#Arnold Viersen

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A Member of Parliament from rural Alberta went live on Facebook Friday to celebrate a United States Supreme Court vote to end constitutional protections for abortion.

Friday's overturning of Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half of American states.

Arnold Viersen, who represents Peace River-Westlock for the Conservative Party of Canada, titled his video "History in the making!"

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The fate of Roe v. Wade puts both Liberals and Conservatives on the spot

The fate of Roe v. Wade puts both Liberals and Conservatives on the spot

In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen said the “only ones reopening” the abortion debate “are the Liberals.” Unfortunately for Bergen, Arnold Viersen, a Conservative MP who describes himself as “pro-life,” had stopped to speak to reporters outside West Block two hours earlier. He was asked whether this was a debate that needed to be reopened. “I would…

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I hate this article so much.

I’m a reluctant NDP supporter (the only party with decent economic policies) but shit like this really makes me want to cancel my vote in the next election. I’ll never ever ever vote for Conservatives but the NDP is making me defend this dumbass tory MP, I can’t believe it. Context - A young woman who was working at an erotic massage salon and saw clients on the side for sex agreed to meet with a man who had been banned from the salon for being violent to other employees, and was on parole after serving time in jail for murdering his wife. He was allowed by the parole board to see prostitutes to satisfy his sexual urges, even though it was agreed he was not able to form healthy relationships with women. (YES, you read that right!!! The correctional system allowed this man to see prostitutes, even though it’s illegal in Canada AND they knew the man was a woman killer). Anyway, the Conservatives put forward a motion asking to review how parole board decisions are made after this tragic case. The NDP MP Laurel Collins asked why the Conservatives weren’t listening to sex workers who say sex work is work, and the Conservative MP asked her if she would consider that line of work herself, not in a “hey baby, you ever thought of becoming a hoe ;)” kind of way, as the title of the article make it seems, but rather raising the very valid point that if it’s such normal work, would she ever consider it herself. Probably not the best question to ask, admittedly, but still a fair point. He was heckled by other NDP MPs and eventually apologized. Now the NDP are just proving his point by going on and on about how he was denigrating sex workers and being insulting and whatnot. Well, libfems, if sex work was just normal work, what about that question would be insulting? 

#cdnpoli #canadian politics #NDP #Laurel Collins #CPC #Arnold Viersen

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This is a member of the Canadian parliament.

#bad music #arnold viersen #conservative rap #canada

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PressProgress (@pressprogress) Tweeted:

Conservative MP calls on leadership candidates to consider “legal restrictions” on abortion.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/6505574/arnold-viersen-sex-worker-apology/

There is so much wrong with this, but the guy has a point. If sex work is work like anything else, why are people so appalled about him asking if someone would work it? Like if some politician is going to tell y’all that you only need 5$/hour min wage, would you not ask if they felt comfortable working for that? Or if they said what construction workers should/shouldn’t do, is it not fair to ask if they have any experience with it? Maybe because we all know sex work isn’t just like working at MacDonald’s. Listen to the women in “sex work” and not just the privileged ones! Decriminlization.

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Doctors issued more than 4,000 prescriptions for the abortion pill Mifegymiso to Canadian women in 2017 — the first year it was available in Canada

Doctors issued more than 4,000 prescriptions for the abortion pill Mifegymiso to Canadian women in 2017 — the first year it was available in Canada.

That’s according to information provided by Health Canada in an answer to an order paper question tabled by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen.

“In 2017, an estimated 4,253 new prescriptions of Mifegymiso were dispensed by Canadian retail…

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[thechristiancrusader]

The Van Maren Show // ‘Porn is leading to the enslavement’ of young people: Canadian MP

In this episode of The Van Maren Show, Canadian Conservative MP Arnold Viersen joins Jonathon to discuss how he is combating internet porn, digital sexual abuse, and human and child trafficking in Canada.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/porn-is-leading-to-the-enslavement-of-young-people-canadian-mp?utm_source=gabcanada

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First nation leaders from treaty six are speaking out against a notice released by MPs from alberta, which they say they will not support.

The buffalo declaration, released in February, is a notice that calls for immediate action from the federal government and makes a series of demands, like eliminating or phasing out equalization and requiring Ottawa to acknowledge the devastation of the national energy program.

The document also demanded the mine be allowed to proceed, prior to the Vancouver-based company withdrawing its application last week.

The demands must be met, according to the document, or else residents of the province will seek separation from Canada.

But first nations leaders in alberta are speaking out against the fundamentals of the notice, and even against the evocation of the animal to which the notice owes its name.

According to its website, the buffalo declaration was named in of Frederick haultain, the first premier of what was formerly known as the northwest territories, an area that included what is now alberta and Saskatchewan.

Haultain sought status for his territory, which he referred to as buffalo.

The conservative MPs behind the document are Michelle garner, MP Blake Richards, MP glen motz and Arnold Viersen.

One of the demands of the buffalo declaration is a requirement that Ottawa recognize alberta – or buffalo – as a region within confederation.

On this front, the declaration notes it is necessary to first give deference to the rights and culture of first nations and metis, acknowledging their territory and their rights to tell their own stories.

In addition, the document alleges that alberta is distinct among provinces in Canada, with immigration patterns of settlers, a ranching tradition and a past, including figures like the famous five who fought for suffrage.

As such, the document says, Ottawa should seek to recognize identity and promote awareness of the same.

