Taking it to Harper #2
LinkDespite opinion polls that suggest the Conservatives are gaining support among women, NDP Leader Jack Layton called Stephen Harper's government Sunday a disaster for gender issues in Canada.
"(Harper) does not like the pursuit of equality for women," Layton said in French to 100 supporters at a restaurant in Gatineau, Que.
"Harper is a catastrophe for women in Canada."
Layton pointed to the government's changes last year to groups funded by Status of Women Canada -- changes that included deleting the word "equality" from funding criteria.
Layton also criticized a $5- million cut to the agency's administrative budget, although the agency's overall budget was increased by $10 million in the previous budget.
He also said the cutting of the Court Challenges Program, which funded legal battles under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, has hurt women.
"There are very few women in Mr. Harper's cabinet. That's very evident in their policies."
3 comments:
There really are no words. And today's announcement (see my blog, because I don't want to repeat it and give the PM added RP) is obviously another way of targeting the female vote. That sounds so lovely, doesn't it: targeting the female vote (rather than supporting women's issues). But that's what it is.
http://www.onewomanoneblog.com
"There really are no words. And today's announcement (see my blog, because I don't want to repeat it and give the PM added RP) is obviously another way of targeting the female vote. That sounds so lovely, doesn't it: targeting the female vote (rather than supporting women's issues). But that's what it is."
Hi Ann, good of you to drop by PM blog and do a little self-promotion. That's really bloggish of you.
You would have been better off, if you were wanting to increase the flow to your blog to stop after (see my blog because I don't want to repeat ....).
BECAUSE THIS
"and give the PM added RP."
You just turn me off through your self-serving posting, and guess what, I'm not interested in going to your blog.
You look like a nice person in your picture, but your actions belie that.
Definitely not the message you would want to convey, well according to this reader.
Good post PM and good that Jack is supporting Canadian women and the programs that support them.
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