MP John-Paul Danko
Liberal Party, Hamilton West - Ancaster - Dundas, ON
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As a Hamilton City Councillor, John-Paul Danko voted in favour of an October 2023 motion 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, by requiring them to be placed inside sealed envelopes. 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.
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Here is John-Paul Danko's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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| Vote No. 83 - Motion of Closure to stifle committee debates on anti-Christian Bill C-9 This heavy-handed motion was introduced by the Carney Liberal government to quash the ongoing, heated debate in committee surrounding the Liberals' so-called Hate Speech Bill C-9, which would eliminate the exemption that protects Canadians from being prosecuted for "hate speech" if they quote certain religious texts. Bill C-9 would criminalize passages of the Bible that pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Liberals and their ideological comrades find offensive, exposing Christians to fines and imprisonment. Motion passed by a vote of 186 yeas to 144 nays on March 10, 2026. |
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| Bill C-9, 3rd Reading, a censorship bill that threatens Christians by potentially criminalizing Bible passages Disingenuously dubbed the "Combatting Hate Act" by the Carney Liberals, C-9 actually promises to make Christians a target of hateful attacks, reputational damage and legal persecution. It eliminates the long-standing exemption that protects Canadians from being prosecuted for "hate speech" if they quote controversial passages of sacred scripture in good faith, or make statements on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs. Bill C-9 would criminalize passages of the Bible that pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Liberals and their ideological comrades find offensive, exposing Christians to lawfare and imprisonment. Bill C-9 passed 3rd Reading in the House of Commons by a vote of 186 yeas to 137 nays on March 25, 2026. |
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Here are quotes from John-Paul Danko on various life and family issues:
Speaking in support of Liberal censorship Bill C-9, Danko directly threatened religious Canadians with prosecution for "hate speech" if they publicly express opposition to abortion and LGBT ideology: "Mr. Speaker, throughout this discussion this afternoon, I have been trying to understand what the Conservative objection to the combatting hate act actually is. The best I can tell is that they are asking for freedom from accountability, basically. In the bill, hate is defined as detestation or vilification. We have seen white nationalist rallies, public symbols of hate, the growth of white supremacist clubs, the diminishment of reproductive rights for women, anti-abortion hate, hate against women, hate against LGBTQ individuals, hate against trans individuals, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia—" [House of Commons Hansard #97 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. Debates on Bill C-9. March 23rd, 2026]
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by John-Paul Danko on 2025.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you believe that life begins at conception (fertilization)? | -- |
| Do you support the conscience rights of health care professionals to refuse to do or refer for medical procedures which they oppose? | -- |
| If elected, would you vote in favour of a law to protect all unborn children from the time of conception (fertilization) onward? | No (based on Liberal Party policy) |
| If elected, will you vote to pass laws protecting people from euthanasia and assisted-suicide, and vote to reject laws that would expand euthanasia and assisted-suicide? | -- |
| 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) | Yes, all circumstances (based on Liberal Party policy) |
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