Social Conservative Groups Mobilize to Impact Tory Leadership Race

Social Conservative Groups Mobilize to Impact Tory Leadership Race
Delegates vote on party constitution items at the Conservative Party of Canada national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24, 2018. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
Lee Harding
Updated:

As the Conservative Party leadership race takes shape, social conservative groups are mobilizing to rally like-minded Canadians to buy memberships and to help to promote conservative social and economic policies such as those around family, conscience, individual rights and responsibilities, and fiscal accountability.

Abortion and assisted suicide are among the issues of conscience that concern social conservatives. Scott Hayward, co-founder of pro-life group RightNow, told The Epoch Times that the percentage of Canadians who hold pro-life views on specific policy questions has grown across the country and within the Conservative Party.

Lee Harding
Lee Harding
Author
Lee Harding is a journalist and think tank researcher based in Saskatchewan, and a contributor to The Epoch Times.
Related Topics