Sure there was a significant media presence there. But you won't hear much about it in the news.OTTAWA, July 9, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Revoke the award, absolutely no question - but it is not enough," said spokesperson Angelina Steenstra. Today, in front of the Governor General's residence, a thousand people gathered to protest the Order of Canada award to Henry Morgentaler, and the conflictive interest with the revocation process.
Although cloudy, hot and humid, no rain fell on the demonstrators who held signs reading: REVOKE, "We Desire A Better Country" and "Henry Morgentaler made a killing off our generation please don't honor him". Banners read: "Abortion is a crime against humanity."
The crowd was calm and subdued. There was a significant media presence as well.
Double the expected turnout? You’d think that would be news. But it’s not. CBC Newsworld is all over “road rage” and “how to avoid getting struck by lightning”. Even though it was well-attended by the media, including the CBC as I pointed out earlier. Even the folks who organized it predicted only 500 would show up. Still, the media reports what they want you to know.So they'd rather tell us about some phony poll that twists the numbers, claiming that Morgentaler's award is supported by most, than give media coverage to a pro-life rally.
Meanwhile we have a few more people returning their own medals in protest. Among them - former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Gilbert Finn.
The L'Acadie Nouvelle reported that Finn, who has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1974, and an officer of it since 1979, wrote a letter to Governor General Michaëlle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper declaring he would remove himself from the Order if Morgentaler were appointed to it.
"I do not want to affiliate myself in any way with Dr. Morgentaler, I can not be part of the same association as him. If Dr. Morgentaler is acceptable to the Order of Canada, the Order is not what I thought it was", says Finn.
How many have we seen so far? Seven? Eight? Maybe ten? When was the last time (before this whole controversy began) that a member of the Order of Canada chose to return his medal for one reason or another? Has it ever been more than one member choosing to leave the order of Canada on the same occasion?Those radical pro-aborts who sneaked Morguentaler through the back door thought they are doing a great honor to their idol. Instead - they just ruined the Order of Canada, which served the country (well or not so well) for over four decades. Irregardless of whether or not Morguentaler gets to keep his six-petal pajama button, this will never again be the same highest civilian honor it used to be just two weeks ago.
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