Former mayor of Plateau–Mont-Royal and radio host Luc Ferrandez said Monday on 98.5 that there is no anti-abortion movement in Canada.
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During a segment on the masculinist movement, the former politician attacked Léa Clermont-Dion’s documentary, Fear in my stomachwhich focuses on the rise of anti-abortion groups in Canada.
According to him, “the pro-life movement does not exist here.”
In an Instagram publication, the documentary filmmaker and feminist activist, who criticizes Luc Ferrandez for imitating her in a panicked tone, and lists anti-abortion groups active in the country and events linked to this movement which have been held recently.
In the media, we can read that last June, the Quebec-life Campaign organized a march in Quebec.
In September, a Conservative Party of Canada MP gave a speech at a creationist, anti-abortion church convention in Florida.
At the end of October, the University of Quebec en Outaouais filed a complaint with the police because of a group that had distributed homophobic and anti-abortion leaflets on campus.
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Research over several months
In her publication, Léa Clermont-Dion denounces that the host does not base his opinion on facts. “The demonstration made in the film is based on exhaustive research over several months, conclusive data, field observation and interviews with several elected officials of the House of Commons.”
“This is not the first time that he [Luc Ferrandez] makes sexist and condescending remarks about women. 98.5 is run by women. Let’s hope that they will remind him that a microphone is a privilege and that you cannot say anything,” commented the columnist on The PressNathalie Collard, under the publication of Léa Clermont-Dion on Facebook.
Luc Ferrandez, for his part, criticizes Léa Clermont-Dion for “reducing her comments”.
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“Really, it’s low to reduce my words like that. I would have preferred a discussion where you could make your case – which we were about to accept. Not anymore, of course,” the host wrote on the Facebook post.
“Léa Clermont-Dion does not reduce your comments in any way. You said in very clear words that the Pro-Life movement did not exist in Canada, which is false. This is not a fact. It’s just not true. You are entitled to your opinions but not your facts. These are universal and immutable,” replied the editor-in-chief of the daily The Law, Marie-Claude Lortie.
