Kelly Block, Stephen Woodworth, Dean Del Mastro, et al - Are NOT Pro-Life!

I was on LifeSite News website today, where they claimed that 12,000 people attended their March for Life on Parliament Hill last spring.

I know that abortion is a tough subject to debate sometimes, crossing different political stripes, faiths and genders. My own personal opinion is her body, her choice, but I respect the passion and commitment of the marchers. They firmly believe what they believe, just as I do.

What I have a problem with though, are members of the Harper government taking part in these rallies, promising to work to change the laws; when they have an opportunity to exact real change.

Instead people like Kelly Block, Stephen Woodworth and Dean Del Mastro, speak at these rallies, scoring political points, trying to claim what they feel is the high road; while they clearly have no interest in the children once they're born.

In 2007, the last time the figures were provided, 637,000 children were living in poverty in this country. This accounted for 15% of Canadian children. Aboriginal communities fared worse, where 1 in 4 children live below the poverty line.

And remember these are 2007 figures, when our economy was strong, and before this most recent recession. The Kelowna Accord that Harper scrapped when assuming office, would have helped the First Nations, but that would go against the Reform Party belief.

Recent statistics have also shown that:

Inuit infants die at well over three times the rate of other Canadian babies, according to a massive new study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. And as if to underscore the tough situation facing aboriginal children in Canada's North, a second study in the same journal found that 70 per cent of Inuit preschoolers live in homes where there isn't always enough food .... (Bob Weber, Canadian Press, January 26, 2010)

As the young man in the video reminds us, this is not a society that values children; or at least not all children.

So people like Block, Woodworth and Del Mastro, who claim to be concerned about unborn babies, need to start looking at what happens to some of these babies. Otherwise, pro-life simply means anti-abortion.

If they were really pro-life they would vote down Jim Flaherty's budget, that is calling for HUGE cuts in corporate taxes, with more to come.

And if they were really pro-life they would demand that Jim Flaherty's budget includes initiatives to end child poverty, and focus on the health of all Canadians.

But then Stephen Harper once boasted that he was often sought out to speak against government money going out in the name of child poverty, so I'm not expecting him to have a change of heart.

However, by putting the needs of the wealthiest Canadians above the needs of the most impoverished, many women are left with few choices.

These sanctimonious and self righteous MPs might want to think about that.

IS THIS REALLY YOUR CANADA?

My Apologies to the Trolls of Dean Del Mastro

Last week I had a bit of fun, after reading that

Peterborough Reform MP Dean Del Mastro has his staff google his name to find out what people are saying ABOUT HIM.

So I headed a post Google this trolls of Dean Del Mastro, not really expecting a response.

Well not long after, I received a message on my Facebook wall, deriding me for calling the messenger a 'troll'.

It was kind of surprising and frankly a little scary. But here's the deal.

I didn't really think he actually had staff who waste time googling his name, but the way I see it, that 'staff' are probably being paid for by us, and if the intent of this googling is to determine what people are saying about him, and hopefully guide the way he conducts business and spends our money, I have an important message.

This is to you Mr. Del Mastro. Please Pay Attention.

1. It is not acceptable to waste time in the House of Commons on something as silly as a tweet, unless it is a terrorist threat or a planned assassination. If you want to be a drama queen, please do it on your own time. You should not have used the word 'crime' and you should not have publicly called out an MP, because she called you a name. If you want to have a career in politics, you must have a little thicker skin than that. Otherwise, maybe this job is simply too much for you.

Besides, one of your fellow MPs tweeted that Senator Romeo Dallaire was a 'fag' . Where was your outcry? Another tweeted a disparaging remark about Pierre Trudeau. His son did not stand up in the House of Commons, blowing the entire thing out of proportion.

However, it must have been a slow news day, because Jane Taber went on and on, as though MP Michelle Simson had read your diary and broadcast it to the nation.

We, the taxpayer, are paying you an enormous salary to do a job ... do it. And if you can't show more respect for the House of Commons than that, stay out of it. That House is for grown ups.

2. This is the Biggie: If you are really working on taking away a woman's right to choose, why are you announcing it at the back door? Have you told your constituents that you have this plan? Have you told women ... all women in Canada? Any woman in Canada, besides the ones in that small crowd?

This is a very important issue and your boss has assured us that there are no backroom or backdoor deals. So what's your deal?

Polls have consistently suggested that Canadians do not want this issue reopened. Pro-choice is not pro-abortion, but instead of trying to take away a woman's rights, why don't you talk to your party and ask why you provide women with so few choices.

There is a very compelling video on YouTube of a young man who grew up in foster homes, and paints a different picture than yours.

Because until your government starts addressing child poverty in a meaningful way, you are not pro-life. And until your government starts making a legitimate move toward peace - you are not pro-life.

So no more back door shenanigans and no more wasting time in the House of Commons on nonsense. Now GOOGLE THAT!