Conservatives are divided on the issue of abortion regulation. Last night, in his speech, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper promised that a Conservative government would not introduce legislation regulating abortions. Today, in the party plenary, delegates backed him up — but just barely.
Delegates were asked to vote on this motion:
“A Conservative government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion.”
Delegates voted in favour of that motion — that is to say: To do nothing to regulate abortion — by a score of 54 per cent to 43 per cent opposed.