculturalism—a haphazard blend of wishful thinking and wilful naivete—has run its course. It’s been replaced by “multiculturalislamism”—an ideology which brooks no dissent and pardons no departures. In Canada, it’s no longer the schisms between isms that plague us. It’s the ism that tolerates no others—Islamism.
Are you feeling over burdened with taxes? Are you wondering how, with such a large portion of your paycheque going to taxes, you’re going to meet all of your obligations? You’d better duck to avoid the next tax missile going overhead!