MLA Rajan Sawhney
United Conservative Party, Calgary-North West, AB
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-abortion
Rating Comments: During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership campaign, leadership contestant and MLA Rajan Sawhney assured the pro-abortion lobby that she would take no legislative steps whatsoever to protect the unborn from death by abortion (see Quotes tab).
No response to CLC's 2023 survey.
No response to CLC's 2023 survey.
Position: Minister of Advanced Education (31st Legislature)
Percentage in last election: 48.3% (2023) ; 49.30%
Victory margin last election: 0.6% (2023) ; 13.70%
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
107 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2B6
Tel: 780 427-5777
Fax: 780 422-8733
Constituency Offices
Suite 7223, 8650 - 112th Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta
T3R 0R5
Tel: 403.297.7104
Here is Rajan Sawhney's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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Here are quotes from Rajan Sawhney on various life and family issues:
Promising that, if elected Leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party, she would make no legislative efforts whatsoever to protect children from being killed by abortion: "Former transportation minister Rajan Sawhney noted (abortion is) a federal matter. 'Having said that, my government will not make any legislative changes on abortion.'" [Fairview Post, 'Aheer lone UCP leadership candidate to condemn U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision', June 29, 2022]
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Rajan Sawhney on June 2022 or May 10, 2023.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | no response |
| 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 public statement) |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Alberta? | No (per public statement) |
| 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? | no response |
| 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? | no response |
| Will you oppose euthanasia 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? *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. | no response |
| 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? | no response |
| Will you work to repeal Bill 24, the NDP legislation which requires schools to keep it secret from parents if their child has joined a gay pride club at school, a.k.a. Gay-Straight Alliance clubs? | no response |
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