Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Ambrose

Status Of Women Rona Ambrose Dept: Pro-choice groups slammed Ambrose for joining nine other cabinet ministers in voting for Motion 312, a private member s bill, Wednesday evening. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had announced his intention to vote against the motion, and it was defeated 203 to 91, according to CTV. Ambrose first responded to the criticism on Twitter, writing: I have repeatedly raised concerns about discrimination of girls by sex selection abortion: no law needed, but we need awareness! Minister for Status of Women Rona Ambrose faced a barrage of criticism after she voted in favour of a motion that sought to resurrect the abortion debate in Canada. An online petition calling on Ambrose to resign was making the rounds Thursday, and a Facebook page urging her removal from cabinet had more than 2,500 likes by the end of the day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.