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CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – In a leadership debate held last night hosted by the Western Standard, Alberta Premier frontrunners Danielle Smith, Travis Toews, and Brian Jean all made statements promoting adoption over abortion.
The leaders’ debate included only the top three candidates. Both Toews and Jean are MLAs of the United Conservative Party (UCP), and Smith is a former MLA and leader of the now-defunct Wildrose Party.
Toward the end of the debate, moderator Derek Fildebrandt, the publisher, president & CEO of the Western Standard, asked candidates their views on abortion.
Fildebrandt specifically asked candidates what they would do in support of life in the province, given that the previous NDP government in 2018 passed a law that banned pro-lifers from standing outside Alberta abortion facilities. Fildebrandt noted how the UCP at the time abstained from voting against the “bubble zone” bill, saying he was not going to be “playing games”
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