If you don’t have enough reasons to vote against Harper and the Conservatives in the upcoming election, here’s some scary food for thought:
4 out of 9 of Canada’s Supreme Court Justices have mandatory retirement dates within the next five years. Guess who appoints Supreme Court Justices? That’s right, the Governor-General in “consultation with” (read: direction by) the Prime Minister.
And who do you think Harper will stack the courts with, given the opportunity? Given his government’s record, I only shudder to imagine.
The Supreme Court wields an enormous amount of power. And to show what can happen with years of stacked appointments, we need only to glance at our illustrious neighbours to the south, the United States:
Think it couldn’t happen here? Think again:
Pro-life supporters successfully influenced an as-yet unannounced government decision to deny funding to Planned Parenthood, says a Conservative seeking re-election.
Brad Trost, incumbent for Saskatoon-Humboldt, addressed the Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association’s annual convention Saturday and thanked its members for their help in killing federal funding for the group.
In a recording of the speech, obtained by the Liberals and provided to the Toronto Star and Le Devoir, Trost claims a number of parliamentary victories for the pro-life movement, including a decision to deny funding for the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
This is all part of a decision that was rendered by the Conservative government to exclude abortion funding from its maternal health plan for developing nations. Having denied access to abortion to women in other countries, now the government is setting its sights on our rights as Canadians.
And, lest you think that it’s only women’s reproductive rights that are under attack, rest assured that Stephen Harper doesn’t discriminate like that; he’s determined to attack all women’s rights.
But don’t worry, Stevie. You may hate women, but women hate you too:
Now here’s hoping that more Canadian women get jolted out of apathy and turn out and vote.
(Hat tips: Kirsten, Andrea, and the good people over at ShitHarperDid.com.)
Even if Trost is against a woman’s right to choose, at least he supports gay rights: http://www.bradtrost.com/