Sordid kidnapping affair involving an aide to Quebec minister Claude Béchard ends tragically. How sad. [cross-posted at PWPL]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Giving your eggs, altruistically
Sorry, I know it’s harsh to get up in the morning and to be confronted with this sort of news story. The French government is launching what they call a “solidarity campaign” (story in French) to encourage women to give their eggs (anonymously) so infertile couples can have a shot at parenthood. I’m all for …
I knew it!
Obesity contributes to global warming. Discuss among yourselves.
How much you wanna bet…
… that this isn’t going to turn out to be “good for women” after all? OTTAWA – The emergency contraceptive pill Plan B will now be sold on the front shelves of Canadian pharmacies without any medical consultation after a landmark decision came down Thursday to make the drug more accessible. [cross-posted to PWPL]
Ken Epp writes
In the Ottawa Citizen this morning. Bottom line: “To oppose this bill is to stand in defence of only those pregnant women who choose abortion.” Well, maybe not quite. To maitain that the current legal system is enough to deal with these situations is not entirely illogical. Certainly it’s possible to have a reasonable debate …
Here’s a free tip for you…
If you don’t want people to believe you said something dumb, immoral, wrong, offensive and most idiotic, then don’t say it.
About “normal” parenting
Interesting what Véronique says about how your 24 hours belong to you. I admit I’m still at the “criticizing others for their obvious failings” stage, but I take her point. I don’t know how I would cope with several children wanting to do several activities in several places. Probably not very well. I’ve been thinking …
Thank you for that, now we know what you are
I don’t care how much you dislike “special” tribunals and other counter-terrorism measures. I’m not wild about a few of those things myself (security certificates? where in our common-law tradition would you find some kind of justification for those?). It’s one thing to criticize them. It’s quite another to make a complete ass of oneself …
The question nobody ever asks
There’s an interesting review out this morning by our very own Andrea Mrozek (yes, Andrea has a life outside PWPL) on a British childcare report Canadians ought to know about. So many aspects of the childcare debate are neglected – including this one, which I had never thought about before reading Maggie Gallagher’s most excellent …
Meeeeeow!
From Mark Steyn’s site: I’ve now heard from several sources that Chretien-era spin-doctor Warren Kinsella has been offering his services as the chap to write the 5,000-word “response” when the British Columbia “Human Rights” Tribunal orders Maclean’s to run it. This will certainly be tough on Maclean’s readers, but on the other hand it would …