Bloc seeks abortion rights vote, as Tories told to stay silent on U.S. draft ruling – Hope Standard
Abortion remains a thorny political issue for the Conservatives, as Canada reacts to U.S. situation
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Abortion remains a thorny political issue for the Conservatives, as Canada reacts to U.S. situation
Abortion remains a thorny political issue for the Conservatives, as Canada reacts to U.S. situation
A push from the Bloc Québécois for the House of Commons to confirm the right to an abortion failed Tuesday, as Conservative MPs were warned against commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that has thrown the issue back into the domestic spotlight.
Conservative Saskatchewan Sen. Denise Batters defended anti-vaccine mandate protesters in a speech late Tuesday, saying these "friendly" and "patriotic" demonstrators have been unfairly maligned by the "chattering classes."
Sean Kilpatrick/CP The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 25, 2021. OTTAWA — MPs attempted Wednesday to stop the Liberal government’s foot-dragging on reforming the whistleblower law, demanding changes that could make public servants more comfortable coming forward with allegations of wrongdoing. Conservative MP Kelly McCauley introduced a motion at the House of Commons’ government operations committee to retable a 2017 report that recommended more than 25 changes to the law. At the time, the Treasury Board president, Scott Brison, had agreed with the committee...