My best advice to single women after bachelors is to be patient. If you're in a hurry to get married you'll be frustrated…

 

C'est pas moi qui le dit

"Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote."

Grover Cleveland, Former US President (1905)

 

Sexe faible

 

Houch!

 

Teacher's licence revoked following sex convictions

 

Les travailleuses de sexe des provinces maritimes : ce qu'elles ont à nous dire, pour un changement

Les travailleuses de sexe sont souvent des «objets» d'étude pour des universitaires et des personnes qui élaborent les politiques, mais il est rare que leur avis soit sollicité. Le 26 juin de 12 h à 14 h, à l'hòtel Howard Johnson, Campbellton (N.-B.), venez entendre ce qu'elles ont à nous dire lors d'un dîner causerie gratuit avec Gayle MacDonald et Leslie Ann Jeffrey, co-auteures de Sex Workers in the Maritimes Talk Back. Une activité organisée par le Conseil consultatif sur la condition de la femme au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Pas de danger que le Conseil du statut de la femme organise une activité du même genre : depuis déjà plusieurs années, au CSF, on prend bien soin de ne pas s'efforcer une miette de leur parler directement à moins qu'elles aient le "bon" discours. Et seules les chercheures abolitionnistes auraient qqchose d'intéressant à dire, selon le CSF.

Cybersolidairement

Nicole Nepton

 

It's feminist slander that men are inherently violent

 

'I will not be moved', vows Fathers 4 Justice campaigner who is STILL on minister's roof

 

“This is a real difference between men and women; neither fashion nor politics can argue it away.”

Germaine Greer

Quelle jouissance de voir la vielle fémisexiste devenir une « essentialiste » et nier la théorie féministe de la construction sociale des rôles sexuels genrés.

 

Taking 'equality' too far

A Liberal plan for a ‘Commissioner of Gender Equality’ reflects the left’s unhealthy obsession with sex quotas

Note: Remember that (if) with a Canadian Gender Equality Commissioner or Minister being established by the Liberals at any time we in the Fathers Rights struggle could say goodbye to any change of family law reform first and any hope of legal and gender equality second. The Americans know this only too well and our brothers to the South are instantly cognizant of the feast of trouble we Canadian Fathers and Men would immediately encounter, Just as they would.

JS

Saturday, June 07, 2008

To: Karen Selick

National Post
Re: "Taking Equality Too Far"

Ms. Selick,
I read, online, of your article in the National Post concerning an attempt by radical feminists to establish the office of Commissioner of Gender Equality.  It would appear that this nonsense is an attempt to introduce or copy CEDAW, the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. THAT nonsense was a product of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in September, 1995. 

Those nations, provinces, and states which signed on to this convention would have turned over their sovereignity to a cadre of radical feminists, who would then have the power to pass judgement on laws, the media,employment practices, and the entire education system.  Any law, publication, or school book that did not meet their specifications, designed to forward a feminist agenda, would be overturned, banned, or forbidden.  This 23 person cadre would have the power to make laws, set wages, re-write text books, and ban any programming or articles they deemed unfavorable to women.  The office of Commissioner of Gender Equality would replace CEDAW's 23 person oligarchy with a czar of femininst interests, a dictator of the nation, a female Hitler.

With this notion, feminists have gone too far.  It's an idea whose time has come and gone. 

Paul M. Clements pclem@juno.com

DADD-SC
Gaffney, SC, USA

 

Au Canada, terre de nos aïeux

144 sex assaults reported so far for '08

Saturday June 7th 2008

 

The Editor

Ottawa Citizen

 

Dear Sir,

 

With respect to the article by Neco Cockburn on the rewported 144 sexual assaults in Ottawa to date I offer the following:

Is the article based on news received from the Ottawa Police and what did your reporter actually understand constitutes a "sexual assault" ? More importantly what did he believe the Ottawa public understands by the description "sexual assault" when it is used by the Police and the Media? I reveal that in the impromptu 'surveys' I have done over recent years most Ottawa residents-and in fact most Canadians-regard a sexual assault as unwanted body-to-body, 'clothes off', genital-to-genital or hand-to-genital contact or sexual penetration by force (please forgive my bluntness in description but I believe a point needs to be made.) The public almost always respond this way to the question albeit awkwardly and this description is what they believe when they see reports like this.

