By Les Sillars Ottawa’s child custody committee lends a sympathetic ear to divorced dads Heading into a hearing of Ottawa’s Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access in Calgary last week, one divorced father was wearing a big grin and two lapel buttons with the words, “Children need fathers,...
THE BOARS WANT IN
By Chafer Parker Jr. Men’s activists push for place at the government trough Over the past decade, public funding for the Federal Women’s Program has shrunk dramatically, from $13 million annually in 1987 to about $8.5 million. While a $4.5 million reduction is undoubtedly significant, it still buys a lot...
HE'S MALE, HE'S GUILTY
By Les Sillars Calgary police and prosecutors are slammed for ignoring an alibi Men accused of domestic violence have complained for years of being convicted on the unsupported say-so of their female spouses because of a pervasive anti-male bias in the legal system. There are some suggestions, however, that the...