‘Free birth control would not only save hundreds of dollars a year for millions of Canadians, but it also gives more freedom and control to women to make their own decisions about their reproductive health. … But Pierre Poilievre is clear: he doesn’t want women to have access to free birth control.’ – Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
News from Canada’s federal New Democratic Party
Posted April 30th, 2024 on Niagara At Large
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joins protest march against health-related COVID mandates in 2022
A Brief Foreword Note from Niagara At Large reporter/publisher Doug Draper – There should be no surprise here that Pierre Poilievre and his federal Conservatives – a party that has talked about “defunding” CBC, has a leader that marched with anti-vaxxer truckers in Ottawa, and that has no real climate plan of its own – would want to end access to free birth control to women in need.
If elected to government, it would not also be surprising to see Poilievre and his Conservatives, like their Trump Republican counterparts to the south, ban other reproductive rights for women, including medically necessary abortions.
Now here is the federal NDP News Release –
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
TORONTO—This past Friday, April 26th, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan called out Pierre Poilievre’s plan to take away free birth control from 9 million Canadians.
In February, Jagmeet Singh and the NDP forced the federal government to deliver free birth control for Canadians as part of a new universal pharmacare program. Earlier this April, during the first day of debate on the bill implementing this important step, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives introduced an amendment to block it.
“I’ve heard so many stories of women for whom birth control is out-of-reach. They are often forced to make difficult choices—paying for contraceptives or putting food on the table. It shouldn’t have to be this way,” said Singh.
“That’s why New Democrats fought to force the government to lower costs for Canadians by making birth control free for everyone who needs it. But, at the first chance he had in Parliament, Pierre Poilievre tried to take it away. We won’t let him.”
Free birth control would not only save hundreds of dollars a year for millions of Canadians, but it also gives more freedom and control to women to make their own decisions about their reproductive health.
This increased access to contraceptives will also improve people’s health which will help ease the strain on our health-care system. But Pierre Poilievre is clear: he doesn’t want women to have access to free birth control.
“Last year, the Conservatives tried to push through backdoor legislation attacking a women’s right to choose. This year, they’re trying to block free access to birth control. Women have fought too hard for their rights, we can’t let Conservatives take us backwards,’’ said Gazan.
“It’s shameful that Pierre Poilievre wants to take this away, especially when he’s had health coverage paid by the public for most of his adult life. He doesn’t have a problem throwing away $60 billion in corporate handouts but wants people to pay more for birth control. That’s the price of Pierre. New Democrats are fighting back to uphold women’s right to choose, and to lower costs for Canadians.”
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