The editor:
I have noted that in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 speeches, he often says, 鈥淐anadians are telling me鈥︹�� or 鈥淯pon speaking to Canadians 鈥︹�� So many times when I have heard that, I think, 鈥淲ell, he didn鈥檛 ask me.鈥� I am referring at this time to the $650 million of our tax dollars the government is going to contribute to promote international聽
abortion, family planning and sexual education. This grant is an obvious attempt to please women. Indeed, it will please some women. However, if he would have asked me, I would have told him that he is using my tax dollars for purposes that I see as being unethical. With this grant, he is arrogantly patronizing women in the developing world by pushing funds at them for intentions in which聽
they have little interest. If he had actually consulted with them, I鈥檓 sure they would have said, 鈥淵es give us the money, but we will not use it to kill our pre-born children. We will spend it on good maternal and child health-care, food and clean water for our families, and education for our children.鈥� Although I am only one Canadian, I know there are a great many others who聽
share my views and would love to be able to share them with Trudeau. We believe in and promote the sanctity and the intrinsic value of all human life, including those in the developing world. However, our values and views are not welcome in his government. Such a shame. 聽We do have much to offer.
Colleen Reed Kenosee Lake聽
