December 13, 1995
HIV VIRUS CAN GO THROUGH A CONDOM LIKE A BULLET THROUGH A TENNIS NET
"Latex condoms have 78% HIV-leakage rate and won't stop the spread of AIDS."
Ottawa - Today in the House of Commons, Garry Breitkreuz, MP for Yorkton-Melville, exposed a serious flaw in the government's plan to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
"Last week the Chair of the Reform Family Caucus tabled a Dissenting Opinion to the National AIDS Strategy report. She says the Liberal government's "education and prevention" programs actually increase the health risk of Canadian youth by promoting sexual activity.
Research conducted in the United States by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory revealed that the HIV virus is 60 times smaller than a syphilis bacterium and 450 times smaller than a human sperm.
Analyzing test results conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control which tested leakage rates of latex condoms, doctors discovered a 78 percent HIV-leakage rate. As one U.S surgeon put it, "The HIV virus can go through a condom like a bullet through a tennis net."
Mr. Speaker, it's the height of stupidity for the government to spend millions of dollars to spread the lie that condoms protect Canadians from contracting AIDS. Their politically correct approach is actually aiding and abetting the spread of this deadly disease."
"The Liberal government has its spending priorities all backwards," protested Breitkreuz. In 1994/95, the federal government spent $43.4 million on AIDS funding compared to just $4 million for breast cancer. In 1992, 4,830 Canadians died of breast cancer and 1,358 died with AIDS."
"The National AIDS Strategy has also confused priorities as demonstrated by their spending $9.8 million on 'community action' and only $6.4 million on the treatment and care of AIDS patients," reported Breitkreuz. "The Liberals spend more time and money on being politically correct than on doing what is right. The government's promotion of condom use is actually helping spread AIDS. I hope schools, community groups, and parents will address these concerns immediately. It could save lives."
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