WestCoastRunner

Think of the social, societal costs of not doing it.

Children are children, no matter where in the world they reside. We have poor children in Canada too. We also have hot breakfasts and lunches in some schools but certainly not in all schools across Canada, not to mention universal 'free' early child education.

Of course he was hidden in a closet. He is the Prime Minister of Canada!

If there was ever a better reason to provide universal early childhood education free of charge to children, this would be it. Including a hot breakfast and lunch for children in schools across Canada would also help to reduce the academic achievement gap between poor and more-affluent children. "Neuroscientists who studied the brain scans of nearly 1,100 children and young adults across the U.S. from ages 3 to 20 found that the surface area of the cerebral cortex was linked to family income. They discovered that the brains of children in families that earned less than $25,000 a year had surface areas six per cent smaller than those whose families earned $150,000 or more. The poor children also scored lower on average on a battery of cognitive tests." All is not lost with these children as the article points out: "In releasing their study, Noble and Sowell emphasized that the brain can grow and change. “That is a very critical point,” Noble said. “The brain is incredibly able to be molded by experience, especially in childhood.”academic achievement gap between poor and more-affluent children is growing."

After men have had surgical removal of the prostate (to fight off cancer), around 10% do not respond to drugs to treat erectile dysfunction. Their only recourse is to have a penile prosthesis. Most provinces will cover breast reconstruction for female cancer survivors, but do not cover costs for an internal penile pump. This doesn't seem fair to me. If women are entitled to breast reconstruction, why can't men have access to a fully-funded prosthesis.

Looks like Harper is again displaying his tight control: "The Conservatives are keeping their grip on the pre-election steering wheel, agreeing to a third national debate — one to be held on Stephen Harper's home turf in Calgary and focused on the economy. The party announced Wednesday that it has accepted a proposal for a third federal election debate sponsored by the Globe and Mail and Google Canada." I can see this will be a particularly boring debate focused only on the economy. What about topics such as: the environment, healthcare, women's issues, education etc. This debate will cast Harper in a favourable light, not surprising that this is the topic he chose.

Uh, no... "This achievement of the UAE was only made possible thanks to several governmental and non-governmental bodies who are thoughtfully dedicated to alleviating suffering and promoting development around the world."

I wonder if he was 'outed' by men?

This is exactly my point about posts that rant on and on without any corroborating facts or links and yet, they are allowed to remain and they in fact do not get deleted contrary to forum guidelines.

'It could happen'? Come on, what kind of a post is this?

I have seen many posts that rant on and on with personal opinions on various topics with absolutely no corroborating links or facts and they were not discarded. If anything, more needs to be done to crackdown on these personal opinion rants.

You should do a bit of research and be prepared to corroborate your statements before you post. "The United Arab Emirates has been crowned as the world’s top humanitarian donor of the year 2013, after it offered 5.89 billion US dollars in foreign aid that year, reaching the most vulnerable communities and the least developed societies in more than 140 countries around the world through 38 donor groups.The United Arab Emirates has been crowned as the world’s top humanitarian donor of the year 2013, after it offered 5.89 billion US dollars in foreign aid that year, reaching the most vulnerable communities and the least developed societies in more than 140 countries around the world through 38 donor groups." "The United Arab Emirates was also particularly keen on supporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa region who have been strongly affected by turmoil in the past few years, including Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Jordan, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon."

This statement is sickening to say the least.

I am signed in on my smart phone and it's not very mobile friendly at all. Can we work on getting this working more favourably for us mobile workers? It's very frustrating for me to post and I'm sure it is for other mobile users. I post stuff and then I lose it. I would rather walk away then try and have to post it again. Can we fix that?

My elderly mother is dying of cancer she was a great nascar fan I'm just dropping in for a visit. She would not be impressed with FHRITP. She actually wouldn't get it to her dying days

[quote name="msj" post="1055050" timestamp=" My threshold here is simple - he was not inciting violence and he was not crossing the line into harassment (section 264). These statements absolutely cross the line into sexual harassment. And it does incite violence towards women. Do I need to repost the victim impact statements from the female journalists?

He knew exactly what he was saying. That is the point.

You don't have the right to judge women's emotions regarding issues that directly impact them. I'll leave it at that.

What do we do? We work to educate these morons and future morons to cut with the harassments. It's pretty simple. After all those comments from the targeted women, all you are concerned with is the word 'violent'?

It's not hurting anyone? Ok, here are comments from women who have experienced these kinds of harassment in their own words: "This is something we constantly face, though. I would say once a week," she said. "It makes me want to curl up in myself. It's mortifying." "Standing in large crowds where she might face FHRITP taunts can be "very uncomfortable," she said." "A truckload of guys drove by and yelled it in behind our interview," she said. "We just all stopped and didn't know what to say. It's like we lost our breath. It was so degrading and insensitive." "Everybody laughed … it felt embarrassing and off-putting," Caruk said. "This was something that felt very targeted to me as a woman and very threatening." "But when people yell something vulgar, misogynistic and rude at me or into my microphone, I shouldn't need to tell them it is unacceptable." "FHRITP — or f--k her right in the p---y — is a phrase men scream at (for the most part) female reporters. It's rude, it's degrading and it's harassment," Grant wrote. "It's not funny. It makes women feel uncomfortable. You make women feel uncomfortable." "For people who are aware of the internet phenomenon, it might have seemed like a rude joke. But I hadn't seen the videos online, so I felt shocked and violated by the words. It felt personal. Not just a catchphrase, but more of a taunt suggesting that the men around me, instead of talking to me, should be, you know, raping me," Birkbeck wrote. "My reaction was visceral. People around me stopped and stared. I felt totally exposed." St. John's-based journalist Chris O'Neill-Yates called the FHRITP trend "a filthy and disgusting fad," and "a type of abuse intended to objectify, humiliate and demean female television reporters." To be catcalled that way while reporting was "very unnerving, very unsettling and quite frightening, actually," she told CBC News Now host Carole McNeil. "It's not funny. It's offensive, degrading and sick. But every time we allow an act of violence to go unchecked we are enabling the abusers. "So for the first time in my life, I'm speaking out publicly about violence against women. I'd like all my colleagues to know about it and to keep their guard up. I'm just saddened that in 2014 we need to be having this conversation." The above quotes are from reporters across Canada. But, of course these are harmless pranks so let's dismiss their concerns. We can't possibly take these women seriously.

How can men feel threatened by these comments when they don't have a pussy?

I suppose the white ribbon campaign getting involved is over-reacting and hilarious at the same time. This is an organization of men working to end violence against women. They are encouraging men to speak out when they see men yelling these sexist remarks. It's not hilarious when reporters feel threatened while trying to do their job.

You are stating preposterous statements with absolutely nothing to back this up. Again, just your attempts to discredit women seeking equal rights.

We are talking about this instance. This woman has been harassed plenty of times with the same sexist insults. She finally stood up to it. Of course they were directed at her.