 

So who has actually defined a sexual assault as it is currently used by media and police? Can anyone at the Citizen tell us how many of these 144 "sexual assaults" were actually assaults as the public knows a sexual assault to be and how many were what I would call "other" assaults or perhaps assaults reported that did not happen, could not be proven to have happened but remain on the record as reportedly occured and unsolved? Is there a more comprehensive break-down of the data?

Recently, your rival organ (excuse the pun) the Ottawa Sun, along with a fanfare of the usual hysteria used banner headlines to describe two concurrent"sexual assaults" at Carleton University where two students were reportedly attacked and "sexually assaulted". Both stories turned out to be unfounded and falsely reported with the most seriously described one of them made up to cover a sexual impropriety with a cultural imperative and the other a reported 'touching of the buttocks' which never happened in the first place. But the banner headlines remained in the collective memory and neither the university, the police nor the media ever issued a correction or follow-up story to inform the public as to the truth.

I would be interested to receive your reporters or your editors reply and understandng as to what these reported "assaults" actually mean and what you understand the reading public, which you and your newspaper serve, will believe by them. In the world of public reality a "sexual assault" is a very serious crime and needs to be concentrated on. I believe we have to concentrate on them as they occur and not dilute them with fantasy and exaggerated descriptions. The public might just be being 'duped' by not concentrating on what is real and what is not. I fully understand that there are certain ideological interests which are served by the hysteria and that it indirectly becomes somewhat profitable to these interests to 'sell' the concept of massive sexual and other violence against women but the fact remains in that your newspaper is supposed to be dedicated to accurate reporting. I would be happy to contribute to your understanding on this issue. 

Kind regards

 

Jeremy Swanson

FathersCan

Ottawa

 

David Warren . The show trial begins

 

Why do we have to divorce to Income Split?

By Sara Landriault

Why do we have to divorce to Income Split? It is the year 2008 and I am a happily married woman, but I'm not always so happy. Yes, you heard me right. While my husband and I are very happy together, it's the Canadian tax system I am completely flustered, infuriated, and just damn right mad with! 

Many ions ago I met my husband when I was very young, together we united and made a beautiful family with 3 daughters, 2 dogs and a few extra mosquitoes flying around. The family needed to thrive so we decided the main bread winner would have to keep full time employment while the other 'childcared' the girls at home. Why did we make those decisions some 

have asked, and in all honestly it wasn't anyone's business. We are their parents, and it is our right to make the decision for their upbringing. Though if you must know, we decided as the children grew that we were more capable of teaching them our care and guidance rather than a stranger or outside family member. (I regret writing that part of this story because no one should ever feel the need to degrade us for our childcare choice whether it being at home or daycare.) This must seem strange in today's culture to have a family unit with the man as the breadwinner, wife the homemaker and 3 children which is 1.5 times above the average Canadian birth rate. We're not the norm anymore, but I couldn't care less we're happy well almost. 

Way, way, way back when the feminist movement fought for our rights as women to vote, and rights of women to do paid work along side equal to any man, I've always felt proud to be a part of that history. My 3 daughters will grow up knowing how hard we fought for our right to be apart of our democratic society. Burning bra's and screaming housewives is our history and I for one will show respect for our historical feminists. 

Today's feminist are not so lucky in getting my respect or the respect of my daughters if things don't change. I'm tired of being ridiculed by society in my role as a mother and a wife. Canada's society expects me to be a professional in a power suit with the dry cleaners on stand by and my children in tow facing hours of traffic just to make it to the daycare and office before they start yelling "mommy I gotta pee" or the boss text messages me "I need that report YESTERDAY". Others may be that mother, but I just can't. My way of solving that problem would be to hang up on the dry cleaners, yell at my boss to "suck an egg" and pull over on the highway so my daughter can pee on the grass. That outbreak of mine would leave me with no job, an angry dry cleaner and a relieved child. 

