Chretien warns Tories will attack gay marriage, abortion
Updated: Tue Dec. 13 2011 18:12:12
CTVNews.ca Staff
Former prime minister Jean Chretien is warning Liberals that the Conservatives and Prime Minister Stephen Harper have a hidden agenda to move Canada further to the right on contentious issues such as abortion and gay marriage.
In a fundraising letter sent out by the Liberal party, Chretien warned that the Conservatives have already "ended gun control and Kyoto" and said they are likely to push their agenda even further.
"Next may be a woman's right to choose, or gay marriage. Then might come capital punishment. And one by one, the values we cherish as Canadians will be gone," Chretien wrote in a letter emailed Monday night.
Harper has publicly said in recent years he has no interest in re-opening the contentious debates around abortion or same-sex marriage.
Still, Chretien urged supporters of the third-place Liberals to take urgent action to protect the party's remaining values.