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Archive for September 19th, 2007

Caledonia Wakeup Call has posted a video from CHCH TV’s Sept. 17 news broadcast.

Apparently CHCH was served with a search warrant to seize tapes in connection with their coverage last week of ‘an assault of a Caledonia builder’.

Why?

It brings to mind this video of CHCH being threatened by McGuinty’s handlers. (See end of clip).

And possibly more intimidation here.

What is going on?

Why is MSM giving the Liberals and the OPP a free ride? This story should be on the front page of every daily in Ontario.

Lots more information at Caledonia Wakeup Call.

Matt has more here at A Step to the Right.

1:30 p.m. - I just heard on 900 CHML that tensions are increasing in Caledonia again this afternoon. Will try to update when more info becomes available.

3:30 p.m. - Matt updates the story in comments. Police move in.

CHML is covering this extensively on the air and will be posting segments later. Listen live.

City TV - 18 Protesters Arrested.

Globe - Caledonia, Ont. Protesters arrested.

An interesting schism in opinion seems to be developing between the Ontario Council of Catholic Bishops (OCCB), and the Catholic Premier of Ontario who as you know, insists that only Catholic faith-based schools can be publicly funded. (Post) - Catholic Schools Debate Vaccine:

It is up to parents to decide whether their daughters get the vaccine, but HPV can only be contracted through sex, and sex outside marriage carries “profound risks to a young person’s spiritual, emotional, moral and physical health,” the Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement’

The fear is that if Grade 8 girls were to receive the vaccination, it would be sending mixed messages, since the Catholic position is one of chastity and abstinence before marriage.

In their letter, the bishops express “regret” that the program was introduced in Ontario schools without more study and public education. The note urges parents to keep in mind some important considerations when deciding whether to let their daughter have the shot, saying the vaccine could have “unintended and unwanted consequences.”

Yes, wasn’t it interesting that this program was launched just before the writ was dropped?

Ah, but Auditor General Jim McCarter foiled that plot. I like that guy.

Meanwhile, Dalton has a plan if any Catholic School Boards don’t comply:

“But if we run into a lot of resistance from a particular school board, we’ve already thought this through – we can do it through public health,” he said.

And if you recall, the OCCB challenged Dalton earlier, when it came out in favour of public funding for all faith-based schools; essentially endorsing John Tory’s position.

Meanwhile, there have been rumours that public Catholic funding may be on the way out, but Dalton vehemently denies it, even though one of his key education advisers has been speculating otherwise.

You know, Dalton McGuinty himself is a perfect example of why nobody in Ontario should fear extremist religious viewpoints being cultured in faith-based schools.

It obviously didn’t affect him.