The Globe and Mail reports that Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff continues to follow Frank Graves’ culture war advice, telling $500-a-plate Liberal supporters in Toronto: “But let’s be clear: we didn’t end the 25-year consensus on a woman’s right to choose. They did.” Except that isn’t true. It was Ignatieff that brought up abortion in the context of maternal health. The Harper proposal to combat maternal and infant mortality in the developing world was silent on abortion and the Liberal leadership (Iggy, Bob Rae and Keith Martin) went ballistic and for the past three months haven’t stopped bringing up the issue of exporting abortion. That’s not Harper talking about abortion; it’s the Liberal Party, the other opposition parties and their feminist allies who are talking incessantly about abortion. The only time Stephen Harper and members of his government bring up abortion is when they are rebutting accusations that they are intent on initiating a debate on the topic.
