Anti-Choice Stance
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Members of Parliament with an Anti-choice Stance February 16, 2021 By Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (See new version, June 5, 2021) History: Prior to 2019 election (last updated Oct 16, 2019) After 2015 election (last updated May 2016) Prior to 2015 election (last updated Feb 2015) After 2011 election (last updated Sept 2012) After 2008 election (last updated April 2011) Past sources are listed at History links. Unknown or Party Total MPs Anti-choice MPs** Pro-choice MPs*** Indeterminate Stance Liberal 154 5 (3.2%) 148 (96%) 1 Conservative 120 81 (66%) 7 32 NDP 24 24 Bloc Quebecois 32 32 Independent 5 1 4 Green 3 3 Total 338 86 (25.5%) 218 (64.5%) 33 (10%) (Excluding Libs: 24%) *All Liberal MPs have agreed and are required to vote pro-choice on any abortion-related bills/motions. **Anti-choice MPs are generally designated as anti-choice based on at least one of these reasons: • Voted in favour of Bill C-225, and/or Bill C-484, and/or Bill C-510, and/or Motion 312 • Opposed the Order of Canada for Dr. Henry Morgentaler in 2008 • Made public anti-choice or “pro-life” statements • Participated publicly in anti-choice events or campaigns • Rated as “pro-life” (green) by Campaign Life Coalition ***Pro-choice MPs: Estimate includes Conservative MPs with a public pro-choice position and/or pro-choice voting record. It also includes all Liberal MPs except the anti-choice or indeterminate ones, and all MPs from all other parties based on the assumption they are pro-choice or will vote pro-choice. Page 1 of 5 Anti-choice MPs First name Last name Riding Province Party Dean Allison Niagara West Ontario Conservative Mel Arnold North Okanagan—Shuswap British Columbia Conservative John Barlow Foothills Alberta Conservative Michael Barrett Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Ontario Conservative Rideau Lakes Candice Bergen Portage—Lisgar Manitoba Conservative Luc Berthold Mégantic—L'Érable Quebec Conservative James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman Manitoba Conservative Steven Blaney Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis Quebec Conservative Kelly Block Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Saskatchewan Conservative Richard Bragdon Tobique—Mactaquac New Brunswick Conservative Blaine Calkins Red Deer—Lacombe Alberta Conservative Colin Carrie Oshawa Ontario Conservative Michael Cooper St. Albert—Edmonton Alberta Conservative Marc Dalton Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge British Columbia Conservative Kerry Diotte Edmonton Griesbach Alberta Conservative Todd Doherty Cariboo—Prince George British Columbia Conservative Earl Dreeshen Red Deer—Mountain View Alberta Conservative Rosemarie Falk Battlefords—Lloydminster Saskatchewan Conservative Ted Falk Provencher Manitoba Conservative Ed Fast Abbotsford British Columbia Conservative Diane Finley Haldimand—Norfolk Ontario Conservative Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Ontario Conservative Bernard Généreux Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska— Quebec Conservative Rivière-du-Loup Garnett Genuis Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Conservative Marilyn Gladu Sarnia—Lambton Ontario Conservative Jacques Gourde Lévis—Lotbinière Quebec Conservative Rachael Harder Lethbridge Alberta Conservative Randy Hoback Prince Albert Saskatchewan Conservative Tamara Jansen Cloverdale—Langley City British Columbia Conservative Matt Jeneroux Edmonton Riverbend Alberta Conservative Pat Kelly Calgary Rocky Ridge Alberta Conservative Robert Kitchen Souris—Moose Mountain Saskatchewan Conservative Tom Kmiec Calgary Shepard Alberta Conservative Michael Kram Regina—Wascana Saskatchewan Conservative Damien Kurek Battle River—Crowfoot Alberta Conservative Stephanie Kusie Calgary Midnapore Alberta Conservative Mike Lake Edmonton—Wetaskiwin Alberta Conservative Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North Manitoba Liberal Page 2 of 5 First name Last name Riding Province Party Philip Lawrence Northumberland—Peterborough South Ontario Conservative Chris Lewis Essex Ontario Conservative Ron Liepert Calgary Signal Hill Alberta Conservative Dane Lloyd Sturgeon River—Parkland Alberta Conservative Ben Lobb Huron—Bruce Ontario Conservative Tom Lukiwski Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Saskatchewan Conservative Lawrence MacAulay Cardigan Prince Edward Liberal Island Dave MacKenzie Oxford Ontario Conservative Larry Maguire Brandon—Souris Manitoba Conservative Phil McColeman Brantford—Brant Ontario Conservative John McKay Scarborough—Guildwood Ontario Liberal Rob Moore Fundy Royal New Brunswick Conservative Glen Motz Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Alberta Conservative John Nater Perth—Wellington Ontario Conservative Erin O'Toole Durham Ontario Conservative Jeremy Patzer Cypress Hills—Grasslands Saskatchewan Conservative Pierre Poilievre Carleton Ontario Conservative Alain Rayes Richmond—Arthabaska Quebec Conservative Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston Ontario Conservative Blake Richards Banff—Airdrie Alberta Conservative Lianne Rood Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Ontario Conservative