Candidate, René Ephestion
Progressive Conservative Party, Shediac Bay-Dieppe, NB
Bio
CLC rating: Caution
Rating Comments: Prior to joining the PC Party of New Brunswick as a candidate in the 2024 provincial election, Mr. Ephestion was a candidate in the 2019 Liberal Party of New Brunswick leadership race, from which he withdrew. During the years immediately prior to and following 2019, the Liberal Party was in the process of morphing into a radically pro-abortion, pro-LGBT ideological party, making Mr. Ephestion's position on life and family issues dubious.
CLC's 2024 New Brunswick provincial election questionnaire not yet sent due to lack of contact information.
CLC's 2024 New Brunswick provincial election questionnaire not yet sent due to lack of contact information.
Percentage in last election: 18.8% (2024)
Victory margin last election: -49.3% (2024)
Religion / Faith: unknown
Contact
Parliamentary Office
New Brunswick
Constituency Offices
, New Brunswick
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Here is René Ephestion's voting record relating to life and family issues:
| Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Position on diverting taxpayer $$ towards paying for abortions at Morgentaler's private "clinic" In 2014, the Liberal Party Leader in NB came out against the long-standing ban on public funding for private abortion facilities. For decades, all 3 major parties have agreed that the province shall not fund abortions at private abortion 'clinics'. Only abortions committed at hospitals are publicly funded. After an organized campaign to fund the Morgentaler abortuary, the Liberal Leader came out strongly in favour of fully-funded, abortion-on-demand. |
Unknown, but likely supports | -- |
| Position on cancelling the provincial requirement that 2 doctors sign off on the abortion as 'medically necessary' before it gets funded by taxpayers. This is the current, decades old policy of the New Brunswick government. It was agreed upon by all major parties until 2014 when the Liberal Leader suggested this modicum of restriction needs to be removed, in the name of 'a woman's right to choose'. |
Unknown, but likely supports | -- |
There are no quotes for René Ephestion at this time.
Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by René Ephestion on 2024.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| 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) | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| Will you uphold the current law of not funding abortion in private facilities? | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers money in all New Brunswick hospitals? | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| 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 (lack of contact info.) |
| 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? | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| 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? (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.) | survey not yet sent (lack of contact info.) |
| 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 (lack of contact info.) |
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