The filibuster — a procedural move that often involves speaking for an extended period of time as a way to delay a decision — began when Liberal Hedy Fry introduced a motion calling for the study on May 16.
The delay means that work on the committee’s other studies on vaccine equity, the situation in Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely to wrap up until the fall. Liberal MP Rob Oliphant says the compromise to delay the study was reached because the Conservatives did not want to have to discuss abortion while their leadership race was underway.Majority of Canadians say abortion should be left as is, without legal restrictions: poll
Abortion has long been a divisive issue for the Conservatives and some MPs have accused the Liberals of trying to raise it at every opportunity as a political wedge issue. Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong says his party wanted to focus on the work on other topics already underway, but when it became clear the Liberals wouldn’t budge on the abortion study, the Conservatives agreed to move it to the fall.
This is the CPc getting its foot in the door on abortion while they pretend like they won't try to force a ban on Canadians to placate the religious right
Trudeau intends to bring abortion legislation. Only one CPC_HQ candidate is living in reality on that fact. LeslynLewis. The others are going to let Trudeau run over us with a steam roller, against democracy, 2 sex based rights, & gender equality. LL4PM