The Liberals finally released their election platform today, and for a party that is constantly demonizing the Conservatives for even allowing discussion on things like sex selective abortion, they spill a considerable amount of ink themselves in doing that very thing – discussing abortion. The 86-page...
For immediate release Ottawa, ON - Parliament needs to ensure it respects provincial jurisdiction over health care administration when considering the private abortion clinic in New Brunswick. Deputy Prime Minister Freeland has indicated the government will announce plans to ensure funding for this Clinic 554...
The problem with “reproductive rights” is that they are actully an easy out for a government that doesn’t want to address real issues. Around the world, myriad causes make high infant mortality rates a sad reality. A recent article points out that, according to the World...
In 2020, NDP Member of Parliament Randall Garrison introduced Bill C-247 which seeks to add coercive or controlling conduct to the criminal code in relation to intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence rates have been on the rise during the past year, and it is...
On May 12, NDP MLA Jennifer Bowes introduced “The Protecting a Woman’s Right to Access Abortion Services Act” in the Saskatchewan legislature. This is an attempt to bring bubble zone legislation to the province, barring pro-life views from being shared outside hospitals or abortion clinics. As...
Freedom of expression is not just about the speaker, but about the listener as well. The Supreme Court of Canada explained that freedom of expression “ought to be cultivated in an essentially tolerant, indeed welcoming, environment not only for the sake of those who convey...
Story and images provided by Christina Dokter. On a beautiful warm day in June in Eastern Europe, a husband and wife were on their way to the hospital, eagerly anticipating the arrival of their second child. The baby was making his appearance a bit early, but...
On April 14, 2021, the Sex Selective Abortion Act had its first hour of debate in Parliament. For the first time in 15 years, Canadian politicians debated a bill that asks them to agree that abortion access has gone too far. MP Cathay Wagantall spoke...
On April 12, 2020, We Need a Law was honoured to join MP Cathay Wagantall at her press conference to introduce Bill C-233, the Sex Selective Abortion Act. This private member's bill seeks to prohibit sex selective abortion. We Need a Law has long advocated...
This week, London, Ontario is being blitzed with the message that girls need defending – including pre-born girls. New bus ads have gone up on city buses stating, “We’re for women’s rights.” The image shows three born women of various ages with the word “Hers”...
