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A radio station in Newfoundland wanted to know whether women and young girls were "doing enough" to ensure that they don't get raped.

Responding to rising sexual assaults linked to date-rape drugs in downtown St.John's, Newfoundland, a local radio news station asked listeners this 'Question of the Day': "Do you believe that women and young girls do enough to ensure that they don't become victims of the "date rape drugs"?

Respondents could answer with "Yes," "No," and "Not Sure."

"Man. That's a hard one! I'm going to try really hard not to get drugged by a sexual predator when I go out tonight, but how will I know if I've tried hard enough? Maybe I shouldn't leave my house at all! That'll show those sneaky rapists!" wrote Jezebel's Katie J.M. Baker.

Vancouver-based video collective Deep Rogue Ram, headed by ex-CTV broadcast journalist Kai Nagata, takes aim at Motion 312, a private member's bill from MP Stephen Woodworth which calls for a special committee review of the Criminal Code of Canada's definition of a child, which is defined as a human being once it's born. A vote is set for Wednesday September 26. 

"Time-travelling Canadian MP Stephen Woodworth is on a single-minded quest to understand the uterus. His motion, #312, seeks to redefine 'when life begins' & reopen the abortion debate. The vote's this Weds. Scared yet?" Deep Rogue Ram asks in the video description.

Potential first lady Ann Romney did her best to convince the Republican National Convention that she and her husband were down with America's women. At a time when the GOP was flailing over "legitimate rape" comments, she reached out to female voters. 

"I love you, women!!!!" Mrs. Romney even yelled at one point — yes, it sounded like that many exclamation points — before emitting a laugh of poignant desperation.

If something seemed a little off about her speech, it was partly because her praise for the ladies was zeroed in on women within the traditional, long-suffering "mom" role.

An an excerpt of her speech:

Canadians should "beware" not to follow the US example in electoral politics, CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin warned, as her group staged a series of protests at the 2012 Republican National Convention.

Notably, CODEPINK held a "die-in" to oppose the "shoot out" event by the National Rifle Association during the convention. The group said the shooting event was "disgusting" and "offensive" in light of recent gun tragedies including the theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado. 

People at the event held up signs that read, "32 gun homicides per day in the US" and "2,793 kids died from gunfire in 2009", surrounded by bloodstained bodies and coffins.

Republicans pandering to gun lobby rather than public