Opposition to Morgentaler award grows

Here's my latest piece on the Catholic Register's web site:

OTTAWA - A scientific poll commissioned by Campaign Life Coalition shows a majority of Canadians do not think abortionist Henry Morgentaler should have been appointed to the Order of Canada.

Coalition President Jim Hughes said the poll’s results challenge the pervasive “lie” that Canada has “social peace” over the issue of abortion. “There will never be social peace as long as people believe they have the right to kill innocent human beings, whether inside the womb or outside,” said Hughes.

The KLRVU Research poll conducted between July 17-21 shows that 55.8 per cent oppose Morgentaler’s receiving the award. The question asked was: “Do you believe abortionist Henry Morgentaler deserves the Order of Canada?” The random poll contacted 157,115 households; more than 13,000 participants responded.

The results contrast those of a recent Ispos Reid poll commissioned by Canwest News that showed 65 per cent of Canadians supported Morgentaler’s appointment to Canada’s highest civilian honour.