BigCityLib Strikes Back (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Yesterday's post on the family (nephew and sister) of Alphonse Gerwing returning his Order of Canada, to protest the awarding of the medal to Dr. Henry Morgentaler, drew an eloquent comment from Ralph Gerwing, another member of the Gerwing clan, which I thought I would reproduce here: To your readers, Dennis [Gruending]: I would like to be on page with you , in support of...
BigCityLib Strikes Back (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Dennis Gruending discusses a decision by the family of Alphonse Gerwing (specifically, his nephew and sister) to return the man's Order of Canada medal over Henry Morgentaler's being made a recipient of the same medal: I don’t know how it was decided that Al’s Order of Canada medal should be returned. Al never married so there was no immediate family to make such a decision, but at least...
Canadian Cynic (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Lifeshit News strokes themselves into another OoC orgasm : 9th Order of Canada to be Returned over Award to Abortionist The siblings of the late Alphonse Gerwing and the Alphonse Charity Foundation have unanimously agreed to return the Order of Canada medal By John-Henry Westen KELOWNA, BC, July 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The siblings of the late Alphonse Gerwing...
Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The siblings of the late Alphonse Gerwing and the Alphonse Charity Foundation have unanimously agreed to return the Order of Canada medal By John-Henry Westen KELOWNA, BC, July 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The siblings of the late Alphonse Gerwing and the Alphonse Charity Foundation have...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The B.C. family of an Order of Canada recipient is sending the Order back to protest against the awarding of the honour to abortion crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler.Alphonse Gerwing - who died last year - received an Order of Canada in 1989 for his humanitarian work.
Dispel the Illusion (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The family of a dead Saskatchewan man is returning his Order of Canada to protest the recent naming of abortion-rights crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the Order. "We know he would want to return this medal," said Steve Buttinger, nephew of Alphonse Gerwing, who died last year of liver cancer at age 84. "I know he didn't approve of Henry Morgentaler."
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
In protest of the naming of a controversial Canadian abortion rights activist to the Order of Canada, a fifth medal was returned to the government.In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the family and estate of the late philanthropist Alphonse Gerwing told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper Gerwing would have returned it himself in protest of the honor bestowed on Montreal's Dr. Henry Morgentaler.We...
