Conservative MP Bev Shipley speaks at the March for Life on Parliament Hill in May 2016.
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OTTAWA, December 18, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Another Conservative MP has blasted the Justin Trudeau Liberal government for requiring employers to attest to their support of abortion and gender ideology in order to receive summer job grants.
Ontario MP Bev Shipley posted a Facebook video Saturday criticizing the new policy, which will be officially unveiled December 19.
“Simply put, it would appear that if your organization has a pro-life belief contrary to the Liberal government’s mandate, you would not be approved for funding under this year’s Canada Summer Jobs program,” says Shipley.
“This is wrong.”
Non-profit groups, small businesses, and public sector employers can apply for funding through Canada Summer Jobs program to create jobs for students from 15 to 30 years of age
Under the Liberals’ new rule, employers seeking Canada Summer Job grants must attest that both the job and their own “core mandate” respect human rights.
But the “attestation” defines these rights as “including the values underlying
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