Some say because I'm a stay at home mom that I'm lazy, others say I'm selfish and don't want my children to be socialized or scholars by the time they hit kindergarten, others just look away and don't care. Well for your information I'm not lazy nor do my kids lack in education by the time they turn 4 years old either. I could go on and on about my children's report cards, social behaviour and even their bathroom experiences but I know as much as you do that going on and on about our own children is only exciting to the parents who tells the story. 

So here I am expressing my feelings to you on why I am not always a happy mother. 

The current economy in Canada disputes my work and calls me a non-working dependent also denies me credit, mortgage, and even a bank account without the permission of my husband. Every day in the news, I see economists, researchers and politicians defending my honour or disregarding my position in society. Though I've always wondered why there are no actual stay-at-home parents at these meetings, boardrooms or committees. 

Until our government of the day finally decides to allow family income splitting I will always be a "non working dependent". 

To fix all this, all I have to do is sign divorce papers then automatically a judge will split my husband's assets and likely give me full custody of the children and over 50% of his earnings, pension etc..

Isn't it great to be a woman in the year 2008?

What do you say, is it worth it?

Sara Landriault

stay at home mom

*President*, National Family Childcare Association

www.careofthechild.com 
www.incomesplitting.org  

Email: landriault@ripnet.com 613-258-4854

 

 

6 mai 2008
 
Avons-nous évolué ?

André Corbeij

C’est la question à laquelle tenteront de répondre les soixante-deux élèves de l’école Paul-Germain Ostiguy de Saint-Césaire qui présenteront le 7 mai, à 19 h, leur treizième spectacle de variétés.

Avons-nous réellement changé depuis les quarante dernières années? Révolution tranquille ou évolution factice et technologique? Voilà une brochette de sujets qui seront abordés par les élèves à travers des mises en situations diverses.

Dans ce spectacle, les élèves de premier et deuxième secondaire, appuyés par les élèves du primaire, parleront du virage vert qui sera abordé sous forme de saynètes orientées sur les ressources du milieu déjà existantes et les projets novateurs en matière de préservation de l’environnement.

De leur côté, les élèves d’art dramatique de troisième secondaire se questionneront sur l’identité sexuelle et les stéréotypes à travers des personnages absurdes. Ces thèmes seront présentés sous forme de stand up comic.

Puis les élèves de la concentration des arts de la scène feront évoluer les mentalités des années 1960 à nos jours et même à demain. Cette portion du spectacle sera présentée dans une esthétique similaire à l’émission de télé des années 1960, Jeunesse d’aujourd’hui.

Différents personnages, chanteurs et danseurs traiteront d’environnement, de féminisme et d’homophobie.

Le spectacle sera présenté à la salle publique de l’école secondaire P.G.O., située au 1881, rue Saint-Paul, à Saint-Césaire. Coût du billet : 7 $ adulte et 5 $ étudiant. (AC)

 

Hidden Agenda-The Strategy and Tactics of International Terrorism

 

Information
L'après-rupture
Ateliers pour lesliens père-enfants, Inc.

Pour diffusion immédiate – Le 6 juin 2008

Vellacott choisit la motion sur le droit des enfants et des parents à l’égalité d’accès (M-483) en vue du débat à la Chambre des communes

 

OTTAWA – Mercredi, le député fédéral conservateur Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin) a, comme 14 de ses collègues, vu son nom inscrit dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires émanant des députés. Il figure donc maintenant dans la liste des travaux de la Chambre des communes en tant que député dont la mesure d’initiative parlementaire (projet de loi ou motion) sera bientôt débattue au Parlement.

Hier, M. Vellacott a avisé les hauts fonctionnaires de la Chambre qu’il avait choisi de faire étudier par le Parlement sa motion M-483, sur le droit des enfants et des parents à l’égalité d’accès.

