MPP Todd McCarthy

Progressive Conservative Party | Durham, ON

CLC rating: Pro-life, pro-family

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Rating Comments: PC candidate Todd McCarthy gave perfect answers to CLC's 2011 Ontario election questionnaire.

In the 2022 Ontario provincial election, potential confusion was created when the None of the Above Party ran a candidate in this riding with exactly the same name and spelling as pro-life PC candidate Todd McCarthy. CLC cautioned voters at that time to pay particular attention to this unusual circumstance when marking their ballots in the election.

First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2022.06.02

Previous Occupation: Lawyer, Catholic school trustee

Percentage in last election: 50.5% (2025) ; 45.8% (2022)

Victory margin last election: 21.1% (2025) ; 20.9% (2022)

Religion / Faith: Catholic

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Votes

Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision	Vote	Score
Motion 36 - To expand OHIP coverage to include universal access to all prescription contraception. This motion would have expanded the scope of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) to cover the cost of all prescription contraceptives, including oral hormone pills, copper IUDs, implants and the abortifacient drug called Plan B. This motion was defeated on Nov. 30, 2023, by a vote of 61-23. The voting broke down along party lines with the Ontario PCs opposing this free, taxpayer-funded contraception plan, while the support for the scheme came from NDP and Liberal MPPs.	Opposed

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Questionnaire

Question	Response
Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)?	Yes
Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. e.g. in cases of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer)	No
Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Ontario?	Yes
Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of the child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion?	Yes
Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs?	Yes
Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality?	Yes
Will you oppose euthanasia and instead support measures to promote "palliative care", the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? *Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person's consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons.	Yes

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