Councillor Matt Francis
Hamilton - ON
Electoral District: Ward 05
Bio
CLC rating: Position unknown
Rating Comments: CLC's 2022 city council candidate election survey has not yet been sent, so this candidate's views on life issues is not yet known. He was absent from the Oct. 31, 2023 motion by Councillor Maureen Wilson, to draft a bylaw banning the delivery and/or display of abortion victim photography throughout the City of Hamilton.
Percentage in last election: 43.6% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 27.2% (2022)
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Hamilton City Hall
2nd floor, 71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8P 4Y5
Tel: 905-546-2716
Here is Matt Francis's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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| Unconstitutional policy to suppress the free speech rights of pro-life citizens, by passing city by-laws to ban the display of pro-life ads or banners. | Oct. 31, 2023 by Coun. Maureen Wilson | -- |
There are no quotes for Matt Francis at this time.
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Matt Francis on 2022.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | survey not sent |
| Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? | survey not sent |
| There has been a move in some municipal jurisdictions to pass bylaws which establish censorship zones, also called “bubble zones”, around abortion facilities. These unconstitutional censorship zones make it illegal to express peaceful pro-life speech, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within the vicinity of abortion facilities and pharmacies which dispense abortion pills. If elected, would you vote to oppose such a censorship bylaw? | survey not sent |
| Organizations like Planned Parenthood (PP) routinely counsel women to have abortions, and increasingly, are involved in dispensing the chemical abortion pill. Given that abortion is a controversial practice that many taxpayers in your municipality find abhorrent, do you agree that PP and similar “sexual health agencies" should not receive taxpayer funds through the municipality? | survey not sent |
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