MLA Glen Simard
New Democratic Party, Brandon East, MB
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-abortion
Rating Comments: Pro-abortion rating based on an official policy statement by the NDP, on behalf of all NDP candidates, which asserted abortion as “a woman’s right to choose”. This pro-abortion statement was posted April 5th on the NDP’s website during the 2016 provincial election.
Position: Minister of Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism
First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2023.10.03
Percentage in last election: 55.4% (2023)
Victory margin last election: 15.8% (2023)
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Room 118 Legislative Building
450 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0V8
Tel: (204) 945-3729
Constituency Offices
Unit A 217 - 10th Street
Brandon, Manitoba
R7A 4E9
Tel: (204) 717-1799
Here is Glen Simard's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Glen Simard on 2023.
| Question | Response |
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| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | -- |
| 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 (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.] |
All circumstances (per party policy) |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers’ money in Manitoba? | No (per party policy) |
| Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of their child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? | -- |
| Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality? | -- |
| Will you oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, and instead, support measures to promote “palliative care”, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? [Note: Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons.] | -- |
| 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? | -- |
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