Canada is one of the few countries in the world with no legal restrictions on abortion. As a result, abortions can legally be performed at any stage of pregnancy. It is even perfectly legal to kill a fully developed unborn baby during the third trimester of a pregnancy, a baby who would be viable if born prematurely.

One cannot argue that it’s “my body, my choice” in such cases. There is another body, another sentient human being involved, almost fully developed. It amounts to infanticide.

This lack of legal framework is out of step with the laws of other civilized countries, where abortion is restricted after the first trimester and late-term abortions are prohibited except in exceptional circumstances.

The PPC is the only federal party willing to address this issue openly and honestly. The establishment parties either fully support abortion at all stages of pregnancy or are too afraid of pro-abortion activists to raise the issue. The Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly said he is pro-choice and doesn’t want to reopen this debate.

Canadians are ready for this debate. Polls done over the years consistently show that a majority of them believe that there should be a law prohibiting abortion at least during the third trimester unless the life of the mother is in danger.