May said:
@ElizabethMay: @AntoniaZ @DSellahNDP @Carolyn_Bennett Thanks so much for your work! Do not leave out #CPC women MPs. Many (most?) are pro-choice. #cdnpol
Well, Antonia and I got busy checking both at ARCC and Campaign Lie.
According to ARCC, there are only six known pro-choice CONs: John Baird, Michael Chong, Peter Kent, Gordon O'Connor, Joe Oliver, and Lisa Raitt.
This surprised Ms May.
@AntoniaZ @fernhilldammit @DSellahNDP @Carolyn_Bennett I am surprised. Thanks for checking. #TellAntiChoiceMPsEverything #cdnpoli
— Elizabeth May MP (@ElizabethMay) March 27, 2012
ARCC's 'probable' anti-choice MPs list
Listings are based on voting record, anti-choice designation in previous elections, partial survey responses to Campaign Life Coalition, indicative public statements, and/or statements made to individual constituents. They are all Conservatives unless otherwise noted, and newly elected MPs are in bold. These MPs are also included on the Unknown list.
• Eve Adams
• Steven Blaney
• Ray Boughen
• John Carmichael
• Tony Clement
• Jim Flaherty
• Parm Gill
• Ed Holder
• Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)
• Ben Lobb
• Lawrence Toet
• John Weston
• Terence Young
All of these are rated by CLC as 'caution', with a cute little yellow traffic light. They are 'still evaluating'.
There are a good number of MPs whose position is unknown, including three Liberals, rated by CLC with a 'caution': Sean Casey, Kevin Lamoureux, and Francis Scarpalggia.
Interestingly, CLC rates Shelly Glover and Mike Wallace, who told a constituent he'd vote against M312, as pro-abortion.
For CON MP Bruce Stanton, who told a local paper he'd vote against it, CLC has 'evaluation pending', but notes his position on M312.
For the record, here is Carolyn Bennett's reply:
@ElizabethMay @AntoniaZ @DSellahNDP #cdnpoli We are appalled @pmsh gone back on promise not2 reopen #choice debate nds2 reel in @woodworthmp
— Carolyn Bennett(@Carolyn_Bennett) March 27, 2012
Do you know whether your MP is pro-choice or anti-choice? Take advantage of Campaign Lie's handy-dandy search tool. All you need is the MP's last name. When the 'Bio' comes up, click on the next tab 'Contact' and zip him or her a quick question on M312, or as I'm calling it, Woodworth's Wank. You might want to include this link to ARCC's counter arguments.
ADDED: Go read JJ. Is there a blogburst brewing? Do we have WOMBemtum?
5 comments:
In the last Parliament, Josée Verner, a Québec CPC MP was firmly and unapologetically Pro-Choice. That was her only redeeming trait though; she's now a senator, snuffling happily in the CON trough.
The description of an MP who is pro-equality on the marriage question as anti-traditional marriage is a bizarre and twisted bit of framing. But what else would we expect from an organization which labels itself pro-life but doesn't care if a woman dies due to pregnancy complications.
for what it's worth, there were a lot of MPs at the hastily-organized women's caucus at the NDP Convention. The bill was raised as an issue and is definitely high on their agenda. Sellah and Women's critic Francoise Boivin were both there
Good to hear, Vicky. I'd like to see some coordination with the other Opposition parties too. Show the boyos how cooperation is done. ;-)
Irene Mathyssen was there, too.
Does anyone know where to look to see if an MP has been in action in the HoC? I'm wondering about mine, Ray Boughen, whom I've heard has been ill.
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