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Watch above: Door-to-door deliveries of a controversial anti-abortion flyer continue in Saskatoon. Wendy Winiewski caught up with two of the people involved and found out why the cause is important to them.
SASKATOON – A graphic pamphlet depicting aborted fetuses has outraged many Saskatoon residents. Cameron Cote, a member of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR), along with eight other members and 12 volunteers are leading the local campaign.
“Every door that’s safely accessible and has a mailbox and a front door gets a postcard,” said Cote, at the corner of Avenue T North and Bedford Road where the group was distributing flyers Wednesday morning.
Using the upcoming federal election to carry their message, the CCBR is using a ‘no2trudeau’ pseudonym to pit itself against Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice proclamation. They’ve identified Saskatoon-West as a key political riding. They hope to have flyers delivered to every home in the constituency by the end of the week.
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The City of Saskatoon has no bylaw in place to prohibit door to door advertising. The campaigner’s are setting their own boundaries.
“We don’t deliver them to licensed child facilities and we don’t hand them to small children,” explained Cote.
That doesn’t mean the pamphlets don’t make their way into the hands of children. Parents posted frustration on Global Saskatoon’s Facebook page.
“We are forced to make the decision as to whether or not we’re willing to do something to save these children’s lives,” said Cote, referencing the aborted fetuses in the flyer. “Or not do something because we are more concerned about the feelings of those children who have been born.”
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has received several phone calls but no formal complaint documents have been filed.
“The ability for us to investigate is hampered because criminal law doesn’t generally deal with images that people consider obscene or graphic or anything like that, nor does criminal law deal with political rhetoric,” explained police spokesperson Kelsie Fraser.
The exception to the rule, according to Fraser, is child pornography.
Still, police say concerned home owners and parents can contact the service and file a formal complaint if they choose.
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