By Julia Beazley Last night, it was my privilege to participate on a panel discussing the protection of young people from the harms of pornography. Hosted by MP Joy Smith (Kildonan-St. Paul), the evening on Parliament Hill featured Dr. Gail Dines, an internationally-acclaimed speaker and author (Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked our Sexuality, 2011). The… Read More
By Don Hutchinson Last week, after 3 weeks out of the office (a buddy and I took our motorcycles and went for Fathers’ Day in Macon, GA and then lunch in New Orleans, LA – a 7,200 km round trip), this was posted by MP Joy Smith on facebook and linked with my name… Read More
By Julia Beazley There’s been a lot of muscle flexing in Ottawa lately. Many of us have watched (perhaps, with amusement… and some measure of bewilderment) as the media published images of MP Justin Trudeau (Lib – Papineau) and Senator Patrick Brazeau (CPC – Quebec) flexing their shirtless muscles and talking smack as they prepare… Read More
The EFC issued the following media release on March 27, 2012 OTTAWA – The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is deeply concerned that yesterday’s decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General) not only fails to protect women from exploitation, but could lead to a situation in Canada where the… Read More
By Julia Beazley The other day I stumbled across a web site that deeply troubled me. The particular post that led me there in the first place was one that had, by its own admission, intentionally and misleadingly ‘cited’ studies revealing that women, particularly college women, who were victims of acquaintance rape, not only didn’t… Read More
The other morning as I scanned news headlines related to human trafficking, I came across two – one after the other – that stopped me in my tracks. “Ottawa police are trying to track down a 22-year old man on a Canada-wide arrest warrant in relation to human trafficking…” And, “A Toronto man has been… Read More
It’s a troubling trend, inspired by Evangelical Christians. A judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court has agreed to fast track the lawsuit of Gloria Taylor, who suffers from ALS and is seeking to have a doctor assist her in ending her life. What’s troubling is that the House of Commons has defeated proposed legislation… Read More
Canada’s Justice Minister, Rob Nicholson, has called on Craigslist to immediately shut down its erotic services listings across the nation. Joining five provinces that have initiated similar action, Minister Nicholson noted he had sent a letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster demanding the site shut down its erotic services ads. Listings such as those on… Read More
As part of my ongoing research, I subscribe to a number of ‘google alerts’. A handy tool for getting a quick look each day at what’s out there in cyberspace on issues of interest to you. At a glance, I can scour headlines from around the world on issues of poverty, homelessness, human trafficking. And… Read More
On Tuesday, June 29, Bill C-268 was signed by Justice Rothstein and read by the Speaker of the Canadian Senate, receiving Royal Assent by written declaration, and thereby becoming law in Canada. This is good news! C-268 is a private member’s bill that was introduced by MP Joy Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), amending the Criminal Code… Read More