Doug Ford allowing Sam Oosterhoff’s anti-abortion event to go ahead

Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education still plans to headline controversial event

QUEEN’S PARK — Premier Doug Ford was slated to talk to MPP Sam Oosterhoff two days ago about his plan to headline Wednesday night’s hateful anti-choice event where the hosts have compared abortion to the Holocaust. Since Oosterhoff is still scheduled to lead that event, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is asking: is Oosterhoff fired, or is Doug Ford condoning his anti-choice crusading?

“It’s clear that Doug Ford has given his MPP the green light to attend an event that compares every woman’s right to choose to the horrors of the Holocaust. Doug Ford promised to take action, but instead of firing him from his Parliamentary Assistant role immediately, Doug seems to have given his approval,” said Horwath.

Oosterhoff is the main speaker at an event organized by student-led university groups including University of Ottawa Students for Life, Carleton Life Network and University of Waterloo Students for Life in collaboration with the National Campus Life Network. Last month, the Network posted an article on its Twitter feed criticizing U.S. President Joe Biden’s pro-choice policy and stating: “Making abortions an ‘early priority’ is the same as Hitler who made it an early priority to kill the Jews.”