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Canada: Liberal minister calls Leitch's pepper spray proposal 'offensive to women'
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In an early indication the Trudeau government won’t shy away from weighing in on the Conservative leadership race, Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu is slamming Conservative candidate Kellie Leitch for her proposal to legalize the possession of pepper spray and mace so that women can better protect themselves from violence.
On Thursday, Leitch, a former minister in Hajdu’s portfolio, vowed to amend the Criminal Code to make it legal to carry mace or pepper spray to “better empower Canadians to defend themselves from criminal acts.” |
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mickey
(12/3/2016)
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It's offensive to women to suggest that they have a (limited) choice in self defense, but it's not offensive to give them no option to defend themselves.
In Progressiveland, it's always Opposite Day. |
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