Hello Randboro,
Thank you for your email.
We at the Green Party of Canada understand that you were troubled by a recent story on the Green Party of Canada’s stance on abortion.
Rest assured it is, and has always been, the Green Party of Canada’s policy that all women must have timely access to safe, legal abortions.
Although the Leader does not have the power to whip votes, all Green Party Members of Parliament must endorse the Green Party’s values, including a firm support of a woman’s right to choose. There is zero chance an elected representative of our party will ever reopen the abortion debate.
We vet all candidates to ensure they agree the abortion debate is closed in Canada. Any who disagree are not allowed to run.
We hope that we can continue to count on your support.
Best,
Kat Lorimer
Thank you for your email.
We at the Green Party of Canada understand that you were troubled by a recent story on the Green Party of Canada’s stance on abortion.
Rest assured it is, and has always been, the Green Party of Canada’s policy that all women must have timely access to safe, legal abortions.
Although the Leader does not have the power to whip votes, all Green Party Members of Parliament must endorse the Green Party’s values, including a firm support of a woman’s right to choose. There is zero chance an elected representative of our party will ever reopen the abortion debate.
We vet all candidates to ensure they agree the abortion debate is closed in Canada. Any who disagree are not allowed to run.
We hope that we can continue to count on your support.
Best,
Kat Lorimer
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So... I guess I wasn't wrong at all, was I? How can anyone know how their MP would vote on any issue before them, given this canned response from the Party HQ?
*** END of 10-18-2019 UPDATE (original post below) ***
Given the nature of the Green Party of Canada, and their leader's stance that all votes will not be whipped, I decided that I would reach out to my local GPC candidate, Daniel Green, to understand his own positions:
Mr. Green,
As
a committed humanitarian and former GPC financial officer for the
riding of Papineau, (but mostly because of my devotion to the
continuance of life on this planet) I voted for you in the recent
by-election and was pleased to see you came in a strong third.
I did not know then about your party's position on not whipping votes.
That said, I feel the Green party platform is insufficient for me to
determine whether or not my vote should go to you again on the 19th of
October. I find your bonafides on environmental issues to be
substantial, however it behooves me to ensure your stances on other
contentious issues would not leave me crestfallen should you come to
represent me and the others in Outremont riding in the HoC.
For
this reason, when Justin Trudeau speaks clearly about women's right to
choose on the decision of abortion, I rest confident that your rival,
Ms. Bendayan, will not let me down. When he speaks about any other
policy, I feel confident in voting for my Liberal candidate, even if the
policies they put forth today are less than the climate crisis demands.
Because they give me confidence they will be what they portend to be,
as a government. As of now, they have my vote.
Am I wrong?
Sincerely,
Scott Murray
