the reeves report
Maternal Health
Anti-abortion group does something insane, surprises no one
The American anti-abortion group Repent America has taken their fight against abortion to a whole new and zany level. No longer content to only picket clinics and harass women, they have decided to target Stericycle, the company that provides, among other things, abortion waste disposal services. It seems as though up until a few months ago … Continue reading
Re-imagining Canada in the World: Start by tackling Tall Poppy Syndrome
The Globe and Mail has been choc-a-bloc lately with guest columnists (academics, NATO ambassadors, think-tank CEO’s) talking about where the debate over Canada’s foreign policy has gone. It was conspicuously absent in the recent federal election campaign, as noted by Jeffrey Simpson back on April 6 when he wrote that “there is plenty to talk … Continue reading
Editorial: The Right’s Tunnel Vision on Women’s Health
In 1967, Pierre Trudeau famously said “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” Today I would like to borrow from this piece of rhetorical genius when I say “There’s no place for the state in the vaginas of the nation.” Not this nation, or any other nation for that matter. … Continue reading
Editorial: On the Right Wing and Planned Parenthood
There is a cowardly undertone to the way in which people on the right often approach their blind hatred of Planned Parenthood. Those not brave enough to say how they truly feel – that they oppose abortion as a moral issue, and it is their right to feel that way, however much I disagree – … Continue reading
