It's Not An Issue Of Minority Rights, It's An Abortion!
a.k.a. Things that don't quite make sense, Part Three...
So, in order to try and scare people away from voting for the Conservative Party, Paul Martin has been harpering on the issue of abortion. He's valiantly trying to defend freedom of choice that was never, as far as I can see, in any real danger. I guess this makes sense because should a private member's bill somehow make it to a vote and it gets defeated by a majority of MPs, this would be the result of Martin's electioneering on the issue, not because most politicians feel that no change in legislation is necessary.
Now, like same-sex marriage, any anti-abortion rally in Ottawa will always draw a good showing of Liberal MPs, just as it does Conservative MPs. Mr. Martin would like you to believe that the Conservative MPs who show up are representing their party's most dearly held convictions, while the Liberal MPs are there representing their own personal views.
That, in itself is somewhat silly. Much more silly is this: Martin attacks Harper for his stand on the issue, namely that a Conservative government would not put forward any anti-abortion legislation, but that should a bill come to a vote, it would be a free vote of all MPs. The Toronto Star asked Martin his position. Apparently, a Liberal government would not put forward any anti-abortion legislation, but that should a bill come to a vote, it would be a free vote of all MPs, with the exception of cabinet ministers. And this is the great difference between the two parties that we've heard so much about? If you're going to drag abortion into an election (Martin has now done it twice), shouldn't your policies be different enough that you might persuade undecided voters your way instead of the other?
Now, here's the scary part, and I'm not making this up: which way would Martin force his cabinet ministers to vote? He just won't say. Choose your Canada.
So, in order to try and scare people away from voting for the Conservative Party, Paul Martin has been harpering on the issue of abortion. He's valiantly trying to defend freedom of choice that was never, as far as I can see, in any real danger. I guess this makes sense because should a private member's bill somehow make it to a vote and it gets defeated by a majority of MPs, this would be the result of Martin's electioneering on the issue, not because most politicians feel that no change in legislation is necessary.
Now, like same-sex marriage, any anti-abortion rally in Ottawa will always draw a good showing of Liberal MPs, just as it does Conservative MPs. Mr. Martin would like you to believe that the Conservative MPs who show up are representing their party's most dearly held convictions, while the Liberal MPs are there representing their own personal views.
That, in itself is somewhat silly. Much more silly is this: Martin attacks Harper for his stand on the issue, namely that a Conservative government would not put forward any anti-abortion legislation, but that should a bill come to a vote, it would be a free vote of all MPs. The Toronto Star asked Martin his position. Apparently, a Liberal government would not put forward any anti-abortion legislation, but that should a bill come to a vote, it would be a free vote of all MPs, with the exception of cabinet ministers. And this is the great difference between the two parties that we've heard so much about? If you're going to drag abortion into an election (Martin has now done it twice), shouldn't your policies be different enough that you might persuade undecided voters your way instead of the other?
Now, here's the scary part, and I'm not making this up: which way would Martin force his cabinet ministers to vote? He just won't say. Choose your Canada.
posted by MyMaidMary | 11:37 a.m.
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