Two candidates, Aaron Gunn of the Conservative Party and Paul MacKnight of the People's Party, were given a 'green light' by the Campaign Life Coalition, an anti-abortion organization, for supporters to vote for.
The coalition uses a traffic light sign to indicate their support. Green is a yes, yellow is at supporters own discretion and red is no.
On the coalition's website, the coalition has a side-by-side survey response to five questions. Gunn, MacKnight, the Liberal Party's Jennifer Lash, the Green Party's Jessica Wegg and NDP's Tanille Johnston are included. Only MacKnight answered the questions, while the survey has two questions answered on Wegg, Lash and Johnston's sections filled out based on ̨ÍåMMÂãÁÄÊÒ's edict (Lash) and party policy.
The four questions are as follows:
1. Do you believe life begins at conception (fertilization?)
2. Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?
3. If elected, would you vote in favour of a law to protect all unborn children from the time of conception (fertilization) onward?
4. If elected, will you vote to pass laws protecting people from euthanasia and assisted-suicide, and vote to reject laws that would expand euthanasia and assisted-suicide?
5. Do you support the conscience rights of health care professionals to refuse to do or refer for medical procedures which they oppose?"
MacKnight answered yes to every question except two, where he said no. The coalition indicates he gave perfect answers to the survey.
Gunn's section was unfilled yet was given a green light. However, "In conversation with a CLC representative, it was determined Aaron Gunn is pro-life," states the survey's notes. Gunn was given a green light.
The coalition gave Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre , telling coalition supporters not to vote for him. Poilivere voted against banning sex-selective abortions and said he would not allow free votes on any pro-life member bills.
He was also given a red light for 2025.
The Campbell River Mirror contacted the Conservative Party and Gunn, as well as the People's Party of Canada and MacKnight to clarify their position on these questions. The Mirror's queries were unanswered.