Petition

Manitoba: Don't censor pro-life speech

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Premier Wab Kinew and all Manitoba MLAs:   

Whereas you have been elected with the great honour of serving all Manitobans, in the interest of the common good and the flourishing of a prosperous and democratic society;  

And whereas the most enlightened societies have always prioritized protecting the most vulnerable individuals in society;  

And whereas a child in the womb is the most vulnerable of all members of the human family; 

And whereas the most essential ingredient to a strong and vibrant democracy is the freedom of expression, without which every society inevitably falls into repressive tyranny;   

And whereas Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, NDP MLA for the riding of St. Johns, announced on March 7 that the NDP government is introducing legislation that creates a buffer zone around centres that kill preborn children by abortion and that offers special protection to those who provide pregnant mothers with drugs to kill their preborn babies, even though the NDP did not include it in the 2023 election platform;  

Therefore, we the undersigned, petition you: Please do not proceed in passing any censorious “bubble zone” legislation. Many Manitobans view such a move as an unconstitutional attack on the Charter right to freedom of expression, as well as divisive, unnecessary and unwelcome. 

Note: This petition was created on Oct. 5, 2023 and addressed to then Premier-elect Wab Kinew. It was relaunched on March 11, 2024, in the wake of the Manitoba government announcing bubble zone legislation.

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Yoland H. Ile Des Chenes East, MB
Mar 18, 2024 - 10:48am
Patricia M. Winnipeg, MB
Mar 18, 2024 - 10:12am
No bubble zone.
John v. Winnipeg, MB
Mar 18, 2024 - 10:04am
Ilona S. Winnipeg, MB
Mar 18, 2024 - 01:08am
David C. Baker Brook, NB
Mar 17, 2024 - 02:55pm
At the funeral of Ed Broadbent, Premier Kinew remarked: “Mr. Broadbent’s smiling, joyful legacy is an example we ought to learn from today… that we don’t have to appeal to our darkest impulses; that we can have faith in our fellow Canadians.” Bill 8 comes from a very dark impulse: to silence those we disagree with &am
Cecilia S. Williams Lake , BC
Mar 16, 2024 - 09:36pm
Many women who seek an abortion do so because they have no support. For women to know that support for keeping their child is available is often live changing. Do not take away our freedom of speech. It is a charter right.
TANNIS S. Qualicum Beach, BC
Mar 16, 2024 - 04:36pm
I find it appalling that MLA Fontaine would say that a human fetus isn't even human! What is it then? My biology class taught that when the male sperm implanted the female's egg, life began - calling the baby a fetus does not change that. And to want to create a 'bubble' around abortion clinics is unthinkable, unjust, unfair.
Anonymous Randolph , MB
Mar 15, 2024 - 07:33pm
Anonymous Brandon , MB
Mar 15, 2024 - 07:00pm
We love our Babies.They are our Future & we Pray they are nurtured in a loving family with loving parents Dad & Mum.Mother if you need Support in the beginning of your pregnancy please go to a Crisis Pregnancy & we will help & support you and your precious innocent little baby whenever you need help,advice,reassurance.Love you
Mavis R. Steinbach, MB
Mar 15, 2024 - 05:52pm
Raelyn F. Roland, MB
Mar 15, 2024 - 05:21pm
Marie-Paule W. Bright's Grove, ON
Mar 15, 2024 - 04:38pm
Arlene S. Oak lake, MB
Mar 15, 2024 - 03:33pm
Galileo B. Calgary, AB
Mar 15, 2024 - 01:59pm
Anonymous Lacombe, AB
Mar 15, 2024 - 01:48pm