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Pro-lifer Advocates, Abolish Abortion

CBC's Canada Day Wish List infuriates abortion activists

By Judi McLeod

Friday, June 15, 2007

In an honest mainstream media world, pro-life Canadians would be given a voice on abortion.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is running yet another contest with the "Great Canadian Wish List, CBC touted as a way for Canadians to express their hopes for the country.

Because the CBC is wholly supported by Canadian taxpayers, the network belongs to all Canadians including pro-lifers.

But it is only because it is impossible to block online access and it was only inadvertently that CBC allowed pro-life Canadians a voice on the subject that means most to them: abortion.

Pro-life advocates participating in the "contest" have been already been accused of hijacking it, and have been branded as "right-wingers", "anti-choicers" and "fetus fetishizers" to boot.

In a political climate where the dominating bumper sticker declares, "A woman's body is her own", Canadians who want an end to abortion are marginalized.

Purportedly anyone can cast a vote online in the "Great Canadian Wish List".

Consistent poll results show as many as 70 percent of Canadians want at least some restrictions on abortion. But politicians and editors alike have effectively closed the door on debate ever since abortion has been legalized in Canada.

Since word of CBC's latest contest reached the ears of activists, abortion advocates have been busy sending out lists to vote for the alternate wish, "that Canada would remain pro-choice".

"Joyce Arthur, among Canada's leading abortion crusaders, complains, "Abolish Abortion" is the # 1 wish by a wide margin, which may indicate growing confidence within the anti-choice movement and their increased hopes for a chance to re-open the debate and recriminalize abortion." (LifeSite, June 14, 2007).

The contest ends on July 1, Canada Day, with the winner being announced on air. According to LifeSite, the top three wishes on the list are, in order, "Abolish Abortion in Canada"; "I wish that Canada would remain pro-choice"; and "For a Spiritual revival in our nation".

Should it surprise anyone that the CBC has taken the liberty of posting an unsigned editorial on top of the wish list, stating, "We should never forget what happens when there's no access to abortion." On one list group "Arthur" warns her fellow abortion advocates, "Unfortunately, we can't really afford to be complacent about abortion rights anymore in this country."

The Internet lends itself to the advocates of both sides of the abortion issue.

Suzanne Fortin, author of the pro-life Big Blue Wave, writes, "No, when pro-lifers mobilize to win a contest, it's not "hijacked". It's called winning. Leftists may live their own bubble when it comes to ideas about competition, but most people understand that when there's a contest, you're not entitled to win just because you are left-wing. You are entitled to win when you mobilize. And yes it is fair, because that's what a contest is about."

Canadians wishing to vote for the wish to end abortion, must register for the popular online network "Facebook" ( www.facebook.com), and then go directly to CBC's "Great Canadian Wish List" page, where voters have the option to vote for any of the wishes listed, or to write up a new wish. (A detailed set of instructions is available at www.bigbluewave.ca.)

CBC is on the other side of the moon from innocent small town Canada Day contests where children stand for hours in front of a store window, trying to count the jellybeans in a jar to win the shiny tricycle as the prize.

In CBC's 2004 "Greatest Canadian of All Time" contest, dyed-in-the-wool socialist Tommy Douglas was declared the winner.

According to CBC, "over 1.2 million votes were cast in a voting frenzy that took over six weeks as each of 10 advocates made the case for the Top Ten nominees in special feature programs on CBC Television."

Bypassed as contest contenders were Terry Fox, the courageous, one-legged cross-country runner who raised inspiration and hope to an all-time level and millions of dollars for cancer. Virtually ignored by 1.2 million Canadian voters, as the publicly-funded network would have it were the military heroes who gave Canada its finest hour.

If pro-life Canadians had a chance to win, there would be no CBC "Great Canadian Wish List".

Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com


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