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By Tim Waggoner

OTTAWA, September 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On July 10, John Culliton Poston returned his deceased uncle E.M. Culliton’s Order of Canada medal in protest of the growing list of controversial Canadians being granted Canada’s highest civilian honor – most notably the prolific abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler.

“He (Culliton) would have been appalled to have seen this award given to those who would destroy Canada by forcing upon it a culture of death by coercion and deception at the expense of the common man, the taxpayer,” Poston told LifeSiteNews.com.  “And Morgentaler was just the tip of the iceberg.  There have already been others appointed to the Order who divide Canadians.”

Poston recalled how his uncle gave him his Order of Canada medal shortly before his death in 1991, saying, “You will know what do to with it.” 

Poston said he knew exactly what to do with it after Morgentaler was appointed to the Order.  After he returned it by mail to Prime Minister Stephan Harper,  he received a letter from the PM’s assistant claiming the PM had no say in the matter and believes the decision is one that polarizes rather that unifies Canadians.

E.M. Cullinton served as Supreme Justice for the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.  Poston said his Catholic and pro-life uncle was known for looking after the “underdog” and for making consistently fair judgments, acting with honor and dignity in the Canadian judicial system.