Conservative tension with anti-abortion groups an echo of Liberal battle in the 1990s | iNFOnews
Joan Bryden and Stephanie Levitz Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick March 10, 2021 - 1:00 AM OTTAWA - Patrick Johnston has been having flashbacks about his own unhappy experience in federal politics as he watches attempts by anti-abortion groups to influence the outcome of next week's Conservative convention. Way back in 1988, Johnston was a star candidate for the Liberals, hand-picked by then-leader John Turner to run in the Toronto riding of Scarborou...