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Campaign Life Coalition strongly condemns the Government of Canada’s use of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund to finance groups that promote the killing of preborn Canadians by abortion.

“Reproductive health should mean what it says—the creation and care of new life. Instead, the term has been hijacked by radical anti-life groups that exist solely to promote the destruction of preborn children through abortion,” said Jeff Gunnarson, National President of Campaign Life Coalition.

On September 29, 2025, the Government of Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, announced more than $13 million in funding for pro-abortion groups, including Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights ($2.8M) and the University of British Columbia’s Contraception & Abortion Research Team ($4.3M). The Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund, first established by the Trudeau Liberals in 2021, was designed specifically to bankroll organizations that “improve access to abortion,” with a staggering $81 million earmarked by 2027.

“Most Canadians would be horrified to learn that $81 million of their hard-earned tax dollars are being used to bankroll lobby groups and activist organizations whose sole purpose is to end the lives of our youngest citizens—about 100,000 preborn children every single year. This is immoral. This is outrageous. It is nothing less than the government paying people to destroy Canada’s future,” Gunnarson stated.

Gunnarson highlighted the bitter irony of the timing. The funding announcement came just days after Statistics Canada reported the nation’s fertility rate had dropped to a historic low of 1.25 children per woman.

“Instead of pouring millions into the destruction of future Canadians, this money should be used to help families thrive and to encourage married couples to welcome more children. Mr. Carney is not just fiddling while our nation collapses demographically—he is pouring gasoline on the fire by funding those who accelerate the decline. It is utter madness,” Gunnarson said.

Gunnarson urged Canadians to take immediate action. “Every citizen must contact their Member of Parliament and demand an end to this outrageous misuse of public funds. And I especially appeal to our religious leaders: abortion is not merely a political issue, it is the greatest assault on the gift of life that comes from God. Our government has no right to finance it. To stand by in silence is to be complicit.”