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Originally Posted by MarchHare
How is it a blatant lie? There was nothing in the CPC platform about banning abortion, true, but many Conservative candidates are openly pro-life and Harper himself was quoted as saying during the last campaign that if the CPC formed the government, he would allow a free vote on the issue if it was introduced as a private member's bill. This is where the so-called "hidden agenda" meme got started; even though it wasn't explicitly stated in the party's policy, it's obvious that many Conservatives hold anti-abortion views (by their own account) and Harper stated quite bluntly that a government led by him would permit a free vote on the issue.
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It was a blatant lie. It wasn't in the Conservative platform nor was it even an issue likely to be brought up for vote just in the past when private members have brought about the same bill (from both liberal and tory parties I might add) it gets killed. It was never ever an issue and it was a blatant lie Harper would have brought it up and that it would get party support.
And btw there are gasp liberals that are against abortion who have tried bringing in private members bills.
Yep Harper doesn't like abortion but then again neither did Chretien who when asked to comment on Day's belief that life started at conception said as a Roman-Catholic he to believed life started at conception. Neither do many many liberals, NDP or Tory supporters. Thing is one person in a party not even the leader makes party policy and it was never ever party policy. The liberals in plain language said he WOULD take away a womans right to choose. That was and is not the case at all.