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Bras d'Or-Cape Breton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA John Currie Y Y   Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y PL
  Comments:   Pro-life but heavily qualified by #2 - exception for rape, life of mother; #3 - not enough information; #4 - yes, only if embryos are the result of abortion; #5 - exception as in #2; says Abortion in the third trimester is murder. But if the doctor said you either abort or your wife dies, I would abort the fetus. Agrees that consensus cannot bind legislators to abrogate inalienable human rights

Bras d'Or-Cape Breton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Rodger Cuzner                        
  Comments:   Pro-abortion; refused to respond; I believe a mother should choose life (but) when it comes down to it, it's a decision made between a mother, her conscience and her physician.

Bras d'Or-Cape Breton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Michelle Dockrill, MP                        
  Comments:   Voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage; 1997 - CLC records indicate she would vote according to majority opinion in her riding on the abortion issue;on radio program she said that she follows party policy - cannot push her views on someone else; NDP party policy is pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia

Bras d'Or-Cape Breton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Alfie MacLeod                        
  Comments:   Pro-abortion; refused to respond; stated at a public meeting Nov. 15, 2000 in Inverness: Abortion is not a form of birth control. It is not for me or for any politician to tell a woman what to do with her body.

Cumberland-Colchester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Bryden Ryan                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Cumberland-Colchester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Dianne Brushett                        
  Comments:   Pro-abortion;Refused to respond; 1997 submitted Liberal Party response which supported abortion on demand

Cumberland-Colchester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Jim Harpell                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond; no information available; the NDP supports abortion on demand and the legalization of assisted suicide

Cumberland-Colchester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Bill Casey, MP                        
  Comments:   Pro-life; Refused to respond; 1997- refused to answer questionnaire; stated he remains solidly pro-life; consistent pro-life voting record as previous MP

Dartmouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Jordi Morgan                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Dartmouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Bernie Boudreau                        
  Comments:   Failed to respond

Dartmouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Wendy Lill, MP                        
  Comments:   No Response; voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage

Dartmouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Tom McInnis Y Y   Y Y Y Y Y Y   Y PL
  Comments:   Pro-life; qualified by #5 with the exception for serious medical reasons.

Halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Amery Boyer                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; refused to answer questionnaire or to give any personal views; My party's policy is to vote the wishes of my constituents, therfore my personal views will have no bearing on the matter unless I cannot find a consensus.; referendum is the best way to go.

Halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Kevin Little                        
  Comments:   Failed to respond

Halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Alexa McDonough, MP                        
  Comments:   pro-abortion; NDP party leader; voted for M-123, Svend Robinson's pro-euthanasia motion; voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage

Halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Paul Fitzgibbons                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Halifax West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Hilda Stevens Y Y Y Y   Y Y Y Y Y Y PL
  Comments:   Pro-life, exception for life of mother; #5 - must be decided by people in constituency; 8b,c,d - yes, if supported by Canadians in a national referendum; believes national referendum is only vehicle to define legal rights of unborn; agrees that consensus cannot bind legislators to abrogate inalienable human rights.

Halifax West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Geoff Regan Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N N PC
  Comments:   Pro-abortion

Halifax West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Gordon Earle, MP                        
  Comments:   Pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia; refused to respond; voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage

Halifax West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Charles Cirtwill                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Kings-Hants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Gerry Fulton Y Y N N Y N N Y N N Y PL
  Comments:   Not pro-life; #2 - rape, mental or physical hardship to the family, serious defects with the fetus; disagrees with statement that consensus cannot bind legislators to abrogate inalienable human rights

Kings-Hants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Claude O'Hara Y Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N PL
  Comments:   Not pro-life; opposes abortion with exceptions of rape and life; does not oppose abortion drug RU486;does not oppose doctor-assisted suicide

Kings-Hants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Kaye Johnson                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond; no information available; the NDP supports abortion on demand and the legalization of assisted suicide

Kings-Hants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Scott Brison                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; Refused to respond; voted for M-123, Svend Robinson's pro-euthanasia motion; voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage

Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Harvey Henderson                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Raymond Mason                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Wendy Panagopoulus                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond; no information available; the NDP supports abortion on demand and the legalization of assisted suicide

Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Peter MacKay, MP                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; Refused to respond; voted for M-123, Svend Robinson's pro-euthanasia motion

Sackville-Muskquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Bill Stevens Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y PL
  Comments:   Pro-life but disagrees with statement that consensus cannot bind legislators to abrogate inalienable human rights

Sackville-Muskquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Bruce Stephen                        
  Comments:   Failed to respond

Sackville-Muskquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Peter Stoffer, MP                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; voted for M-123, Svend Robinson's pro-euthanasia motion; Refused to respond

Sackville-Muskquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Wade Marshall                       PL
  Comments:   Refused to respond to questionaire; In a phone interview stated would support legislation to ensure that unborn life has legal rights and recognition under Cdn. law; supports legislation that protects individuals from being required to perform life-ending procedures against their moral convictions.

South Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Evan Walters                        
  Comments:   Failed to respond

South Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Derek Wells                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond; Voted in favour of Bill C-33 which added sexual orientation to criminal code re: prohibited discrimination

South Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Bill Zimmerman                        
  Comments:   pro-abortion; Refused to respond

South Shore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Gerald Keddy, MP                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; Refused to respond; voted for M-123, Svend Robinson's pro-euthanasia motion

Sydney-Victoria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Rod Farrell                        
  Comments:   Refused to complete questionnaire; believes life begins at conception and continues to natural death and needs to be protected; but says 301 MPs cannot decide this issue

Sydney-Victoria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Mark Eyking                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

Sydney-Victoria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Peter Mancini, MP                        
  Comments:   Pro-abortion; voted against traditional opposite-sex definition of marriage; Refused to respond

Sydney-Victoria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Anna Curtis-Steele                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

West Nova/Ouest Nova 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
CA Mike Donaldson Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y PL
  Comments:   Pro-life; supports conscience legislation for health care workers; would not support change to current law prohibiting euthanasia/assisted suicide

West Nova/Ouest Nova 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
LIB Robert Thibault                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond

West Nova/Ouest Nova 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
NDP Philip Roberts                        
  Comments:   Refused to respond; no information available; the NDP supports abortion on demand and the legalization of assisted suicide

West Nova/Ouest Nova 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a 8b 8c 8d 12
PC Mark Muise, MP                        
  Comments:   Not pro-life; refused to respond to questionnaire; has his own personal views which were not stated. will review each piece of legislation on its own merit; will not take a position


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