Epoch Times
| 2 years ago
If either the rising New Democrats make their gains or the Liberals hold their current seats, it could deny the Conservatives of a chance for a majority in the House. In the second-last weekend before election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced...
The Globe & Mail
| 2 years ago
The millstone of abortion was the very last thing Stephen Harper needed hanging around his neck at this late stage of the federal election campaign, which is why he moved so swiftly to insist his government would never, ever revisit the issue. But...
The Globe & Mail
| 2 years ago
Every election is an artificial exercise in which each party pushes a tiny number of issues that the media then largely focus on, while other Canadians try desperately to get a hearing for other causes, often more urgent, that go largely unheard. In...
BBC
| 2 years ago
Early voting begins in Canada ahead of general election Stephen Harper's party currently holds a substantial lead in opinion polls Early voting has begun in Canada, ahead of the 2 May election to select a new federal government. Prime Minister...
Macleans
| 2 years ago
The spectre of a hidden social conservative agenda forced the Harper government's tightly-scripted election campaign into damage control mode Thursday in an attempt to keep the divisive abortion issue off the table. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's...
Tulsa World
| 2 years ago
Gov. Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed a measure banning abortions after 20 weeks based on the claim that a fetus can feel pain. House Bill 1888, called the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," would allow for an abortion after 20 weeks only if...
International Business Times
| 2 years ago
The latest US business and financial news as well as issues and events Sample Fallin, a Republican serving her first term, said both laws are important measures that safeguard life. "Together, these two pieces of legislation will expand protections...
Fox
| 2 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signs an abortion restriction bill April 12 at the Statehouse in Topeka. Despite a wave of late-term abortion restrictions being signed into law in state capitals, advocacy groups like Planned Parenthood so far have held...
Charlotte Observer Online
| 2 years ago
Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a pair of bills intended to further restrict abortion in Oklahoma. Fallin on Wednesday signed a bill that makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions after a woman reaches 20 weeks of pregnancy. The "Pain-...
