Candidate, Anthony Furey
Toronto, ON
Electoral District: Ward 15 - Don Valley West
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-free speech; unknown on abortion
Rating Comments: Previously, Anthony Furey was a candidate in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, at which time he did not responded to CLC's election survey, so his views on abortion are unknown. However, as a longtime journalist we know some things about his approach to social conservative issues.
As far as we know, Furey has never been hostile to pro-lifers. In fact, he has been sympathetic to the free speech rights of pro-life Canadians. Furthermore, he has criticized the liberal media for its biased and hostile coverage of pro-life politicians, for example, when the media attacked MPP Sam Oosterhoff for attending a pro-life event.
Furthermore, Furey was respectful when he interviewed CLC's Director of Political Operations, Jack Fonseca, for the now-defunct Sun News TV, where Furey was a TV host.
Another sign that Furey may be sympathetic to the pro-life movement is the fact that True North, the news media organization where he worked prior to the 2023 mayoral by-election, has been very favourable to pro-life and pro-family views.
In particular, True North's critique of Transgender ideology has been extensive and refreshing in a media landscape that often encourages the anti-family, child-abusive gender-cult.
During the mayoral by-election race, one of Furey's key policy platforms was his commitment to ending the so-called "Safe Injection Site" boondoggle that left-leaning politicians have foisted on Toronto residents. These sites, sometimes called "heroin shooting galleries", do not attempt to rehabilitate drug abusers, but rather to provide a "safe space" where they can simply continue abusing drugs. According to Furey, this left-wing approach has led to more overdose deaths and harm to the surrounding communities, not less.
This is an indication that Furey can put common sense ahead of socialist ideologies and "progressive programs" that don't work.
Although he did respond to CLC's pro-life mayoral election questionnaire, these common-sense and free-speech affirming aspects of Furey's background and electoral platform at the time make his current candidacy in the Ward 15 Toronto City Councillor by-election stand out from most of the other candidates.
Religion / Faith: unknown
As far as we know, Furey has never been hostile to pro-lifers. In fact, he has been sympathetic to the free speech rights of pro-life Canadians. Furthermore, he has criticized the liberal media for its biased and hostile coverage of pro-life politicians, for example, when the media attacked MPP Sam Oosterhoff for attending a pro-life event.
Furthermore, Furey was respectful when he interviewed CLC's Director of Political Operations, Jack Fonseca, for the now-defunct Sun News TV, where Furey was a TV host.
Another sign that Furey may be sympathetic to the pro-life movement is the fact that True North, the news media organization where he worked prior to the 2023 mayoral by-election, has been very favourable to pro-life and pro-family views.
In particular, True North's critique of Transgender ideology has been extensive and refreshing in a media landscape that often encourages the anti-family, child-abusive gender-cult.
During the mayoral by-election race, one of Furey's key policy platforms was his commitment to ending the so-called "Safe Injection Site" boondoggle that left-leaning politicians have foisted on Toronto residents. These sites, sometimes called "heroin shooting galleries", do not attempt to rehabilitate drug abusers, but rather to provide a "safe space" where they can simply continue abusing drugs. According to Furey, this left-wing approach has led to more overdose deaths and harm to the surrounding communities, not less.
This is an indication that Furey can put common sense ahead of socialist ideologies and "progressive programs" that don't work.
Although he did respond to CLC's pro-life mayoral election questionnaire, these common-sense and free-speech affirming aspects of Furey's background and electoral platform at the time make his current candidacy in the Ward 15 Toronto City Councillor by-election stand out from most of the other candidates.
Religion / Faith: unknown
Percentage in last election: 31.2% (2024 by-election)
Victory margin last election: -23.6% (2024 by-election)
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Ontario
Here is Anthony Furey's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Anthony Furey on Nov. 2024.
| Question | Response |
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| 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? | no response (based on 2023 mayoral by-election) |
| 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? | no response (based on 2023 mayoral by-election) |
| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | no response (based on 2023 mayoral by-election) |
| Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? | no response (based on 2023 mayoral by-election) |
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