La motion M-483 propose ce qui suit : « Que la Chambre ordonne que des modifications soient apportées à la Loi sur le divorce pour que le droit et l’usage assurent la protection des droits et de l’égalité des parents par l’application régulière de la loi et pour que les enfants jouissent de l’égalité des responsabilités de la mère et du père après une séparation ou un divorce. »

La motion M-483 sera débattue pendant deux heures à la Chambre des communes à raison d’une heure à la fois. Il est peu vraisemblable que la première heure de débat ait lieu avant l’ajournement des travaux de la Chambre pour l’été.

« Les Canadiens favorables à cette motion raisonnable et équitable auront tout l’été pour y gagner d’autres partisans et demander à leur député(e) fédéral(e) de l’appuyer aussi », a dit le député.

La meilleure façon pour un député de signifier qu’il appuie la motion est de se faire inscrire dans le Feuilleton de la Chambre comme comotionnaire. « Je tiens à féliciter ceux de mes collègues qui m’ont déjà témoigné leur appui de cette façon », a dit M. Vellacott. Les comotionnaires inscrits jusqu’à maintenant sont Carol Skelton et Garry Breitkreuz, de la Saskatchewan; Tom Wappel, Patrick Brown et David Van Kesteren, de l’Ontario; Russ Hiebert, John Cummins et Betty Hinton, de la Colombie-Britannique, et Leon Benoit et Art Hanger, de l’Alberta.

« Pour avoir une croissance saine et équilibrée, les enfants ont besoin que leur père et leur mère participent activement à leur éducation », a dit le député. « La preuve incontestable de cette réalité sera présentée au cours du débat sur la motion M-483 à la Chambre des communes. »

« Les parents et les enfants du Canada attendent depuis beaucoup trop longtemps qu’on rende équitable la façon dont les tribunaux traitent le droit de visite des parents et le droit des enfants d’être éduqué par leurs deux parents après l’échec de leur mariage », a ajouté le député. « J’ai bon espoir qu’aujourd’hui, nous allons faire un pas important vers des modifications cruciales dans cet important dossier. »

- 30 -

On peut obtenir des précisions au (613) 992­1966 ou au 297­2249.

 

Where have all the real men gone?

 

Secret Justice, Private Hell

 

Fatherhood 'props' scaring men off

But consider this folks: Is this story not a little bizarre if not downright midsandric? Why? Because it clearly ignores 'other' obvious explanations like family law disaster rumours and consequent reluctance to engage in something so dangerous and destructive in the job market, anti-male discrimination in the job market as well as ''family court' generated reasonable reluctance on the part of men to marry and take such a risk.hardly unwarranted, fear of losing any home purchased. it might also be the that of declining Western social demographics as most likely a lot of men and women simply don't want the numerous problem issues related downsides of home ownership-especially if they're not going to have kids. Many people on their own are quite content to live in rental apts in cities and, if they bought anything, would more likely to opt for a non-urban vacation or an eventual retirement property like a cottage. Why does it have to be a man's fear of "required props"?  Hell I would tell them to skip marriage AND fatherhood for a whole pile of reasons. One of them being that if they get into the family law nightmare they might not even be able to pay the telephone bill never mind the rent.

JS

 

Des horreurs dans les organismes communautaires

 

Attention, papa est fâché...

 

Bob Barr on Glenn Beck 06/06/2008

 

Teacher's licence revoked following sex convictions

 

The Orthodoxy of Hope

The "North Americain Union" does not exist
 
There are no plans for a NAU, you conspiracy NUTS!
 
It’s just “closer ties” and a “common currency” and “political harmonization” and a “Parliament of the Americas” and “a hemispheric free trade zone” and “deconstructed borders” and “multijurisdictional task force policing” and “foreign troops on American and Canadian soil” and “Real IDs” and “selective sovereignty…”
 
Oh! the crazy things you NUTS come up with…

 

Pinocchio est une vraie histoire

Hopes rise amid Gaza truce