EDMONTON — Whether to defund abortion could be debated this weekend at the founding policy convention of Alberta’s Opposition United Conservatives. Party leader Jason Kenney says the issue may not make it to the floor given a crowded agenda for the weekend meeting, but debating controversial issues such as abortion is a byproduct of an open party, he said. We’ll let our members speak.”Policies passed at the convention will be subject to further debate and consultation before being officially adopted, Kenney added. The legislature is currently debating proposed legislation intended to prevent staff and patients from being harassed at abortion clinics. Two weeks ago, United Conservative members left the house during debate after one of their members said she had been heckled by government members when she said she would abstain from voting.

Source: National Post May 02, 2018 22:30 UTC