Hours before the first official debate on the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership career, Liberal Justin Trudeau denied that the focus on the topic of abortion was meant to highlight discomfort with the issue within the official opposition.
There is no absolute connectionthe Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, defended himself on Wednesday at a press conference, also mentioning that the government is complying with a commitment to Budget 2021.
Mr. Duclos announced funding of $ 3.5 million for projects aimed at improving access to abortion in the country, especially what we need to focus on.
Beside her, her colleague Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Marci Ien, added that never a bad day to talk about women’s rights in our country and the right to choose in our country.
The issue of abortion has resurfaced in Canada after a leak last week revealed that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn a judgment protecting the right to abortion.
In a press scrum before entering his caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated that he was not repealing the law in hopes of boosting the right to abortion.
I’m not letting anything out. […] I know there are experts who have two opinions that legislation is a good idea and others say: “No, it’s not necessary” or it’s not a good idea. . We want to understand how we can better protect women’s rights for years to come.he replied.
Asked if the day’s announcements about abortion, but also on guns, were intended to influence the debate on the Conservative Party leadership scheduled for the evening, Mr. Trudeau and if Conservatives want to talk about these things, I think it’s a very good idea for Canadians to know where they stand.
The two ministers were instructed last week by Mr. Trudeau to quickly check whether the legal framework should be strengthened to ensure that women’s rights are respected not just now, but under any future government.
Mr. Duclos explained that opinions are divided on the idea of legislation.
Some think this is a good idea because there is no legal protection in Canada, he said. There are legal protections, but federal law does not explicitly state that the right to abortion is a protected right.
But there are also others who say it could possibly be a problem doing so ever since […] a right enshrined in a law always has considerations that some may limit the current context, which is a context in which abortion is legalalso mentioned by the Minister.
A closed case?
The president of the Quebec caucus of the Conservative Party, Bernard Généreux, told reporters he would support any method aimed at protecting the right to abortion.
He really says. I am pro-choice. I always have. I will always be, like all members of my caucus, of our caucus.
His colleague Pierre Paul-Hus said he found it attractive that Liberals want to discuss abortion, an issue and closed at his party.
For us, the question is fixed. For years we have been saying that we no longer want to bring back the abortion debate. Then there’s Justin Trudeau who uses what’s happening in the United States to show it.
Anti-abortion candidate Leslyn Lewis finished third in the race for leadership of the Conservative Party in 2020 and can count again this time on the support of groups wanting to restrict the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy.
In the party’s first leadership debate on Thursday, he accused Pierre Poilievre, considered a career leader, of avoiding media questions about abortion. Mr. Poilievre indicated that a government he leads would not introduce or pass laws restricting abortion.
While elected officials were speaking at the Parliament Buildings, the National Coalition for Life, an anti-abortion group, held a press conference outside the Supreme Court of Canada to announce its annual protest in Ottawa scheduled for Thursday.
A wave begins with the cracking of tectonic plates under water. And there, we see a violation of Roe’s judgment against Wade […] to overthrow, we hope. This very deep crack allows us to hope that there will be even stronger eddies in the future.declared Georges Buscemi, president of the Quebec Life Campaign.
A Leger poll released on Wednesday found that about four in five Canadians are in favor of abortion rights, while 14% are against.
Source: Radio-Canada
