“Conservative strategists blew it by failing to connect with a natural constituency for a truly, small-c conservative movement, that is, pro-life and pro-family voters," said Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition (CLC).
Despite Hudak’s professed support for maintaining the status quo on abortion, the leaders of Ontario’s abortion industry claim a victory for his party “would put abortion rights in danger for women in Ontario.”
The Ontario Liberals say a Tory flyer criticizing early sex ed is "homophobic," though critics maintain the flier makes no comments that could be deemed disrespectful to homosexuals, but merely raises objections to exposing young children to sexually explicit material.