Roe v. Wade could define the Conservative race
Politics Insider for May 10: Shaw shares plummet; how Canada secretly bought Justin Trudeau to Ukraine; feminists name for assessment of RCMP’s ‘poisonous tradition’
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Activists, organizers and pollsters inform Abbas Rana within the Hill Times that the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming resolution on Roe v. Wade will “quite likely” outline the Conservative management race.
Campaign Life Coalition, a distinguished pro-life group, has advisable to 1000’s of its supporters to vote for Lewis and to not vote for Poilievre, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, or Conservative MP Scott Aitchison. The group remains to be reviewing the views of Ontario PC MPP Roman Baber and has not made a remaining resolution. In an announcement final week, Baber stated that he would permit MPs to carry ahead laws and wouldn’t pressure caucus members to toe the occasion line on problems with conscience. “In a lopsided manner, it will give energy to Leslyn Lewis amongst the base,” stated Jack Fonseca, a spokesperson for the Campaign Life Coalition. “If they have social Conservative values, they will be more mindful of voting for the only social conservative candidate.”
Marginal: In the Star, Chantal Hebert factors out {that a} victory for abortion opponents within the United States might hinder, quite than assist, their Canadian comrades.
If something, the overturning within the U.S. of abortion rights is extra more likely to have the other impact, pushing the rearguard battle towards the best to abortion and people who lead it in Canada additional within the political margins. For if the Canadian anti-abortion motion has achieved something over 34 years because the Supreme Court’s Morgentaler resolution, it has been to solidify the political consensus towards its trigger.
Wedge: Also within the Star, Supriya Dwivedi writes that, whereas a change within the authorized standing of abortion in Canada seems unlikely, it’s honest to notice the Conservatives’ political reliance on abortion opponents.
It can be an indisputable fact that out of the 2 events ever in rivalry to type authorities on this nation, one in every of them actively courts the anti-choice vote. Yet for some motive to acknowledge this level results in accusations of taking part in wedge politics — not simply from Conservatives, but additionally many legacy political reporters and pundits alike.
To the Rock: A flight carrying 166 Ukrainian refugees landed in St. John’s on Monday, CBC experiences. The flight was chartered by the province’s immigration division, which established a satellite tv for pc workplace in Warsaw.
Hush hush: CBC has a behind-the-scenes piece on how Canada quietly organized Justin Trudeau’s journey to Ukraine.
Shares fall: The inventory worth of Shaw Communications fell greater than seven per cent on Monday after the Competition Bureau notified Rogers on Friday that it plans to oppose the $26-billion acquisition of Shaw, the Globe experiences.
Toxic: An alliance of feminist organizations is asking for the federal authorities to determine an exterior assessment of the RCMP to deal with its therapy of ladies, the Globe experiences. The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action says the pressure has a “toxic culture” in terms of misogyny, racism and violence towards ladies.
Tight-lipped: Opposition MPs chided the Mounties for being tight-lipped throughout hearings on on facial recognition expertise, CBC experiences.
More carbon: Ontario electricity-generation emissions will rise due to the Doug Ford authorities’s choices on energy era, the Star experiences.
Pro-pipeline? NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche protested pipelines whereas holding shares in Enbridge, the Toronto Sun experiences.
Extra cash: Ontario PC MPP Lisa MacLeod, obtained an “MPP’s allowance” from her Progressive Conservative driving affiliation whereas she was incomes a six-figure wage as a cupboard minister, the Citizen experiences.
Over three years, between 2018 and 2020, that allowance totalled $44,000. The info, contained within the Nepean PC driving affiliation’s monetary statements, was launched by the provincial NDP occasion Monday.
Affordability: Voters might even see MacLeod’s further pay within the context of concern over pocket ebook points. Every publicly accessible Ontario election ballot exhibits the primary concern of voters is the rising price of residing, CBC experiences.
From a stall: Liberal MP Shafqat Ali has apologized after taking part in House of Commons proceedings nearly from a washroom stall on Friday, CTV experiences.
Contempt: Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis has failed in a bid to overturn his contempt of court docket conviction, the Edmonton Journal experiences. Denis, the PC justice minister from 2012 to 2015, was discovered responsible final month of making an attempt to intimidate Dr. Anny Sauvageau by sending a letter to her lawyer in the course of the trial of her $7.5 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit.
Quotas? Omar Alghabra stated a number of occasions on Monday that CN should set an instance by guaranteeing that francophones are represented on its board of administrators, however appears reluctant to impose quotas, La Presse experiences (translation).
Stagnant: Douglas Todd, within the Vancouver Sun, has a dismal story on how Canadian wages look like caught.
It’s the system: Beverley McLachlin and Taylor Owen have a considerate column on choices for regulating platforms with out curbing freedom of expression.
— Stephen Maher
