The ministry responsible for the official opinions of women put up more than $1-million in taxpayers’ money for feminist organizations to hold meetings in order that they will be prepared to hold other meetings in the future. One wonders how many meetings were held to decide to fund these meetings.

"This 36 month project will span the three years preceding the Women's Worlds Forum. The ultimate outcome will be the creation of an inclusive and democratic virtual network of women who will work towards hosting a unique Forum that represents the diversity of Canadian women. Acting through 6 regional networks, 100 participants will raise awareness of the Forum, its themes and create a medium through which Canadian women can participate in Forum planning and delivery."

Dumping another few bucks into a feminist gab-fest doesn’t make Guergis or the Conservatives feminists per se, but had they bankrolled, let’s say...an equivalent pro-life get-together, well you know. Government doesn’t just pick winners and losers in the economy any more, it picks winners and losers between the sexes, and within the sexes holding officially sanctions views.

This hellhole of taxpayers’ money is enough to make anyone throw a fit.

*Correction: Jumped the gun on this one. Helena Guegis became Minister of State for the Status of Women in October 2008 while the grant noted above was made 4 months earlier in June of the same year, at which time Josée Verner was minister. My appologies Ms. Guergis. Tisk, tisk Ms. Verner.