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Dear Ms. Sajous:
On behalf of the 41,000 members of Canada
Family Action Coalition and many hundreds of thousands
of like-minded Canadians we hereby request that the
Advisory Council recommend that the Governor General
terminate Henry Morgantaler's appointment to the Order
of Canada.
In accordance with the Paragraph 25(c)
of the Constitution of the Order of Canada we hereby
request that the Governor General make an Ordinance
terminating this person's appointment to the Order.
Under section: Policy and Procedure for Termination
of Appointment to the Order of Canada, paragraph 3.
(b) The Advisory Council shall consider the termination
of a person's appointment to the Order of Canada if
(b) the conduct of the person (i) constitutes a significant
departure from generally-recognized standards of public
behaviour which is seen to undermine the credibility,
integrity or relevance of the Order, or detracts from
the original grounds upon which the appointment was
based; or (ii) has been subject to official sanction,
such as a fine or a reprimand, by an adjudicating body,
professional association or other organization.
Henry Morgantaler's conduct is unbecoming
that of a Member of the Order of Canada and thereby
tarnishes all recipients of this tremendous award.
For nineteen years, 1969 to 1988, Dr.
Morgantaler's admittedly violated Canadian law. His
conduct constituted a significant departure from generally
recognized standards of public behaviour. According
to numerous media reports in print, television and radio
his appointment undermines the credibility, integrity
and relevance of the Order.
In addition 1976, Dr. Morgantaler was
sanctioned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional
Corporation of Physicians of Quebec that suspended his
medical license for one year. He was found guilty of
"not holding a valid interview before an abortion,
for failing almost completely to gather a case history
of his client, for failing to perform the necessary
pregnancy test or blood test, for not obtaining pathological
examination of the 'tissues' removed and for failing
to follow up the state of health of his patients afterward."
Also according to reports it appears
that the Advisory Committee violated long standing protocol
requiring unanimous consent approving a nominee by resorting
to a mere majority vote. With such manipulation of the
system we question if the Chair's well known "unwritten
constitutional principles" subverted accepted procedure.
In an effort to protect the integrity
of the hundreds of recipients of Canada's highest award
we therefore respectfully ask the Governor General to
terminate the appointment of Henry Morgantaler's appointment
to the Order of Canada.
Sincerely yours,
Brian Rushfeldt, Executive Director
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