MPP Ted Hsu
Liberal Party, Kingston and the Islands, ON
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-abortion
Rating Comments: Mr. Hsu if a former federal Liberal Member of Parliament. As an MP, he refused to sign CLC's election questionnaire. In a 2011 conversation with CLC leaders, MP Hsu said he was personally opposed to abortion but would not use his leadership role in the federal government to fight it and would not vote for any measures for the protection of human life. He said 'climate change' and poverty are his concerns, not the killing of in-the-womb babies, even in his local hospital. In 2012, he voted against pro-life Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth's principled Motion 312 to study whether a child in the womb is a human being based on the preponderance of evidence from modern medical science. Hsu also voted in favour of the reckless, transgender 'Bathroom Bill' (C-279) which puts girls and women at risk by creating a counterfeit, legal 'right' for men to access women's bathrooms and changerooms.
First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2022.06.02
Percentage in last election: 37.7% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 6.5% (2022)
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Room 159, Main Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1A5
Tel: 416-325-0051
Constituency Offices
837 Princess Street, Unit 403
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 1G8
Tel: 613-547-2385
Fax: 613-547-5001
Here is Ted Hsu's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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| Motion 36 - To expand OHIP coverage to include universal access to all prescription contraception. This motion would have expanded the scope of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) to cover the cost of all prescription contraceptives, including oral hormone pills, copper IUDs, implants and the abortifacient drug called Plan B. This motion was defeated on Nov. 30, 2023, by a vote of 61-23. The voting broke down along party lines with the Ontario PCs opposing this free, taxpayer-funded contraception plan, while the support for the scheme came from NDP and Liberal MPPs. |
Absent or abstained | -- |
There are no quotes for Ted Hsu at this time.
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Ted Hsu on 2022.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | survey not yet sent |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. e.g. in cases of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) | Yes (per voting record as an MP) |
| Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? If yes, please explain. *A surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother (e.g. In the case of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. |
survey not yet sent |
| Would you support measures to delist medically unnecessary, elective abortions from the list of insured services covered by OHIP? | survey not yet sent |
| Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of the child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? | survey not yet sent |
| Would you vote in favor of repealing the Ontario "bubble zone" censorship law? This unconstitutional law criminalizes peaceful pro-life expression, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within 50 metres (or more) of any abortion facility. | survey not yet sent |
| Will you protect parental rights in education by working to ensure that traditionally principled parents are given advance notice of, and the ability to withdraw their children from, classroom lessons and presentations dealing with abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and transgenderism? | survey not yet sent |
| Would you support efforts to repeal the age-inappropriate, graphic, sex-ed curriculum which is currently being taught throughout Ontario schools? | survey not yet sent |
| If elected, will you vote to reject laws that would expand euthanasia and assisted-suicide and instead, promote palliative care, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life until natural death for terminally ill patients, and for those with disabilities? *Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without the consent of that person, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons. |
survey not yet sent |
| Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs? | survey not yet sent |
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