'They. Are. Women.' (re: Canadian Supreme Court)

[nofurylike]

Abella, Charron sworn in to Supreme Court
Appointments hailed as victory for women

TONDA MACCHARLES
OTTAWA BUREAU
Toronto Star
Oct. 5, 2004. 01:00 AM

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1096926609002&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154


OTTAWA—It's not the way it was written in the chief justice's speech welcoming judges Rosalie Abella and Louise Charron to the Supreme Court of Canada.

But it's the way Beverley McLachlin delivered the line: "They. Are. Women."

McLachlin was the first woman to be named to the top post on the country's top court. And hers was a powerful statement about real change on the high court's bench, and the impact it had even on the chief justice who usually treads lightly around questions of gender politics and the court.

Yesterday, for the first time in Canadian history, four women sat on the elevated judicial bench of the country's final court of appeal.

"No other comparable court, anywhere in the world, to my knowledge, has come so far in giving women a voice in its deliberations," said McLachlin.

-snip-

***

Congratulations Canada! what a fine example to all the world!


peace

(*edit typo, *and another)

[saracat]

1. Number one reason to move to Canada if * is reselected!

[gatlingforme]

2. I was thinking the same thing - saracat!!!!! I am jealous of those

women up there.

[nofurylike]

3. gatlingforme and saracat, i thought exactly that too!!

and i signed my ltte to the Star, "envious in the u.s."


peace!

[saracat]

5. It's so nice to be surrounded by women who think this is great!

Not all do you know.Some think it is a threat! Can you believe it ? Even now, still? Thank you !

[nofurylike]

6. it is great! thank you!

it absolutely boggles the mind that anyone could feel threatened by such wonderful growth, but then i look around, again...

sigh

yes, we must support each other through

and we must keep working so hard for change

keep on!


peace!

[gatlingforme]

7. NIcely put and so true.

[nofurylike]

9. thank you! keep on! all of us. n/t

[Steelangel]

4. if they (canadians) legalize raw milk in local stores

I will move there asap if Bush somehow wins (by cheating, of course) the election 2004.

[nofurylike]

8. so many reasons to, Steelangel!

i'm missing the raw milk comment - and it being in quotes?

though i can see why prefer raw milk. is it legal in local stores here in the u.s.?



peace!

[nofurylike]

10. :)) i see now the quotes appear while replying. duh.

but not yet about the raw milk.

maybe that will slooooowly come to me too.


peace!

[Steelangel]

11. Yup, it is legal to sell & drink in America but

depends on states though (link below).

About Canada, I used the fact based on this: http://www.realmilk.com/happening.html (scroll down to 'Canada' section) :)

I live in California so it is legal for us to buy the raw milk from local stores.

[nofurylike]

13. thank you, Steelangel. and for the information.

that's important, it's true.

maybe on the DU migrant land trust we'll have to have our own cows. they would be very well treated and cared for.


peace!

[Steelangel]

14. that will be nice! ^_^

[nofurylike]

16. a dreamy backup thought, yes? but we won't need it.

though maybe DU land trusts here, i think sometimes.


where we can all relax after a hard day's work planting trees and cleaning the earth back up...
gladly doing our stints in the new Kerry service groups.


nice...


peace!

[Minstrel Boy]

17. Still, we're keeping our milk Montsanto-free,

which is a relief.

[nofurylike]

18. another major drawing point! n/t

[Brundle_Fly]

12. I welcome you all

to my fabulous country of canada, it's colder, but we have a true "liberal" party, with progressive ideals for genders, and we are protesting your missle defense system as well as fox news attempt to be broadcast on our cable stations.


and great fishing and snowboarding too boot!


the DU'er shall come nov 2 if bush wins, and the freepers will come once the draft is returned.

[nofurylike]

15. thank you so much, brundle_seth! so very kind!

and you named some powerful incentives:


>a true "liberal" party, with progressive ideals for genders

protesting missle defense system
AND fox news attempt to be broadcast on your cable stations.
>

wow. my compliments to you on your "fabulous country of canada"'s social consciousness!

AND "great fishing and snowboarding too boot!"
divine!


:) and too nauseatingly true:
"the freepers will come once the draft is returned."

***always getting others to do their dirty work, and to shield them.
(***i have to edit this. of course there are plenty of them who do their own vicious dirty work, as well.)

peace!