Catholic Women’s League of Canada | BC and Yukon Council

Submitted by: Sheila Quinn

Greetings and blessings to all as we begin a New Year.

 As you know the First Session of the 40th Parliament was prorogued on December 4th by the Governor General and the throne speech, scheduled to be read on January 26th will open the 2nd session of Parliament.   Please note that our BC Provincial government will resume on February 26th.  To all Legislation chairpersons that means our sabbatical is over and it is time for us to get busy, keep updated by following Hansard and carefully watch for old Bills being presented under new numbers.

The following immediate release from ministry of Attorney General, dated 7th January regarding a special prosecution into allegations of criminal misconduct in Bountiful states “Today the RCMP arrested two Bountiful residents, James Oler and Winston Blackmore, on charges of polygamy pursuant to the Criminal Code.   The arrests are the culmination of an intensive, seven-month charge assessment review by special prosecutor Terrence Robertson into allegations that these individuals breached section 293 of the Criminal Code by entering conjugal relationship with more than one individual at a time”. » Read the rest of this entry »

Submitted by: Gloria Gausboel

Dear Sisters and Father Terry,

Diocesan Legislation chairpersons Kamloops – Lucille W……., Nelson – Pollyana K….., Prince George – Lorraine T……., Vancouver – Suzanne E.., Victoria – Blanca S…., White Horse – vacant

Welcome back to another CWL year as we continue to work at loving one another and walking humbly with our God. For the new chairperson there is a lot to learn and one of the best way is to use the internet as I did to acquire this information last Tuesday that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to reconvene Parliament on October 16th, when he presents a new Speech from the Throne. This will delay the opening of Parliament and allows the opposition parties to vote on the government agenda. There is a possibility the government could be defeated resulting in Bill C-22 dying on the order paper. To express concern about this potential event, members are urged to contact the senators immediately at LEG-JUR@sen.parl.gc.ca and express their concern about the potential death of this bill. » Read the rest of this entry »