The statement calls that movement a false support and inclusion of our people.

Treaty six was signed in 1876, with boundaries running through central alberta and Saskatchewan.

The buffalo declaration argues that the policies of Trudeau have precipitated decline in western Canada, specifically citing a number of pipeline projects, the carbon tax and the refusal to enforce the rule of law on development projects.

These moves have had devastating impacts on Albertans, the document says, leading to families, high suicide rates and increased instances of domestic violence.

Such stories are familiar to the indigenous community, according to the treaty six document.

The letter ends by stating that treaty land is, was, and never will be owned by any level of government.

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June 27, 2019

The Speaker: Prior to us getting to tablings today, I beg the indulgence of the House. Not to draw attention to their tardiness, but I did see the MPs Arnold Viersen and Garnett Genius sneak into the Speaker’s gallery just a few moments ago. I hope that you’ll welcome them and encourage them to arrive on time next time.

#methinks a public shaming is in order #speaker sass #alberta #alberta politics #ableg #Nathan Cooper #Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills #cdnpoli

[abpoli]

So why the fuck does Arnold Viersen have signs up everywhere?

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MPs want to help stop ‘slavery.’ They’ll end up hurting people instead

Last week, Liberal MP John McKay tabled Bill C-423, the Modern Slavery Act, in the House of Commons. The private member’s bill, which would amend the Customs Tariff to allow for a prohibition of a product being imported into Canada if slave labour is present anywhere in its supply chain, was vocally supported by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen, and by World Vision. At first blush, this seems sensible. After all, everybody in today’s society with a functioning moral compass regards slavery as an abomination.

Unfortunately, the main effect of this private member’s bill would actually be to cause serious harm to the poorest people in the poorest countries. The bill incorrectly defines child labour as a form of slavery. Banning products that have used child labour would put children in poor countries out of sweatshop jobs. That sounds like a good thing, except that children generally work in sweatshops to avoid even worse alternatives, like starvation. That’s why many mainstream economists, including prominent left-wing economists like Paul Krugman, have argued that bans on child labour are counterproductive.

For example, in 1993 when American Senator Tom Harkin introduced the Child Labor Deterrence Act, sweatshops in Bangladesh let go of 50,000 child workers. Krugman described the results in The New York Times: “But did the children go back to school? Did they return to happy homes? Not according to Oxfam, which found that the displaced child workers ended up in even worse jobs, or on the streets — and that a significant number were forced into prostitution.”

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McKay’s private member’s bill, in addition to targeting child labour, also aims to fight genuine slavery (forced labour). This makes more sense, but the bill will accomplish little, if anything, to actually reduce slavery. Bill C-423 would require large companies to annually report steps that they have taken to prevent or reduce the risk of slavery or child labour in their supply chains. But similar legislation has been ineffective when it’s been tried in other jurisdictions, such as California.

According non-profit Development International, even four years after its implementation, only 14 per cent of companies were fully compliant with California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, and only 62 per cent had attempted compliance. Given how long and complex supply chains are in today’s globalized economy, it’s unsurprising that many companies would have no way of knowing all the types of labour used in their supply chains.

If slave labour is involved in repairing a truck that belongs to one of the drivers who delivers materials to a factory where buttons are made for a shirt, would Bill C-423 cause companies to identify these cases of slavery and, by banning these shirts from Canada, succeed in freeing those slaves? Almost certainly not.

Meanwhile, even in absence of Bill C-423, Canadian companies already have a very powerful incentive to ensure that their supply chains do not directly involve slave labour. Since everybody agrees that slavery is vile, any company that clearly relies on slave labour would risk suffering boycotts and massive reputational harm, cutting future sales and company value.

Because Bill C-423 would be powerless to do anything about indirect slave-labour inputs hidden far down the supply chain and would be redundant in the cases where slave labour is more directly involved and obvious, it is unlikely that the bill would actually do much, if anything, to reduce slavery.

The only thing the bill is certain to accomplish is backdoor protectionism, by discouraging or preventing companies from importing goods that are legitimately produced by poor workers in developing countries who are receiving, by Canadian standards, low wages in undesirable working conditions, but clearly aren’t slaves.

Instead of reducing slavery, the main effects of Bill C-423 would therefore be to disadvantage businesses and consumers in Canada, while causing serious harm to the poorest workers — especially children — in the poorest countries by impeding or preventing them from producing goods for the Canadian market. That doesn’t help slaves, children, or anybody else.

Matthew Lau is a Toronto writer.

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Abortion pill prescribed more than 4,000 times in 1st year of drug's availability in Canada

Abortion pill prescribed more than 4,000 times in 1st year of drug’s availability in Canada

Doctors issued more than 4,000 prescriptions for the abortion pill Mifegymiso to Canadian women in 2017 — the first year it was available in Canada.

That’s according to information provided by Health Canada in an answer to an order paper question tabled by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen.

“In 2017, an estimated 4,253 new prescriptions of Mifegymiso were dispensed by Canadian retail…

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Reality check: Is it fair to link sexual misconduct and assault to porn? - National

Reality check: Is it fair to link sexual misconduct and assault to porn? – National

Conservative MP Arnold Viersen has a theory about sexual misconduct.

Following a press conference on Monday, Viersen — who represents the Alberta riding of Peace River-Westlock — suggested that the sexual abuse and harassment exposed publicly through the #MeToo movement and other campaigns stems, in large part, from easy access to pornography.

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