Conservative candidate Capt. Patrick Brown says the Social Conservatives would have a seat in his party, but he maintains his views on issues such as abortion.
In an interview with CTV in question, Brown pointed to his time in provincial politics when the Social Conservatives were elected, while he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
“There is room for all conservatives in the Conservative family, and you will notice that when I was the leader of the Conservative Party in Ontario, there were a number of prominent social conservatives who were nominated,” he said. “Of course, you know, I appreciate their place.”
However, he said all leaders should be clear on where they stand on these contentious issues. Brown says he is “for choice” and a government led by him will not reconsider the debate.
Several candidates for party leaders pursued Pierre Poaliever during the first official debate last week for failing to articulate his position on abortion.
Poalievre said on Wednesday that he believed in “freedom of choice”.
Brown also faced criticism for flip-flops on the issue. As an MP from the back seat in 2012, he voted in favor of Motion 312, which would seemingly order a review of when life begins legally.
Asked if he would allow a free vote on a bill restricting access to abortions within the group, Brown said that while he respected MPs’ right to vote, he “expected” not to have to go there.
“Our focus will be on getting Canada back on its feet, developing our economy, creating jobs and making Canada the destination of choice in the world where you want to invest,” he said.
Brown often emphasizes his ability to attract voters to areas that the Conservative Party desperately needs to gain support, such as the Greater Toronto area.
Although he will not declare the number of members to date, he said he was confident it would attract “thousands of new Canadians … from every sphere of life.”
INFLATION AND ATTACKS ON THE CENTRAL BANK
The mayor of Brampton says both international pressure and the poor financial management of the federal government through the pandemic are contributing to high inflation.
“We need to put our own financial house in order,” he said, adding that each sector faces its own set of unique challenges.
“I look at the most obvious sector when we talk about inflation, such as the housing sector … there is more demand than supply, and we have a shortage of labor to build housing. We desperately need more work. The approval process at each level of government is too slow. “
Brown says he does not share the same views as his rival Poalievre that Canadians can “give up” inflation through cryptocurrency, calling the position “ridiculous.”
Regarding Poilievre’s relentless attacks on the Bank of Canada, and in particular the fact that he will fire Governor Typh McLem if elected prime minister, Brown called him “reckless.”
“I think it is unwise to have political interference in the Bank of Canada, and this is something that I think shocked many economists and those in the financial markets across the country that the Conservative would offer something like that,” he said.
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
In light of the tensions and stress that COVID-19 has exposed within the health care system, Brown says more care needs to be taken outside the hospital environment, but still within the parameters of a social structure.
“What can we do outside the hospital?” … Look at cataract surgery, we are still doing cataract surgery in hospitals, you can do it in a publicly funded way outside the hospital. “
Brown says he will abolish the liberal government’s carbon tax and focus more on large-scale global emissions.
“If nothing else, if we are going to talk about how we can help the environment, we need to consider a carbon tariff at the border, leveling the playing field. “You have Canadian producers who, frankly, compete with goods dumped in Canada, from China and India, which do not have the same environmental or labor regulations,” he said.
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