Worthy Canadians

This Canada Day, Dr. Henry Morgentaler was appointed to the Order of Canada - our highest civilian honour. In 1969 Dr. Morgentaler single-handedly forced the issue of abortion in this country into the national spotlight and as a result, over the next two decades, abortions became legal. I give props to Dr. Morgentaler (who is also a Holocaust survivor) but of course, religious groups are calling for a reversal of the decision because they just can't help themselves when it comes to being loud and annoying.

"The Order of Canada was created in 1967 to honour those who have "enriched the lives of others and made a difference to this country.""

Given this criteria, I'd hope that all groups, religious or not, would more vigorously appose the appointment of other recipients such as Buzz Hargrove or, for crying out loud, Paul Shaffer.