Over 100 MPs Oppose Morgentaler Order of Canada

OTTAWA, August 28, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Campaign Life Coalition, the political arm of the pro-life movement in Canada, has released the names of 105 Members of Parliament who have come out publicly against the nomination of abortionist Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada. Also listed are 35 MPs who have publicly come out in support of Morgentaler's nomination.

The list of those opposed to the Morgentaler appointment includes MPs from all political parties represented in the House of Commons, except for the NDP.

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Meanwhile the chief "justice" Beverley McLachlin tries to downplay her role in sneaking chief abortionist through the back door. She claims that her job as a chairperson was to “make sure the meeting runs well and fairly and that the vote is taken fairly - and not to weigh in for, or against, any particular candidate”. Well, it's hard to believe that a controversial candidate (to say the least) could be nominated with numerous violations of the Order Constitution and yet the chairperson has nothing to do with that.

Let's look at it again: Morguentaler gets nomiated to the Order of Canada despite an earlier promise from the GG office that this wouldn't happen. The nomination is approved even though at least two panel members oppose it. When the rumors about the nomination leak out to the public, the GG office openly mocks pro-lifers, giving out Campaign Life Coalition phone number to all those who called to express their outrage. The GG office remains silent about the nomination until the last minute, omitting the traditional announcement - and yet, the chairperson of the nomination panel who also happens to be the Supreme Court Chief Justice suggests that she wasn't involved; that all this just happened on its own...

If the inquiry shows that Ms. McLachlin is telling the truth, that she was truly unaware of what's going on in the organization of which she's a chairperson - then she is unfit for her job. If however it turns out that she lies, that she was well aware of the ongoing violations, but did nothing to stop them (let alone - that she was actually the one behind this whole backdoor deal) - then her place is in the court room, but not as a judge.