Listing of candidate debates for Ontario election
Published: May 27, 2014
Campaign Life Coalition is working on electing pro-Life candidates during the June 12, 2014 Ontario election. We need your help to qualify candidates.
Provincial legislators don't have the authority to pass direct laws to protect preborn children from the violence of abortion. That is federal jurisdiction. However, as members of provincial parliament they have the authority to pass laws and regulations which would indirectly save lives, reduce the annual number of abortions (30,000 to 50,000 in Ontario), and spare women the trauma and remorse usually associated with abortion-choice. One example is defunding abortion so that taxpayer dollars are not diverted to this medically unnecessary procedure. In other jurisdictions, defunding has been proven to be the most effective type of incremental legislation to reduce the number of abortions.
Currently, $30- $50 million dollars are being funneled away from genuine healthcare needs, to pay instead for elective abortions committed for reasons of convenience as a back-up birth control method. And that’s only the cost of the procedure. The annual cost of abortion-complications, post-traumatic stress disorder, a 6X increased risk for suicide and 30% increased risk for breast cancer, annually adds hundreds of millions of dollars more.
Other types of laws that Ontario MPPs can pass include informed consent, cooling off periods, parental notification laws and imposing hospital-grade medical standards onto private abortion facilities.
To learn where candidates stand, CLC sends out candidate questionnaires so we can then share this info with voters in the riding. We have a problem though. Due to party leaders and their bureaucrats ordering candidates not to answer questionnaires, many are refusing to reveal where they stand. You can help us circumvent this obstacle by attending your local, all-candidate meetings, asking a question and then reporting the response back to CLC. There’s no guarantee you will be selected to ask a question, but if you arrive early and try getting a seat towards the front, that may increase your chances.
Questions you can ask Candidates at the meetings
1. Do you support a woman’s choice to have an abortionist kill the child in her womb?
2. Whereas Ontario is experiencing massive doctor and nurse shortages, huge waiting lists for urgent services like the treatment of child autism, hip and knee replacements, all due to the fact that the health care system is cash-starved; and whereas $30-$50 million dollars of taxpayer money is being annually funneled away from these genunine healthcare needs in order to pay for medically unnecessary, elective abortions which area committed for reasons of convenience, as a backup birth control method; if elected will you support measures to stop funding medically unnecessary abortions with taxpayer money?
3. Many pro-choice advocates claim that a human being does not come into existence until after they fully exit the birth canal. Other Canadians take the view that the preponderance of modern medical science supports the belief that a human being, with its own unique DNA, that is separate from the life of the mother and of the father, comes into existence at the time of conception. I’d like to ask each candidate: at which of these points do you believe a human being comes into existence?
DEBATE TIMES & LOCATIONS BY RIDING
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Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough West |
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June 2, 7:00pm at Rockton Fairgrounds – 812 Old Highway 8, Rockton, ON L0R 1X0 |
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June 9, 7:00pm at Waterdown District High School – 215 Parkside Drive, Waterdown, ON L0R 2H9 |
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Candidates: Donna Skelly (PC), Alex Johnstone (NDP), Ted McMeekin (LIB) |
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Barrie |
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June 7, 8:30am at ANAF Crystal Room - 7 George St, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, L4N 2G5 |
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Candidates: Rod Jackson (PC), David Bradbury (NDP), Ann Hoggart (LIB) |
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Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound |
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June 3, 7:00pm at Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce - 704 6th St E, Owen Sound, N4K 5N7 |
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June 6, 6:30pm at St. Andrews Church - 865 2 Ave W, Owen Sound, ON |
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Candidates: Bill Walker (PC), Karen Marilyn Gventer (NDP), Ellen Anderson (LIB) |
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Burlington |
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June 6, 7:30am at Burlington Gold and Country Club - 422 North Shore Blvd E, Burlington, ON L7T 3Z9 |
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Candidates: Jane McKenna (PC), Jan Mowbray (NDP), Eleanor McMahon (LIB) |
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Etobicoke Centre |
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May 26, 7:00pm at Markland Wood, Home Owners Association - 145 The West Mall, Etobicoke, ON M9C 4V3 |