Bob Saroya Markham—Unionville Ontario Conservative Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis Quebec Liberal Andrew Scheer Regina—Qu'Appelle Saskatchewan Conservative Jamie Schmale Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Ontario Conservative Kyle Seeback Dufferin—Caledon Ontario Conservative Martin Shields Bow River Alberta Conservative Nelly Shin Port Moody—Coquitlam British Columbia Conservative Doug Shipley Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte Ontario Conservative Derek Sloan Hastings—Lennox and Addington Ontario Independent Bruce Stanton Simcoe North Ontario Conservative Warren Steinley Regina—Lewvan Saskatchewan Conservative Mark Strahl Chilliwack—Hope British Columbia Conservative Shannon Stubbs Lakeland Alberta Conservative David Sweet Flamborough—Glanbrook Ontario Conservative Filomena Tassi Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Ontario Liberal Tim Uppal Edmonton Mill Woods Alberta Conservative Karen Vecchio Elgin—Middlesex—London Ontario Conservative Arnold Viersen Peace River—Westlock Alberta Conservative Brad Vis Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon British Columbia Conservative Page 3 of 5 First name Last name Riding Province Party Cathay Wagantall Yorkton—Melville Saskatchewan Conservative Chris Warkentin Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Alberta Conservative Kevin Waugh Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatchewan Conservative Len Webber Calgary Confederation Alberta Conservative John Williamson New Brunswick Southwest New Brunswick Conservative Alice Wong Richmond Centre British Columbia Conservative David Yurdiga Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Alberta Conservative Bob Zimmer Prince George—Peace River—Northern British Columbia Conservative Rockies MPs with Unknown or Indeterminate Stance (to be researched further; please send information to [email protected]) “Indeterminate” means they either have a mixed record, or hold personal “pro-life” views with no anti-choice record. First name Last name Riding Province Party Stance Ziad Aboultaif Edmonton Manning Alberta Conservative Unknown Dan Albas Central Okanagan—Similkameen— British Columbia Conservative Indeterminate Nicola Tony Baldinelli Niagara Falls Ontario Conservative Indeterminate Bob Benzen Calgary Heritage Alberta Conservative Unknown John Brassard Barrie—Innisfil Ontario Conservative Unknown Sean Casey Charlottetown Prince Edward Liberal Unknown Island Kenny Chiu Steveston—Richmond East British Columbia Conservative Unknown Michael Chong Wellington—Halton Hills Ontario Conservative Indeterminate James Cumming Edmonton Centre Alberta Conservative Unknown Raquel Dancho Kildonan—St. Paul Manitoba Conservative Unknown Gérard Deltell Louis-Saint-Laurent Quebec Conservative Unknown Chris d'Entremont West Nova Nova Scotia Conservative Unknown Terry Dowdall Simcoe—Grey Ontario Conservative Unknown Eric Duncan Stormont—Dundas—South Ontario Conservative Unknown Glengarry Dave Epp Chatham-Kent—Leamington Ontario Conservative Indeterminate Kerry- Findlay South Surrey—White Rock British Columbia Conservative Unknown Lynne D. Tracy Gray Kelowna—Lake Country British Columbia Conservative Unknown Jasraj Singh Hallan Calgary Forest Lawn Alberta Conservative Unknown Richard Lehoux Beauce Quebec Conservative Unknown Richard Martel Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Quebec Conservative Unknown Dan Mazier Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Manitoba Conservative Unknown Kelly McCauley Edmonton West Alberta Conservative Unknown Cathy McLeod Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo British Columbia Conservative Indeterminate Eric Melillo Kenora Ontario Conservative Indeterminate Page 4 of 5 First name Last name Riding Province Party Stance Marty Morantz Charleswood—St. James— Manitoba Conservative Unknown Assiniboia—Headingley Rob Morrison Kootenay—Columbia British Columbia Conservative Unknown Pierre Paul-Hus Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint- Quebec Conservative Indeterminate Charles Brad Redekopp Saskatoon West Saskatchewan Conservative Unknown Alex Ruff Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Ontario Conservative Unknown Jag Sahota Calgary Skyview Alberta Conservative Unknown Gerald Soroka Yellowhead Alberta Conservative Unknown Corey Tochor Saskatoon—University Saskatchewan Conservative Unknown Tako Van Popta Langley—Aldergrove British Columbia Conservative Unknown Gary Vidal Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill Saskatchewan Conservative Unknown River Pro-choice Conservatives Note: Only known pro-choice Conservatives are listed below. We make the assumption that all MPs from other parties are pro-choice, except for those listed in the above tables. First name Last name Riding Province Party Scott Aitchison Parry Sound—Muskoka Ontario Conservative Leona Alleslev Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Ontario Conservative Scot Davidson York—Simcoe Ontario Conservative Joël Godin Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Quebec Conservative Peter Kent Thornhill Ontario Conservative Greg McLean Calgary Centre Alberta Conservative Michelle Rempel Calgary Nose Hill Alberta Conservative Page 5 of 5 .