Candidate, Keith Martin
Liberal Party, Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca, BC
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Here is Keith Martin's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Position on decriminalizing marijuana (Note: Many addiction experts acknowledge that marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug to harder drugs like cocaine and heroin. It is a dangerous, addictive narcotic and must remain illegal.) |
Supports |  |
| Bob Rae's pro-abortion Motion A Liberal Motion to expand abortion & contraception throughout Africa, at Canadian taxpayer expense. This was an attempt to co-opt a good Maternal & Child Health initiative of the Conservative government whose purpose was saving the lives of pregnant women and children by providing clean water, medicine and health-care workers assist with child birth. Bob Rae's abortion Motion was narrowly defeated 138 to 144. [Mar. 23, 2010] |
Yes | |
| M-221, child protection motion To raise the age of consent for sex from 14 to 16 [Sep 28, 2005] |
No | |
| Motion to maintain the true definition of marriage Maintain definition as between one man and one woman [Sep 16, 2003] |
Yes |  |
| Motion to preserve the true definition of marriage [June 8, 1999] |
Yes | |
| Motion 12, Re-open debate on definition of marriage [Dec 2006] |
No | |
| C-38, A bill to abolish the true definition of marriage [June 28, 2005] |
Yes | |
| Bill C-33, added 'sexual orientation' to the Human Rights Act This bill was a major advance by the gay-lobby towards their hidden agenda of successfully challenging the traditional definition of marriage in court, and thereby, legitimizing their influence over the educational system. Their final goal was always to gain access to textbooks and school curriculum so they could re-write them as gay-positive, a coup-de-grace enabling them to indoctrinate future generations thus, imposing societal acceptance of homosexual acts. [1996] |
Absent | -- |
| C-13, Reproductive Technologies bill Allowed destruction of embryonic humans for research; as well as human cloning for the purpose of organ harvesting (Oct 28, 2003) |
No | |
| Motion 123, Favoured legalizing euthanasia & assisted Suicide [Mar 25, 1998] |
Yes | |
| C-484, Unborn victims of Crime Act Common sense legislation that would allow criminal charges to be laid in the death or injury of an unborn child when the childs mother is the victim of violent crime. This cannot be considered a "pro-life" bill because it specifically excludes deliberate acts of abortion by the woman. Nonetheless, it is a good "pro-family" bill because it protects women and their wanted children from violent crime. (Mar5/08) |
No | |
| C-313, Age of Consent child protection bill Raised the age of consent for sex from 14 to 16 [Sep 28, 2005] |
No | |
| Bill C389, 3rd reading of the "Transsexual Bathroom Bill" This radical bill sought to add "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. If passed, the bill would've endangered women and children by creating a legal right for men who "identify" as the opposite sex, to use female public washrooms. Male sexual predators or peeping toms would have certainly used this as an opening to enter the girl's washroom. It is unconscionable for legislators to put women and children in such a compromising position. It would also create a legal nightmare for businesses that would be required to allow staff to cross-dress in the work place. Furthermore, this would harm youth by cooperating with mental illness and encouraging sexually-confused young men to perceive themselves as women, and vice versa. It will also open the door for radical activists to insist that transsexualism must be inserted in school curriculum and taught in classrooms as something that is normal, natural and healthy. This bill passed final reading in House of Commons by a 143-135 vote on February 9, 2011, but then, thankfully, died in the Senate when a federal election was called. |
Yes | |
| Survey on awarding Order of Canada to Henry Morgentaler Do you agree with awarding the Order of Canada to abortionist Henry Morgentaler? (July 2008) |
No comment | -- |
| Bill C-250, added sexual orientation to hate crimes law [Sep 17, 2003] Note: observers predict this could eventually be used to prosecute Christians for holding to biblical teaching on homosexuality and may cause sections of the Bible and the Catholic Cathechism to be banned as "hate literature". |
No | |
| Motion 83, Inquiry into the medical necessity of abortion Asked parliament to examine whether abortion is medically necessary and to report on its potential health risks to women (Oct 1, 2003) |
No | |
| Bill C-304, 2nd Reading - to repeal the censorship provision (Sect 13) of the Canadian Human Rights Act This clause enables Human Rights Tribunals to abuse their power by acting as 'thought police' to opress freedom of speech and freedom of conscience. They usually target Christians who hold to biblical moral teachings, especially in the area of homosexuality. For example, the Catholic Bishop of Calgary was dragged before an HRC kangaroo court for merely issuing a pastoral letter in which he reiterated his Church's teaching against homosexual conduct. This vote passed 158-131. (Feb 15, 2012 ) |
Supports | |
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| Life & family issues voting score: | 33% | |
Here are quotes from Keith Martin on various life and family issues:
In a House of Commons speech, Martin argued that to kill babies is actually to be pro-life: Madam Speaker, when it comes to being pro life, does it not mean enabling women and men to have full access to an array of family planning options, including the ability to access safe abortions? [Hansard, debate on Marternal & Child Health, Mar. 23, 2010]
He demanded that the government (therefore Canadian taxpayers) ought to promote and fund abortion in foreign countries: Mr. Harper and members of his government may personally oppose abortion, but they do not have the right to deprive others from having this option in countries where abortion is legal. [LifeSiteNews.com, Liberal MP Reproaches Conservatives for Keeping Abortion Out of Maternal Health Initiative, Feb.15, 2010]
On killing embryonic humans for adult benefit: "…it is easy for those of us who are healthy to say that we should ban and prohibit science on the basis of our moral conviction that life begins at the moment an egg is fertilized by a sperm. Unfortunately, when we do that, we will deprive thousands upon thousands of people, ... of potentially life saving tools, technologies and treatments that will improve their lives and indeed save their lives. ...I would submit that we would allow the use of embryonic stem cells up to seven days..." [Hansard transcript, Feb.27, 2003]
On moral relativism: "My view is that moral questions don't have a right or wrong answer." [Western Report, "Populists, not moralists" by Patty Fuller, Apr. 18, 1994]
On surrogate motherhood: "If a woman wants to rent out her uterus for a fee, let her and that's her moral decision, her ethical decision. Government shouldn't be involved in that." [The Globe and Mail, Aug. 28, 2001]
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Keith Martin on 2008.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| If elected, will you strive to introduce and pass laws to protect unborn children from the time of conception (fertilization) onward? | no response |
| If elected, would you support all legislative or policy proposals that would result in a meaningful increase of respect and protection for unborn human life? | no response |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: Medical treatments to save the life of a mother and which result in the UNINTENDED death of her unborn child, are NOT abortions. Eg. in case of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) | no response |
| If elected, will you oppose any legislative or regulatory measures designed to permit the deliberate euthanasia of a human being or designed to permit "doctor-assisted suicide"? | no response |
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