HAO : Rocking The Boat

Over the years, the Humanist Association of Ottawa has supported a variety of resolutions passed by the Humanist Canada. Here is a long list of the positions we have supported:

Abortion/Birth Control

Statement on Abortion Laws 1970
Statement on Abortion Law Reform 1972
Statement on Abortion Law Reform 1973
Support for the Canadian Women's Coalition for the Repeal of Abortion Laws 1973
Family Planning and Abortion 1974
Dr. Henry Morgentater's Abortion Trial 1974
Birth Control and Abortion 1975/76
Abortion Services 1977
Removal of Abortion Laws from the Criminal Code 1977
Universal Access to Legal Abortion 1983
Free-Standing Abortion Clinics 1983
Repeal of the Abortion Law 1984
Removal of Abortion from Chminal Code 1985
Prosecution of Abortion Clinics 1986
Abortion - The Powell Report 1987
Manned Parenthood Federation of Ontario Brief 1987
Support for Abortion Rights 1988
Opposition to New Abortion Law 1989
Population Control 1989
Release of RU-486 for Testing 1991
World Population and Family Planning 1995

Boycott

Boycott of Nestle Products 1981

Capital Punishment

Abolition of the Death Penalty 1973
Abolition of Capital Punishment 1975/76
Opposition to Capital Punishment 1985

Child Support

In Favour of Enforcement of Support Orders 1993/94

Citizenship

Statement on Citizenship Law Reform 1973

Constitution

Limiting the Power of the Senate in the Canadian Constitution 1971
Statement on Replacement of the Preamble to Canada's Constitution 1992

Corporal Punishment

Corporal Punishment in Schools 1973
Corporal Punishment in Schools 1974
For the Abolition of Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada which Permits the Physical Punishment of Children 1994

Education

Moral and Ethical Education 1973
Religious Instruction in Public Schools 1989
Teaching of Creationism in Schools 1991
Opposing the Teaching of Creationism in Schools 1993/94

Environment/Ecology

Pollution 1971
Native Rights and Renewable Forest Resources 1991
Conservation of Natural Energy Resources 1991

Euthanasia

Voluntary Euthanasia 1991
In Favour of Voluntary Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide 1993/94
In Favour of Dying with Dignity - Neonatal 1993/94

Federal Budget

Alternative Federal Budget 1996

Female Genital Mutilation

Female Circumcision (Female Genital Mutilation) 1991
For the Criminalization of Female Genital Mutilation 1994

Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information 1977

Government Lotteries and Casinos

Opposing Government Lotteries and Casinos 1994

Gun Control

Gun Control 1991 In Favour of Gun Control 1993/94

Health

In Favour of the Declaration by the International Women's Health Coalition 1994

Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1974

Humanism

Editorial Policy of the Humanist in Canada Magazine 1973
Humanist Manifesto II 1974
Non-Exclusivity in IHEU Affiliations 1986
Pulling Together and Presenting a Balanced Image to the World 1989
Non-Religious (Humanist) Weddings 1991

Humanitarian Aid

Post-War Humanitarian Aid to Iraqi Civilians 1991

Hunger

World Hunger 1977

Law Reform/Legal System

Statement on Law Reform 1972
Law Reform 1973
Strengthening of the Jury System 1974
Threat to the Jury System 1975/76
Compensation for Dr. Henry Morgentaler 1977

Medicare

Medicare - User Fees and Extra-Billing 1986

Morgentaler

Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Abortion Trial 1974
Compensation for Dr. Henry Morgentaler 1977

Narcotics

Oral Presentation to the Royal Commission on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs 1969
Discussion Paper on Narcotic Drugs 1969
Statement on the Interim Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs 1971
The Law Concerning the Use of Marijuana 1974

National Anthem

Statement on the National Anthem 1972

Native Rights

Indian Rights 1971/73
Protection of Native Rights 1974
Native Rights and Renewable Forest Resources 1991

Obscenity/Pornography

Statement on Obscenity Law Reform 1973

Population

Population Control 1989
World Population and Family Planning 1995

Prisons

Rehabilitation in Prisons 1973
Improvement of the Prison System 1991
Prison Conditions 1993

Proportional Representation

In Favour of Proportional Representation 1993/94

Religion/Religious Schools

Public Funding of Sectarian Schools 1984
Public Funding of Sectarian Schools 1985
Opposition to Support of Religious Schools 1988
Public Funding of Religious Schools 1989
Public Funding of Religious Schools 1991
In Favour of Eliminating Public Financial Support of Religion 1993/94
For the Abolition of Government Funding of Religious Schools 1994

Science

Science in the Daily Press 1977

Separation of Church and State

Protest Against Recognition of Vatican 1970
Statement on Separation of Church and State and Call for Non-Denominational Public Hospitals 1970
Separation of Church and State 1971
Taxation of Churches 1971
Taking of Oaths 1973
Separation of Church and State 1980
In Favour of Eliminating Legal Recognition of God 1993/94

Senate

Limiting the Power of the Senate in the Canadian Constitution 1971

Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation 1989
Discrimination re: Sexual Orientation 1991
Gay Community Outreach 1991
In Favour of Gay Rights 1993/94
Social and Legal Equality for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals 1996

Social Action/Social Justice

Social Action and the Humanist Association of Canada 1971
Alternative Federal Budget 1996

Torture/Terrorism

Use of Torture 1974
Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism 1986

United Nations/UNESCO

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1974
Canadian Participation in UNESCO 1985

War and Peace

Chemical-Biological Weaponry 1970
Statement on War Measures Act 1971
Statement and Resolution on Canada's Role in the Vietnam War 1973
Global Referendum on Disarmament 1980
Banning of Nuclear Weapons/Disarmament 1982
Security and Disarmament 1982
Nuclear-Free Zones 1983
Peace Petition Caravan 1984
Campaign to Boycott Military Toys 1984
Opposition to the Arms Race 1985
Opposition to Nuclear Submarines 1988
Support for Palestinian Peace Conference 1988
Peace and Disarmament 1989
Stopping the Production of Land Mines in Canada 1994

Women

Support for the Canadian Women's Coalition for the Repeal of Abortion Laws 1973
In Favour of the Declaration by the International Women's Health Coalition 1994

Work

Unemployment 1977
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value 1986