Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he'll continue to push New Brunswick to fund abortion services at Fredericton's Clinic 554, even as he grossly exaggerated the financial penalty he's already imposed on the province. But within minutes of his event wrapping up, his press secretary Ann-Clara Vaillancourt contacted CBC News to say the prime minister "misspoke" when he referred to millions of dollars. Trudeau vowed to ensure provincial funding for Clinic 554 in Fredericton as part of his 2019 election campaign. That law says nothing can "impede ... directly or indirectly … reasonable access" to publicly-funded health services. Clinic 554 announced in 2019 it would soon close, blaming the province's refusal to fund abortions at the facility.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2021 16:47 UTC