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   UglyCons to All   
   These anti-abortionists will help 'do in   
   06 Aug 15 16:27:35   
   
   From: brewnoserii@gmail.com   
      
    These are just the kinds of supporters of the Harper government that will   
   assist in his demise.  HE has tried to stay away from the abortion issue,   
   because he knows how the vast majority of Canadians feel about it.  But his   
   rabid supporters are not so    
   smart . . .   
   __________________________   
   -- The Canadian Press -- Aug 5 2015   
      
   Saskatoon posties told to deliver anti-abortion flyers that target Trudeau:   
   CUPW   
      
   SASKATOON -- The union that represents letter carriers in Saskatoon says its   
   members have been ordered by Canada Post to deliver a graphic anti-abortion   
   flyer that targets Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.   
      
   Julee Sanderson, president of Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 824, said   
   some letter carriers are upset about the flyer and have balked at delivering   
   them.   
      
   "There are carriers who are certainly concerned about the violent, graphic   
   material that they are delivering and they are concerned about who in the home   
   is going to be receiving that," she said Wednesday.   
      
   "CUPW supports our members who feel they have a legitimate concern that a   
   corporation like Canada Post should work to preserve family values."   
      
   Sanderson said the flyer from a group called the Canadian Centre for   
   Bio-Ethical Reform is in a white envelope that says "Important Election   
   Information Enclosed."   
      
   The flyer itself includes a picture of an aborted fetus and of Trudeau.   
      
   It includes a statement that says Trudeau supports abortion until birth and "a   
   vote for Justin Trudeau is a vote for this," referring to the picture.   
      
   Sanderson said Canada Post has told the union that the corporation is not   
   responsible for the content of mail and is legally obligated to deliver the   
   flyers.   
      
   The envelopes are to be delivered throughout much of the city later this week.   
      
   "We are responsible for the physical delivery of all mail in Canada.  We do   
   not have the legal right to refuse delivery of a mail item because we or other   
   people object to its content," Matt Ziebarth, a Canada Post manager, told the   
   union in an email.   
      
   "Anyone who has concerns about the content should either contact the publisher   
   or simply dispose of it."   
      
   Canada Post responed to a request for comment with a similar statement.  The   
   company did not answer questions about whether it has a policy on what it will   
   or will not deliver as flyers.   
      
   Sanderson said letter carriers who refuse to deliver the flyer could face   
   disciplinary action from Canada Post.   
      
   The Conservatives have dominated Saskatchewan in recent federal elections.    
   The party won 13 of 14 seats in 2011.  But with redrawn electoral boundaries,   
   observers have suggested a handful of those seats could be in play in the   
   upcoming vote.   
   ______________________________   
      
   Kiss your votes goodbye in Saskatoon, Harper.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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