Motion on when life begins splits Conservative caucus
Eight cabinet ministers, including Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino, voted in favour of the motion by Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth.
"Her responsibility is to women in this country. That's what you do when you become a minister. You're not just responsible to your constituents, you're not just responsible to your supporters or the people who vote for you, you're responsible to all Canadians on a file that touches all Canadians. She lacked leadership on that level," Trudeau told CBC News on Thursday.
"What we're beginning to see is that Mr. Harper's iron grip on his cabinet is loosening and the true colours of the Reform base are showing through."
Two women's groups in Quebec, however, demanded Ambrose step down from her cabinet post. The Fédération des femmes du Québec and the Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances said in a joint press release that someone in the status of women cabinet post was supposed to protect women's interests.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/09/27/pol-motion312-woodworth-when-life-begins.html
Just another straw on the back. The PQ couldn't have orchrasted anything better!
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They will alienate at least half of their base who are only in it for 'lower taxes' my entire family included. I can't wait until our next family get together - last one I told my dad, who thinks the religious right is full-on loony-tunes and is fervently pro-choice, that a vote for Stephen Harper was to enable the religious right and that I wouldn't be surprised if they were to bring up the whole abortion thing again. He said if they did that, he'd never cast a conservative vote again. I intend to hold him to that promise. 
