Councillor Esther Pauls
Hamilton - ON
Electoral District: Ward 07
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-abortion; Anti-free speech
Rating Comments: Councillor Pauls publicly supported an October 31, 2023 motion by her colleague, Councillor Maureen Wilson, to censor pro-life expression in the City of Hamilton. The motion asked Staff to draft a censorship by-law to prevent the effective delivery of abortion victim photography to city residents. Furthermore, the motion asked staff to investigate how to ban the display of protest signs containing abortion victim photography, on public, taxpayer-owned property, throughout the city.
The use of abortion victim photography has been an effective strategy to convert "pro-choice" Canadians to the pro-life cause, and thus, has become a target of pro-abortion censors like Pauls. The Charter enshrines freedom of expression as a fundamental right for all Canadians, and does not grant any exception for abortion victim photography, nor even for people being upset by the images. Any such by-law is unconstitutional. In fact, abortion victim photography plays an important role in waking up Canadians, out of their apathy, to the holocaust of abortion which claims 100,000 children's lives annually. It is essential pro-life expression, and must not be suppressed.
The use of abortion victim photography has been an effective strategy to convert "pro-choice" Canadians to the pro-life cause, and thus, has become a target of pro-abortion censors like Pauls. The Charter enshrines freedom of expression as a fundamental right for all Canadians, and does not grant any exception for abortion victim photography, nor even for people being upset by the images. Any such by-law is unconstitutional. In fact, abortion victim photography plays an important role in waking up Canadians, out of their apathy, to the holocaust of abortion which claims 100,000 children's lives annually. It is essential pro-life expression, and must not be suppressed.
Percentage in last election: 50.9% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 1.8% (2022)
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Hamilton City Hall
2nd floor, 71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8P 4Y5
Tel: 905-546-2706
Here is Esther Pauls's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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| Unconstitutional policy to suppress the free speech rights of pro-life citizens, by passing city by-laws to ban the display of pro-life ads or banners. | Supported it in Nov 3, 2023 Hamilton Spec article |  |
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Esther Pauls on 2022.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | -- |
| Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? | Pro-choice (based on public statements) |
| There has been a move in some municipal jurisdictions to pass bylaws which establish censorship zones, also called “bubble zones”, around abortion facilities. These unconstitutional censorship zones make it illegal to express peaceful pro-life speech, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within the vicinity of abortion facilities and pharmacies which dispense abortion pills. If elected, would you vote to oppose such a censorship bylaw? | No (based on support of censorship motion) |
| Organizations like Planned Parenthood (PP) routinely counsel women to have abortions, and increasingly, are involved in dispensing the chemical abortion pill. Given that abortion is a controversial practice that many taxpayers in your municipality find abhorrent, do you agree that PP and similar “sexual health agencies" should not receive taxpayer funds through the municipality? | -- |
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