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Candidates: Pina Martino (PC), Chris Jones (NDP), Yvan Baker (LIB) |
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Etobicoke-Lakeshore |
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May 27, 7:00pm at Lambton Kingsway Middle School – 525 Prince Edward Drive, Etobicoke, ON M8X 1S9 |
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Candidates: Doug Holyday (PC), PC Choo (NDP), Peter Milczyn (LIB) |
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Haldimand-Norfolk |
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June 4, 7:00pm at Greens Of Renton – RR # 4, 969 Concession 14, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K3 |
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Candidates: Toby Barrett (PC), Ian Nichols (NDP), Karen Robinson (LIB) |
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Halton |
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May 28, 6:30pm at Glenabby United Church – 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville ON L6M 1X7 |
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Candidates: Ted Chudleigh (PC), Nik Spohr (NDP), Indira Naidoo-Harris (LIB) |
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Huron-Bruce |
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June 2, 7:00pm at Royal Canadian Legion – 56 Kingston St., Goderich, ON |
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June 3, 7:30pm at Tesswater Community Centre – 28 Clarinda St., Tesswater, ON |
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Candidates: Lisa Thompson (PC), Jan Johnstone (NDP), Colleen Schenk (LIB) |
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Kitchener-Conestoga |
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June 4, 4:00pm at Woolwich Memorial Centre – 24 Snyder St. S. Elmira, ON |
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Candidates: Michael Harris (PC), James Villeneuve (NDP), Wayne Wright (LIB) |
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Kitchener-Waterloo |
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June 2, 4:00pm at Waterloo Recreation Complex – 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, ON |
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Candidates: Tracey Weiler (PC), Catherine Fife (NDP), Jamie Burton (LIB) |
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Lambton-Kent-Middlesex |
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June 2, 8:00pm at Kent Council Chambers, 315 King Street W, Chatham, ON N7M 5K8 |
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June 3, 7:00pm at Legacy Centre – 16 Allen Street, Thedford, ON N0M 2N0 |
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June 9, 7:00pm at Caradoc Community Centre, 565 Lions Park Dr, Mt Brydges, ON N0L 1W0 |
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Candidates: Monte McNaughton (PC), Joe Hill (NDP), Mike Radan (LIB) |
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London West |
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May 29, 7:00pm at Oakridge Presbyterian – 970 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H1V4 |
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Candidates: Jeff Bennett (PC), Peggy Sattler (NDP), Nick Steinburg (LIB) |
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Mississauga South |
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June 3, 7:00pm at Clarkson Secondary School – 2524 Bronsgrove Rd, Mississauga, ON L5J 1L8 |
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June 10, 7:00pm at Cawthra Senior Center – 1389 Cawthra Road Mississauga, ON, L5G 4L1 |
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Candidates: Effie Triantafilopoulos (PC), Anju Sikka (NDP), Charles Sousa (LIB) |
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Newmarket-Aurora |
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May 30, 7:00pm at Newmarket Theater – 505 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket, ON, L3Y 8H1 |
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Candidates: Jane Twinney (PC), Angus Duff (NDP), Chris Ballard (LIB) |
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Nipissing |
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May 28, 6:00pm at Clarion Hotel – 201 Pinewood Park Drive, North Bay, ON P1B8Z4 |
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Candidates: Vic Fedeli (PC), Henri Giroux (NDP), Catherine Whiting (LIB) |
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Northumberland-Quinte |
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May 29, 7:00pm at Brighton Legion – 25 Park St, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 |
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Candidates: Rob Milligan (PC), Kira Mees (NDP), Lou Rinaldi (LIB) |
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Oakville |
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May 27, 7:00pm at St. Annes in Gwen Abby – 4675 Doug Wright Drive Burlington, ON L7M 0N9 |
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Candidates: Larry Scott (PC), Che Marville (NDP), Kevin Flynn (LIB) |
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Ottawa South |
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May 29, 7:00pm at Hillcrest High School, 1900 Dauphin Road, Ottawa, ON |
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Candidates: Matt Young (PC), Bronwyn Funiciello (NDP), John Fraser (LIB) |
