Minister tries to regain credibility after anti-abortion vote in House.
by John Baglow
Stephen Harper’s Minister for the Oppression of Women, Rona Ambrose, is the latest addition to the pantheon of Pantsafire Chronicles, for faking things up with panache and big hair.
Recall that her government specializes in simulacra. There was the infamous fake lake. The fake citizenship ceremony. The fake alibi for it. Fake election calls. A fake cockpit for a photo-op. Even fake MPs.
Now it’s a fake award.
Ambrose, fresh from voting against women’s rights in the House, announced to the world that she had received a UN Women Canada award, having the face, furthermore, to dedicate it to the heroic Afghan 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai:
Award? What award?
From UN Women Canada:
Please be advised that we have not presented any awards nor have we made any announcements of such. Our President, Ms Jiwani is presently in Paris advocating for girls and women. She was not aware of the Ms Ambrose’s announcement until late yesterday. I will forward your email to our PR member.
Rona, you’ve got some considerable ‘splaining to do, methinks.
The Pantsafire Chronicles: Rona Ambrose [updated]
About John Baglow
John Baglow is a former Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. He is currently a writer, researcher and a consultant in the fields of public and social policy
You can read his blog at drdawgsblawg.ca.
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