My Left-Wing Girlfriend raises some interesting questions about abortion and infanticide. He’s asked me to respond, and my position on abortion is laid out in his comments.

As I write this, I hope against hope that the Tories firmly establish that there will be no government bill on abortion if they are elected. I believe that a federal party suspected to be anti-abortion cannot win an election in this country. For the Tories, they must go further, and actively disavow themselves from any party position on abortion. I know this will strike my anti-abortion friends as a tragedy. I’m sorry. As far as I can tell, it’s a fact. If there is to be any change to abortion legislation in this country, it will have to come from the provinces… a position, I hope you’ll agree, that has constitutional validity.