Ottawa promised to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centres.’ Carney’s Liberals have abandoned that goal

Abortion rights activist who lobbied for changes says surprise news is ‘such a shame’

21 Sep 2026 • 3 min read

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A Women and Gender Equality Canada spokesperson said her ministry has no plans to follow through on a Trudeau-era pledge to restrict the use of charitable status by so-called crisis pregnancy centres. (Nataliya Vaitkevich via pexels.com)

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