CAQ under fire as opposition calls for removal of abortion reference from constitution

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette faced criticism at the National Assembly on Thursday over his proposed Quebec constitution, as two opposition parties called for it to be scrapped and demands grew to drop a reference to abortion rights. “When you don’t have a uterus, you should show a little restraint before telling women what is good for them to protect their right to abortion,” Québec solidaire MNA Christine Labrie told the minister in a sharp exchange during ques