Was it just me or was anybody else totally turned off by our Prime Minister’s grandstanding over the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre? Don’t get me wrong; my heart goes out to the families of these ladies . . . as it does for the families of the almost seventy other “real people” killed in other tragic Canadian multiple murders.

The beautifully choreographed news clip of our Prime Minister, flanked by female Members of Parliament—only female MPs—while he laid a white rose on the ledge of the Centennial Flame, was meant to stir our emotions. The female MPs each laid their white roses then they all stood briefly in contemplative silence. Very touching . . . but what is the political spin? Why is this particular tragedy highlighted?

Will our PM hold a similar ceremony for the nine strikebreakers murdered Sept 18, 1992 in NWT? How about for the nine members of the Gakhal and Saran families gunned down in Vernon, BC, in 1996? Will he choreograph a beautiful ceremony for each of the seventy multiple murder victims who died in a series of thirteen tragic events, since the Polytechnique murders, Dec. 6, 1989? What about those before Polytechnique?

Don’t hold your breath! Those who died as victims of other tragedies—though their loved ones’ pain is every bit as deep—lack the political usefulness of these iconic victims at École Polytechnique. The thirty-four people murdered in groups, by their relatives, since the massacre at Polytechnique shine a light on something not so pretty—the brokenness of the Canadian family. No, our self-proclaimed, feminist PM, has selected this particularly poignant tragedy because it fits the narrative of his misguided feminist agenda. His narrow focus guarantees that Canada’s left-leaning media will solemnly attend his memorial event and obediently honour his teary vigil.

Was the Polytechnique slaughter simply the result of a misogynistic worldview? What led to Marc Lépine’s deadly actions? Most Canadians don’t know that Marc Lépine was born Gamil Gharbi, the son of an Algerian immigrant father who abandoned Gamil and his mother when Gamil was only seven years old. The pain of the abuse he suffered and the trauma of his parents’ separation were certainly factors in his demented outlook. Whatever his pain, his actions cannot be excused, but neither can they be blamed on societal attitudes towards women. They are a red flag on our indulgent, selfish, and violent focus on individualism and our “entitlement” mentality.

If we want to protect women and children from tragedies like Polytechnique, there are many things we must do. We need to stop the emotional violence that happens to children every day in Canada through so-called “no-fault divorce.” We need to stop exposing children and adults to violent sexual imagery (see M-47). And we need to stop the violence in the womb that kills over 100,000 babies in Canada every year. Many of these babies are being killed just because they’re girls! Where is the feminist outrage over female infanticide? Yet our Prime Minister has done nothing to stop the senseless slaughter of thousands of pre-born girls. Shame!

A white rose is a powerful symbol of respect and shared sorrow and a commitment to stand together in remembrance. Our friend, Mary Wagner has gone into abortion clinic waiting rooms all alone with white roses to share with the women and girls who have gone there to have their babies killed. Mary offers them roses, along with her prayers and her pleadings for the lives of the pre-born. But CBC and CTV—faithful followers of the PM’s sacred moments—are never there to record her meaningful and heartfelt gestures of love. No, Mary instead gets arrested for “interfering with a business.” Her white roses are not deemed worthy of primetime. Only jail time. She goes to save lives before they are taken. He goes to bring flowers where photos are taken.

Let’s face the facts: feminism won’t put us back of the path to recovery. Constantly trying to turn the Polytechnique tragedy into a justification for men-hating and affirmative action only exacerbates the entitlement disconnect plaguing so many dissatisfied and unfulfilled young people. What we desperately need is national repentance for the “ageism” that has decimated several generations of children and a national commitment to make strong stable families—yes, natural families that begin with a father and a mother in a lifelong covenant—the norm and not the exception.

Our PM doesn’t want these difficult discussions. They don’t make nicely choreographed photo-ops. He’d rather leave scarred and emotionally damaged women mourning the loss of their children alone. He’d rather pretend that human babies under nine months old are not “real people.” After all, that’s the feminist spin.

There is much talk of “equal rights” . . . but instead, “special rights” in Canada are being granted to those who belong to politically-favoured groups. The rest of us, while we’re Canadian too, are just not worthy of special recognition. While our politicians frolic and other “special people” bare their private parts in front of children in a celebration of lawlessness at the gay pride parades, our police stand by; they’ve been told not to lay charges against “the favoured groups.”

Where is the outrage against men being granted access to women’s shelters, change rooms, and showers? Because of political correctness, our feminist PM seeks to protect the right of men to enter those private spaces if they even claim to be transgendered. This basically allows any man, transgendered or not, to access those facilities where some women and girls will be no doubt be victimized. Perhaps the PM should offer a white rose to the women assaulted by Christopher Hambrook, a biological male who claimed to be transgendered to gain access to vulnerable women. Why is their victimhood ignored?

These “rising stars”—untouchable groups afforded special rights in Canada—stand as shocking examples of morality gone awry. The “rule of law” should mean that all Canadians are treated equally. No Canadian and no special group of Canadians should be above the law.

Remember when our rose-toting PM said that “A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian?” How could we forget? He apparently has. Every senseless murder is a tragedy and all Canadians deserve the full protection of the law.

Members of CHP Canada do remember this and we are prepared to fight for equality under the law. One law for all people; and it’s okay to say “no” to behaviours that hurt others. We remember with sadness the tragedy at École Polytechnique. We say “no” to any actions that dehumanize or depersonalize any person or any group of persons in Canada. Only when we recognize the value and dignity of every human life can we reclaim the safety of homes and classrooms across this nation.

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