O CAPSS, Where Art Thou?

An umbrella group for fake clinics in Canada is Canadian (formerly Christian) Association of Pregnancy Support Services (CAPSS). It used to have its "core documents" online but pulled them sometime recently. Nonetheless, we at DJ! have obtained copies.

Here is its "Code of Counselling Ethics." Note numbers 6 and 12. They seem to conflict a bit, don't they? But number 12 is pretty straightforward.

"12. I will preserve the client's right to confidentially, and will not release any identifying information verbally or in writing without the client's signed permission (excepting the threat of suicide, homicide, suspected child abuse, or when required by law).

I tweeted that document last night and co-blogger deBeauxOs made this observation.

ah, but #antichoice believe that abortion = murder. There's their loophole. https://t.co/cYma8HgwtX

— deBeauxOs (@deBeauxOs1) July 7, 2016

First Step Options, the Pembroke Ontario outfit that appears to have supplied information THREE TIMES to Faytene Grasseschi's latest scam, "No, Not This One" is a CAPSS member and, therefore, supposedly subscribes to its code of counselling. (Alerts number 5, 9, and 19 here.)

So, last night I had some questions for @CAPSS_RD.

Hey @CAPSS_RD, what do you think of CPCs providing confidential information to #NoNotThisOne? https://t.co/pHoeZ3a7Qh

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD Did you approve this? https://t.co/fJRKKgLjiK Using "tips" from #CPC s to violate clients' privacy. #CrisisPregnancyCentres

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD Do your member #CrisisPregnancyCentres abide by 10 Privacy Principles? https://t.co/UO6hpBjC6x

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD "Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected." Prayer excepted?

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD Look what I found. CAPSS's own code of counselling ethics. Look at no. 12. pic.twitter.com/Nxy7loXH4T

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD Gee, First Step Options in Pembroke is a member. https://t.co/MFRXh2MjoR Might need to talk to them. https://t.co/14ljQTQYFG

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

Does @Faytene @NoNotThisOneCAN know she is asking @CAPSS_RD members to violate own code? pic.twitter.com/41VtWV65p2

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

.@CAPSS_RD Here's a still from @NoNotThisOneCAN video. Note "CPC" over bldg and "Tips come in". #PrivacyViolation pic.twitter.com/pYcAESfg03

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

@CAPSS_RD You see why some of us want #fakeclinics #CPC s regulated and licensed? So #privacyviolations like this can be STOPPED. @Faytene

— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) July 7, 2016

Astonishingly, CAPSS has not replied. Whyever not? Last year, CAPSS singled me and Joyce Arthur of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada out for a prayer assault. You'd think they would take this opportunity to convert me with their rectitude.

Ah well, I live in hope.

Conservative Does Not Think Conservatives Deserve Majority (Wait til you find out who)

Putting this here for people who do not do the Twitter thing or who may have missed it.

Connie Fournier (yes, that Connie Fournier) writes:

Canadian conservatives don't deserve to have a majority government.

There. I said it. I haven't given up on conservatism. Actually, quite the opposite. I have just come to the conclusion that it is not in the interest of conservatism (or liberty or democracy, for that matter) for the Conservative Party to remain in power.

She goes on to excoriate -- very capably but from a conservative's point of view -- this government's abuse of privacy, freedom, and democracy focussing on the Jihadis Under Every Bed Bill, aka Bill C51.

Fourth-last paragraph:

It is obvious that we, as a political movement, do not have the maturity at this time to handle the unlimited power of a majority government. When we, as citizens, are left depending on the NDP and the Green Party to try to stop the Conservatives from stripping us of our rights, it is very, very wrong.

Go read the whole thing.

So, Connie, I guess we can expect to see you at upcoming anti-C51 rallies, eh?