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WAVE (Welcome, Accepted, Valued and Equal) Report: Catch the WAVE, Research Regarding Supports Available for Individuals with a Disability and Their Families "A Russion painter, deaf since birth, has been refused permanent residency in Canada, because he did not meet the language proficiency requirement when tested verbally, despite getting near perfect scores when tested using sign language" "All politicians agree more needs to be done to improve [the] autism outlook for Ontario kids - but where is that plan? [Three] years ago Children's Services Minister Laurel Broten stood on stage and promised 25 million a year to [...]

I do not know about you but I am getting pretty tired of the pro-assisted suicide lobby fronting their ideology with folks who are currently facing the reality of their own deaths. Dr Donald Low being the last one to be exploited during the unsettling and anxious time before his impending death. My heart ached, like everyone else's to hear him voice the possibilities he might face. We heard these same fears raised by Sue Rodrigues do so 20 years before. Why has nothing changed? Why wasn't Sue and currently Dr Low reassured by medical professionals, that [...]

Protection of abortion instead of protection of women's health MWIA Confrontation Aug 3, 2013 Here is the first-hand account of the incivility and bullying endured by  AAPLOG  women doctors at the hands of MWIA officials in Seoul, Korea 2 days ago.  The presentations  were described by MWIA as “unscientific” and “political.” You should read them at http://www.aaplog.org/news/banned-at-mwia/  and determine for yourself the quality of science  they represent, and the degree of political propaganda they do or do not contain.  You be the judge. This account was written by the 3 AAPLOG women doctors involved: Dear friends, Three [...]

The Freedom of Information Case The following article is  printed with permission from Run With Life Blog – Background (Updated July 20, 2013) – Media Release: Blogger Takes Ontario Government to Court over Suppression of Information OTTAWA , July 18, 2013– “In January 2012, the Ontario Liberal government amended its freedom of information law to exempt any abortion-related data from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. As a blogger and a member of the new media, I’m taking on the government and challenging them over this undemocratic move. Tax-payers should know how their tax dollars are being spent,” explains Patricia [...]

Gestational Legislation – Giving Henry Morgentaler more than he asked for in 1967? By Jakki Jeffs, Executive Director Since the introduction of the Paul Steckle Bill in 2006 Canadian pro-lifers have grappled with the question of a gestational legislative strategy. This sometimes heated and hurtful discussion has divided loyal pro-life colleagues at a deep level. We have debated whether our pro-life principle would be offended, consulted our individual religious beliefs and doctrine, scanned foreign jurisdictions and Canadian court decisions, our mission statements and by-laws – but the fracture remains. Hopeful to heal the developing wound, good [...]