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REAL WOMEN — A THORN IN THE SIDE OF BOTH FEMINISTS AND IMPRESSIONABLE POLITICIANS

Doris Darvasi
President, B.C. Chapter
REAL Women of Canada

There is an old Chinese saying “May you live in interesting times.”  Well, Canadians certainly are living in interesting times and then some.  Many of us wished for things to be somewhat less interesting!  During the past 25 years many Canadians have been stunned at the developments that have taken place in this country and, with bewildered looks on their faces, have often asked themselves what was going on.  As it has been said before, common sense is definitely no longer common.  Our quest for tolerance has, at times, caused us to be sadly ineffective, and political correctness has pushed us over the edge into the unreasonable.

Over the years, most Canadians have observed what was happening to their country from the sidelines, all the while wringing their hands and lamenting “how could this have happened?”  Others have taken action and become involved. They have contacted politicians, signed petitions, participated in rallies and contributed financially toward the fight for a better Canada. 

Among those who took action were a handful of women in eastern Canada. Twenty-five years ago this little group decided that it was time to go to battle and combat the often-outlandish ideas that the radical feminist liberals were always pushing on the politicians. Many politicians, unfortunately, mindlessly fell for the presumptuous assertion that then-prominent feminists represented the “women” of Canada.  In fact, they represented (then and now) only their own small special interest group.  Logically, no one could possibly represent all women any more than anyone can represent all men.  Yet, many politicians had very little backbone, and for the most part, went along with the feminist agenda, usually at the expense of the taxpayers.

So back in l983 REAL Women was established and lit a candle in the political darkness of the day. That little light has grown into a large flame. REAL Women has been on the political forefront ever since and is a serious thorn in the side of the feminists and their acolytes, from local politics all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. REAL Women has never shied away from tackling any issue. Years from now, when students study Canada’s past, the name “REAL Women of Canada” will show up everywhere as being a diligent force for decency.

All REAL Women historical material has been placed in the National Archives in Ottawa at the latter’s request not to be released to the public for 25 years, without REAL Women’s consent.  It tells quite a story!

The fight is not yet over though; let us join hands to work toward a better Canada, for equality and freedom of religion and freedom of speech for all, the natural family and the rights of parents to raise their children without interference from the state. Our children deserve the best. Let us continue to be a “thorn in the side” of those determined to destroy the social fabric of Canada by destroying the traditional family and everything it stands for.

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