Andrew Scheer really doesn't want to talk about abortion. Neither did Stephen Harper.On Wednesday, Scheer was asked whether he would allow Conservative MPs to introduce legislation related to abortion and, if so, whether he would allow those MPs to vote freely on such proposals. Justin Trudeau's Liberals have leaned into the debate, publicly pressuring Scheer over the fact that a dozen Conservative MPs recently attended an anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill. On Wednesday, Scheer accused the Liberals of "trying to import a divisive issue" from the United States to split Canadians and distract from the government's recent troubles. But he also stopped short of directly answering the questions he was asked. Stephen Harper came to office with a similar commitment to avoid reopening the debate. "A Conservative government will not be bringing forward, will not be supporting, and will not be debating the abortion laws in this country," he said in January 2006. But Conservative backbenchers — at least for the first seven years of the Harper government — were clearly not covered by the prime minister's campaign vow. Between 2006 and 2012, three Conservative proposals related to pregnancy and unborn children reached the floor of the House for a vote. In 2008, a bill that would have created a new penalty for injuring or causing the death of an unborn child while committing an offence against a pregnant woman was passed at second reading, but did not advance any further before Parliament was dissolved for an election. Scheer's government would not go out of its way to provoke questions. But if Scheer truly wants to avoid reopening some kind of debate on abortion, he might not find it easy. In my opinion I believe that abortion should be legal. There's many circumstances that abortions should be allowed, including rape. Or if the woman carrying the baby can not financially support the child. Then the counter argument to that is "there's always adoption." But there's a lot of adoption cases that don't go over well whatsoever and I shouldn't need to explain that. For example there was a 3 year old little girl named Aiman Zehra, and she was raped by a 27 year old man in Dubai. Protests are being held across the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India after news broke of the rape of a three-year-old girl. A three year old girl. A toddler. Raped by a grown man. She was coughing up blood and had bruised eyes, she experience will stay with her forever. "Girls are not toys. Hang the rapist." I also see the other side of the debate, the side that believes you're killing a life. I personally would never get an abortion. But I believe abortions should be legal because I advocate for a woman's choice. What I would personally do for my body, has nothing to do with what others should do with theirs. My choice should not dismiss others. I advocate for woman's choice.
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Facebook faces possible class action lawsuit over job adshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/facebook-job-ads-class-action-1.5094661 Facebook could be hit with a class action lawsuit in Canada alleging that the social media giant has facilitated discrimination in ads for jobs and housing based on factors such as age and gender. The application is being made on behalf of everyone in Canada who had a Facebook account and was excluded from seeing employment and housing ads on Facebook as a result of their "race, sex, civil status, age, ethnic or national origin or social condition." The application covers the period between April 11, 2016 and the date when a ruling is issued in the case.In addition to asking for damages, the application asks the court to order Facebook to stop allowing employment and housing ads that discriminate on the basis of race, sex, civil status, age, ethnic or national origin or social condition. "Making the matter worse, Facebook has acknowledged that its permissive targeting practices are being used in a discriminatory manner in the United States, and it has accordingly accepted to implement mechanisms in the United States to prevent such discriminatory practices going forward. At the same time, Facebook has completely failed to take any measures to cease the perpetuation of these discriminatory practices in Canada." Facebook told CBC News it doesn't condone discrimination. "There is no place for discrimination on Facebook; it's strictly prohibited in our policies. Over the past year we've strengthened our systems to further protect against misuse. We're aware of the complaint and will respond accordingly." I do believe that these Facebook ads violate human rights. If only certain groups of people can see these ads, then it prevents certain individuals from seeking a job. Which is kinda bizarre and completely unfair. It doesn't allow individuals that could more qualified or even given a chance to apply for these jobs. Doctors report uptick in teens, young adults choosing to vaccinate against parents' wishes'I don't think it's too late ever to get your measles immunization up to date,' public health official says. Dr. Eric Cadesky, a family physician and president of Doctors of B.C., said he's seen a number of young patients recently who made appointments to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine over concerns about the outbreak. "Some of them said their parents were against vaccination because of unreliable sources of information that they received," Cadesky said. "Others had been hesitant [to be inoculated] because of pressure from peer groups." "I've heard of people throughout Canada and even doctors around the world saying that millennials are using these outbreaks as an opportunity to revisit the decision that their parents had made for them," he said. "And many are making a different decision, which is to protect themselves and also, in many cases, that means protecting the people around them, because not everyone can receive the vaccine." Among the patients Cadesky inoculated is Maddi Bisset, who had no vaccinations as a child because her mother believed young children shouldn't be "pumped full of chemicals." "She preferred more 'natural' alternatives, including homeopathy and essential oils," the 23-year-old said in an email interview Wednesday. "Everything my mother did was with our best interests in mind. I just believe she put too much faith into false articles she found online and did not consider what heavy repercussions not vaccinating your child has on both their health, the public's health and the possible life-threatening situations it puts at-risk people in. "With the frightening resurgence of measles in Vancouver, it wasn't a choice anymore, it was a moral obligation to public safety," Bisset said of her decision to get immunized. Cadesky said young patients like Bisset are often exposed to ideas and beliefs among their peers that differ from those of their parents, causing them to look for validated information, "and they're correctly concluding that vaccination is safe and effective. