Federal Election Party Leader Report cards

Party Leader Report Cards - From The Interim

	Stephane Dion - Liberal Party Life Issues: F • Supports abortion-on-demand, voted for embryonic stem cell research and opposes the Unborn Victims of Crime Act . Dion has not stated his position on euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide but the Liberal Party officially supports assisted-suicide. Family Issues: F • Voted for same-sex ‘marriage’. Vows to introduce a national daycare scheme. The Liberal Party supports legalization of marijuana and expansion of so-called safe (drug) injection sites. The Liberal Party supports decriminalization of prostitution. Democracy Issues: F • Supports human rights commissions and voted for election gag laws, vows to re-instate funding for special interest groups and bring back the Court Challenges Program.
	Gilles Duceppe - Bloc Quebecois Life Issues: F •Supports abortion-on-demand, euthanasia, voted for embryonic stem cell research and against the Unborn Victims of Crime Act . Family Issues: F •Voted for same-sex ’marriage’. Democracy: Incomplete •Voted for election gag laws. No public statement on human rights commissions.
	Ron Gray - Christian Heritage Party Life Issues: A • Favours recriminalization of abortion and opposes both euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research. Family Issues: A • Favours pro-family policies, opposes nationalized daycare plans and same-sex ‘marriage’. Democracy Issues: B • Opposes human rights commissions, the Court Challenges Program and funding special interest groups, but supports proportional representation.
	Stephen Harper - Conservative Party Life Issues: D • Has said that a Conservative government would not re-open the abortion issue and therefore he is willing to let the status quo of abortion-on-demand continue. Has said that he doesn’t sit on either ‘extreme’ of the abortion issue. His government twice thwarted private members’ bills to recognize the unborn victims of violent crime. In the French language leaders’ debate in 2006 and in a 2002 interview with The Interim , he said he opposes euthanasia. Family Issues: B+ • Opposed the creation of a national daycare scheme and supported parental choice in childcare arrangements; voted against same-sex ‘marriage’ and his government introduced legislation to re-visit the issue. The Conservative government opposes safe injection sites and the party opposes decriminalization of marijuana. The Party supports the status quo on prostitution. Democracy Issues: C- • Despite speaking out against them as leader of the National Citizens’ Coalition in the 1990s, his government has maintained the election gag law and the justice department has defended the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Conservative government disbanded the Court Challenges Program and reduced funding for special interest groups.
	Jack Layton - NDP Party Life Issues: F •Supports abortion-on-demand and euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, voted against the Unborn Victims of Crime Act . Family Issues: F •Voted for same-sex ‘marriage’ twice. Supports a national daycare plan. The NDP supports legalization of marijuana and expansion of so-called safe (drug) injection sites. The party supports decriminalization of prostitution. Democracy Issues: F •Supports proportional representation, opposed the disbanding of the Court Challenges Program and supports funding for special interests including feminist groups
	Elizabeth May - Green Party Life Issues: F • In a 2007 by-election, she said abortion is not a “black-and-white” issue, called it a serious moral dilemma and said that she is personally against abortion and would never have one herself. During the present campaign, she issued a release saying she supports abortion-on-demand, but that it “should be safe, legal and rare.” Yet, she also said access to abortion should be increased in rural areas. Family Issues: F • The Green Party platform vows to “expand the rights for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual Canadians” without enumerating which rights that might include. Democratic Issues: D • Supports proportional representation and funding for special interest groups. Has not commented on human rights commissions.