Thread by @ElkeBabiuk

Conservatives have a history of voting against the best interests of women. What did you expect? Let's take a walk down memory lane shall we:

Stephen Harper's War On Women
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nowtoronto.com/news/stephen-h…

https://twitter.com/SeanFraserMP/status/1108516343513579521

"Ladies, maybe he just isn't that into you"

"Harper just can’t really be bothered to address gender inequality. “According to a report issued by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives last fall, Canada lacks the political will to achieve equality between men and women.”
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"They voted against a national action plan to end violence against women, despite the fact that on average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. "They closed 75% of Status of Women offices."

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"They voted against a pay equity bill despite the fact that Canadian women make $8000 less yearly than their male counterparts at the same job - a gap that’s double the global average."

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"Omnibus bills C-38 and C-45 significantly dismantled Canada's environmental protection WAVAW (Women Against Violence Against Women) staff suggested this item for this list because, “as Lee Maracle Says, “Feminism begins with considering the earth our Mother.

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All violence against earth is violence to us.”

"Harper ended the Court Challenges Program which provided an essential source of financial assistance for important court cases that advance equality rights guaranteed under Canada’s Constitution.

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The cuts effectively silence very marginalized groups of Canadians as it removes from them an opportunity to challenge federal and provincial laws which may affect them at some point in the future. When questioned, Harper said, “Mr. Speaker,

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this government intends to behave in a constitutional manner.”

"They cut $1 billion in childcare funding within 3 hours of being elected."

"There are 1181 documented murdered and missing Indigenous women across Canada and the United Nations has called for urgent action."

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In response the Prime Minister said the issue “isn’t really high on our radar” then lied and said “I haven’t said that all.”

"They eliminated funding to six different Canadian women’s health organizations."

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"They changed immigration rules to force women to stay with a spouse who sponsors them for a minimum of two years. This forces untold numbers of migrant women to stay in relationships with abusive spouses."

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"They eliminated a human rights agency that provided women's health, training and counselling projects in 17 countries around the world.

"Women of colour are 48% more likely to be unemployed than white men. The Conservatives have eliminated the National Council on Welfare

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which had existed to advise the government on effective welfare policy for 43 years. They then changed Employment Insurance rules require laid-off workers to take jobs they might previously have considered unsuitable, possibly with up to 30 per cent less pay or lose their

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EI benefits."

"Canada has fallen to 23rd in the United Nations world ranking of gender inequality.

"The Conservatives have the lowest percentage of female politicians and Canada now ranks 42nd in the world in terms of female political empowerment."

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The site is no longer on line. 2015 Article title:

Ladies, maybe he just isn't that into you. 17 ways Harper and the Conservatives have hurt and ignored women.

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shd.ca/feel_like_a_wo…

https://twitter.com/kristynwongtam/status/1108537625743257601?s=19