Oh, for  .... it was Sheila Malcolmson of the NDP who initially refused Harder as Chair of the Committee.
Can  NDP NEVER get any acknowledgement for anything?

Anti Choice Harder served on the committee since 2016, so anti abortion is not the issue - it's her serving as chair that is the issue.  

Maybe the Globe's editorialists have never met Harder but she is my MP and if you think she listens carefully to all sides  .... you don't recall Harper because they are peas in a pod.  

Answering a questonnaire for Campaign Life, Harder chose yes to the question:
"If elected, will you strive to introduce and pass laws to protect unborn children from the time of conception (fertilization) onward?"
And yes to:
If elected, would you support all legislative or policy proposals that would result in a meaningful increase of respect and protection for unborn human life?	

Not a suitable Chair status of women committee.  
Getting lots of mileage out of it though.
BTW - Malcolmson was on AIH tonight