Queens Park quashes bill to reform OSPCA enforcement powers

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The vote was close on whether to send the bill to a government committee for closer scrutiny says the MPP who championed it

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You mention there were people opposing the bill at Queen's Park, and identify as "mostly young girls." Are you implying that those opposing the bill are not to be taken seriously because they were "mostly" female and young? I can't think of any other reason why the reporter would feel it was necessary to include this detail. Ridiculous biases like this do not lend credibility to your organization.

Thank you for the comment about the young girls. Since I was one of them I will accept it as a compliment. It does beg this question though. How does it feel to have your butt whipped by "young females"? Those "young females" which numbered around 30 were the reason Bill 47 was defeated. Along with thousands of others who were violently opposed to the Bill who send letters to, called and emailed MPPs. This Bill would be beneficial to the farmers who are afraid of having the care of their livestock scrutinized and left animals virtually without protection. By the way there were no where near 75 supporters there. You didn't even have one full bus. More like 20. Maybe you need to clean your glasses. Still I do like that you thought I was a young female. Thank you.

If those supporters (which were only about 20, I know because I was there) had actually read the bill and understood how it stripped all protection of animals, I am sure that most of them would not be in support.

BTW, there were men at the protest against the bill as well. And not all the young WOMEN (calling females of voting age "girls" shows how backward and sexist this "reporter" is) were young. There was an even mix of all adult age groups. Again, distortion of the facts to diminish the relevancy of the protesters.

Too bad you didn't mention the supporter who appeared drunk and tried to taunt the group opposed by flaunting her supporting sign and fell down of her butt. If that is the intellect of supporters, I think Mr. MacLaren should really try harder to find good representatives of his constituents.

And if you spoke to the protesters, you would have learned that they too want to fix the OSPCA but not by taking away all protection for animals and making it easier for abusers. Again, it would be nice to have stories to have balance so that your readers can benefit from learning that actual issues at play.

Young girls tend be viewed as the weakest members of our society (my daughter proves otherwise). Is Mr. MacLaren saying that he was defeated by a small group of society's weakest? What does that say about him?

McMeekin needs to realize it is supposed to be the farmers he is working for not ospca. time to get rid of the liberals.

Does that mean that whatever the farmers want McMeekin should automatically support even if it is totally wrong? The only ones who don't seem to understand this is the farmers and those who have chosen to jump on their bandwagon out of spite for OSPCA.

The distortion of the facts in this piece continue the parade of half-truths that fill this debate.

From the "OSPCA officers have no livestock background" canard, to the delusion that court fines benefit the OSPCA (General Revenues, anyone?) we now get the "cute little girls with their signs".

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