Conservative Government: Motion

House Of Commons Dept: An abortion-related motion is defeated by more than two to one 203/91 in a House of Commons dominated by the most conservative government in living memory, according to The Star. As government whip, Gordon O Connor is responsible for making sure that the Prime Minister s ducks are lined up in the lead-up to a vote. If I was going in battle in Parliament, I would rather have him on my side than just about any other member of Stephen Harper s cabinet and what s wrong with this picture? Along the way, the most outspoken government defender of a woman s right to choose to carry a pregnancy to term turns out to be a seventy-something retired male army general. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.