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Ottawa-Vanier |
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June 3, 7:00pm at Centre de services Guigues - 159 Murray St, Ottawa, ON |
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Candidates: Martin Forget (PC), Herve Ngamby (NDP), Madeleine Meilleur (LIB) |
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Ottawa West-Nepean |
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June 5, 7:00pm at F.J. McDonald School, 2860 Ahearn Ave. Ottawa, ON |
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Candidates: Randall Denley (PC), Alex Cullen (NDP), Bob Chiarelli (LIB) |
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Perth-Wellington |
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May 29, 7:00pm at Stratford Rotary Complex – 353 McCarthy Rd, Stratford, ON N5A 7S7 |
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Candidates: Randy Pettapiece (PC), Romayne Fullerton (NDP), Stewart Skinner (LIB) |
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Peterborough |
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June 2, 7:00pm Lions Community Center – 347 Burnham, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5 |
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Candidates: Scott Stewart (PC), Sheila Wood (NDP), Jeff Leal (LIB) |
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Prince Edward-Hastings |
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June 4, 7:00pm at Huntingdon Veteran Community Centre in Ivanhoe – 11379 Hwy 62, Madoc, ON, K0K 2K0 |
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June 5, 6:00pm at Empire Theatre Belleville – 323 Front, Belleville, ON K8N 2Z9 |
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Candidates: Todd Smith (PC), Merrill Stewart (NDP), Georgina Thompson (LIB) |
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Scarborough-Guildwood |
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June 3, 7:00pm at 43 Division Police Station community room – 4331 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto, ON |
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Mitzie Hunter (LIB), Ken Kirupa (PC), Shuja Syed (NDP) |
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Simcoe North |
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May 28, 7:00pm at Orilla Council Chambers – 50 Andrew Street S, Orillia, ON L3V 7T5 |
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May 29, 5:00pm at Midland Cultural Centre – 333 King St, Midland, ON L4R 4K4 |
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Candidates: Garfield Dunlop (PC), Doris Middleton (NDP), Fred Larsen (LIB) |
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Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry |
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May 29, 7:00pm at Cornwall Civic Complex – 100 Water St E, Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4 |
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June 5, 6:00pm at South Nation Headquarters – 38 Victoria St, Finch, K0C 1K0 |
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Candidates: Jim McDonell (PC), Elaine MacDonald (NDP), John Earle (LIB) |
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Thunder Bay-Superior North |
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June 5, 5:45pm at Thunder Bay Chamber Of Commerce – 200 Syndicate Ave S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1C9 |
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Candidates: Derek Parks (PC), Andrew Foulds (NDP), Michael Gravelle (LIB) |
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Toronto Centre |
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June 4, 6:30 at Rosedale United Church – 159 Roxborough Drive, Toronto, ON |
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Candidates: Martin Abell (PC), Kate Sellar (NDP), Glen Murray (LIB) |
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Wellington-Halton Hills |
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May 28, 7:30pm at John Elliott Theatre, 9 Church St, Halton Hills, ON L7G 2A3 |
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June 5, 7:00am at Ares Family Restaurant, 232 Guelph St, Georgetown, ON L7G 4A8 |
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Candidates: Ted Arnott (PC), Dale Hamilton (NDP), Dan Zister (LIB) |
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Windsor West |
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May 29, 8:30am at Caboto Club – 2175 Parent Ave, Windsor, ON N8X 4K2 |
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Candidates: Henry Lau (PC), Lisa Gretzky (NDP), Teresa Piruzza (LIB) |
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York-Simcoe |
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June 4, 7:00pm at Bradford & District Community Centre – 125 Simcoe Rd, Bradford, ON |
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Candidates: Julia Munro (PC), Laura Bowman (NDP), Loralea Carruthers (LIB) |
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Vaughan |
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June 5, 7:00pm at Vellore Village Community Centre – 1 Villa Royale Ave, Woodbridge, ON |
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Marco Colette (NDP), Steven Del Duca (LIB), Peter Meffe (PC) |