I had wondered why we hadn't seen much negative coverage from the liberal media of the Tories' announcement of $1-billion in spending cuts. Now I know why: they were waiting.
By my count, done at 12:13 am tonight, no less than 6 of the top 15 files currently on the CP wire are negative stories about the Harper government. Jennifer Ditchburn's article takes the cake, though:
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal Conservative government says it will no longer fund women's groups that do advocacy, lobbying or general research, leaving some to wonder what's left. The drastic change to the mandate and operation of Status of Women Canada also drops the word "equality" when listing the agency's goals.
Previous objectives such as helping women's organizations participate in the public policy process and increasing the public's understanding of women's equality issues have been eliminated from government literature.
Organizations that receive funding from the Trudeau-era agency were stunned.
"When you look at this Conservative government's policy it's like, 'Be good girls, be quiet.' It's shocking really," said Monica Lysack of the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
Nothing like starting out with total hyperbole ("leaving some to wonder what's left") and then going to a hardcore Harper hater -- the head of the pro-national daycare lobby -- for a comment on cuts to Status of Women.
