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Stephen Woodworth's 'science,' and why Canada's far-right isn't terribly interested in it

| September 17, 2012

Stephen Woodworth's Motion M-312 is scheduled for its second hour of debate this Friday, and the vote on the following Wednesday. And over summer's Parliamentary break, there has been an interesting change of direction from the Canadian far-right backers of Woodworth's action. In a way, there's some obvious desire to parlay M-312 into a personhood amendment -- but along the way, it also reveals a likelihood that they could undermine his efforts, if the direction that Woodworth's plan goes ends up being anything but. And more than anything, it shows something interesting about Stephen Woodworth's "science," and why Canada's far right isn't particularly interested in it.

Parliament to debate abortion in April

Mercedes Allen

| March 15, 2012

Conservative Party backbencher Stephen Woodworth has put forward a motion that will result in a debate in Parliament on abortion in the guise of "when life begins," in April.

Gender Apartheid in Saudi Arabia - and King Abdullah's Upcoming Visit to the United States

Tomorrow King Abdullah of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visits US President Barak Obama. The number one issue that ought to be discussed? It's not oil - but human rights. While Canadian Nathalie Morin and her three children suffer at the abuse of her commonlaw husband, in the tiny town of Bisha, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper does nothing. While Sawsan Salim sits in a Saudi prison with her toddler son, awaiting 300 lashes for attending a government office without a male guardian, Human Rights Watch pleads for an appeal.

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G20 Protest to End Gender Aaprtheid in Saudi Arabia and Free Nathalie Morin and her Children

On June 26, 2010, The Nathalie Morin Support committee and Muslims for Progressive Values Ottawa held a protest outside the Saudi Embassy in Ottawa seeking the return of twenty six year old Canadian Nathalie Morin and her three children and an end to gender apartheid in that country. The young Canadian and her small children have been severely abused and neglected by her commonlaw husband, Saeed Al-Sharahni and/or his family and the Canadian government has not obtained their return to Canada nor ensured their safety in Saudi Arabia. Ms.