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, said the MMR shot is not only safe, but it's one of the most effective vaccines doctors have for preventing disease. "If someone is questioning whether to get vaccinated or not ... it's a really good idea now to go in and talk to your health provider if you have questions and get them answered and get yourself vaccinated," Tam said. "I don't think it's too late ever to get your measles immunization up to date." I personally think vaccinating your kids is a must because not only are they more prone to diseases, they're putting other individuals at risk. But I can also see the other perspective. Like one of the parents said that she wasn't given much information about vaccinations, maybe there should be more information provided about the effectiveness of vaccinations I guess. Canada's post-secondary schools exploiting international students, says recruiter.International students come to Canadian colleges and universities with high hopes. Many choose Canada because of the quality of the education system, but pay much higher tuition fees compared to their domestic peers. "The key is that we are having a gap between the increased enrolment and the number of services that are put in place to support those students so they can be successful in the environment."He said there is a patchwork of services across different colleges which are not sufficient to support international students. St. Clair College is projected to have more than 5,000 international students enrolled at the school in the fall — a number which "astounded" Broitman. "That's a significant percentage of the overall student body. It shows they are critical to the school's bottom line," he said. "It tells you that they've been very successful in marketing their programs." The influx of students also means larger class-sizes, which affects the quality of learning, said Broitman. "I think it would be fantastic to have a class of 15 to 30 engaged kids and have a really good class," he explained. "Could I have that class with 100 to 200 [students]? No way ... This has diluted the quality of education in our classrooms." Hardik Gora, a first-year business marketing student at St. Clair College, has experienced overcrowding in his classroom first-hand. "I think there's about four or five sections with 70 students in each section," Gora said.Like many other international students, Gora has faced issues finding good housing and has experienced being skipped for pickups due to overcrowding on Windsor's city buses. "I consider the University of Toronto [to be] exploiting foreigners who pay to sit in a class with a thousand students there," said Broitman. The University of Toronto said its tuition costs are competitive with other world-leading institutions. "Universities don't receive provincial funding for international students, as we do for Canadian students. Canadian students and their families pay taxes that flow back to universities and colleges, so we ask international students to pay their share as well," Richard Levine added. Many international students also struggle with understanding classroom instruction in English. Brotiman said scoring "around a 5 or 5.5" in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) represents a mediocre understanding on English. St. Clair College accepts students from India with a minimum score of 5.5. Chinese students may be accepted with a score of 5.0.For Broitman, international students are not being treated fairly. They are being exploited for their money at the expense of their education. "[Change] has to come from leadership and I have not seen leadership in Canada at any level that wants to fix the problem ... No one even wants to talk about it." I understand that Canadians and their families have paid in taxes that flow back into universities and colleges and international students coming to Canada have not, but it's a huge difference of cost between the two categories. A Canadian student would pay $6700 to enrol in the U of T Arts and Science Program. International students pay around 7 times more than that, around $49800. To pay that much and to struggle learning a new language, understanding the curriculum, finding good housing and having to experience being skipped for pickups due to overcrowding on Windsor's city buses. It's a lot more problems and struggles to face. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/international-student-recruiter-institution-exploitation-1.4668831
Israel abandons plan to forcibly deport African migrants"The Israeli government said on Tuesday it was abandoning a plan to forcibly deport African migrants who had entered the country illegally. The government had been working for months on an arrangement to expel thousands of mostly Eritrean and Sudanese men who crossed into Israel through Egypt's Sinai desert. The migrants and rights groups say they are seeking asylum and are fleeing war and persecution. The government says they are job seekers and that it has every right to protect its borders. Around 4,000 migrants have left Israel for Rwanda and Uganda since 2013 under a voluntary program" The picture below is of a little boy taking part in the protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, in March. In my opinion I think that Israel made the right choice. The choice shows a little more compassion rather than forcibly removing all migrants out of Israel. These migrants came to Israel to seek freedom. They were fleeing war and prosecution. Cancelling the plan to deport the African migrants forcibly was the right thing to do. I feel like they shouldn't be deported at all, I understand that they came into the country illegally, but can't they try and find a reasonable accommodation? But now instead of forcibly removing illegal migrants, its immigration authority will try and find new options to deport migrants voluntarily.
Florida prosecutors intend to seek death penalty for Parkland school shooterhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/world/death-penalty-florida-shooter-1.4574344 Florida prosecutors want to seek the death penalty against the Florida school shooting suspect, Nikolas Cruz. 17 people were fatally shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Nikolas Cruz is facing 34 charges including 17 first-degree murder charges. His attorney’s will have him plead guilty only if there was no death penalty charges. Rather than the death penalty, the only other option is life in prison with no opportunity for parole. The office that is represent Nikolas Crus,states that there were a bunch of warning signs that Cruz was mentally unstable and could be violent, and using the death penalty would be going “too far”. "We still stand ready to immediately plead guilty to 34 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole," Howard Finkelstein, a county public defender, wrote in an email. "If we are not allowed to do so tomorrow, we will stand mute to the charges. We are not saying he is not guilty, but we can't plead guilty while death is still on the table." If he doesn’t accept the plea, his judge will. "I don't think death will bring back the lives of the 17 people who were killed and it certainly doesn't solve our ongoing issue… when it comes to gun violence," -Daniel Reed (a parent of a student at the high school. Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie Guttenberg also died in the shooting, was angry the state pursued the death penalty, noting how tortuously long capital punishment cases last. In my opinion, I feel like he shouldn't be put to the death penalty. Nobody deserves to die, and living with the guilt that you've killed many people would be more painful than death. His life would be made so much more difficult if he were in prison for his entire life. Being put to the death penalty makes it seem like a faster and easier solution to what he's done. He did an unimaginable and inhumane thing, he deserves to live and suffer with what he's done.
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