Liberals for Life
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Liberals for Life was an anti-abortion pressure group that worked within the Liberal Party of Canada during the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of its members were also affiliated with Campaign Life, and the group was often accused of entrism.
According to its members, the Liberals for Life organization was created after the national victory of Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative Party in the 1984 federal election. It attracted little attention until the early 1990s, when it endorsed Tom Wappel's bid for the party leadership and gained control of several riding associations.
In 1992, the Liberal Party's constitution was amended to allow the leader to appoint candidates in certain ridings. Chrétien defended the change as necessary to prevent "single-issue groups" from taking over the Liberal Party. It was generally understood that Liberals for Life was the primary target of this remark.
The movement effectively dissolved in 1993, after the Liberal Party formed government.
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- ↑ William Walker, "Caucus irked by democracy, Liberal-style", 10 November 1992, A12.
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