Same-Sex Debate Reopened in Canada?

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Posted: 4/5/06 at 3:14pm

"The new Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it will follow through on a campaign promise to hold a free vote in the House of Commons on same-sex marriage.
While the issue was not mentioned in Tuesday’s throne speech, Justice Minister Vic Toews said today that the vote will be held ``sooner rather than later.”

The Tory campaign platform said if MPs vote to overturn same-sex marriage, a bill will be introduced to restrict marriage to unions between men and women.

A gay rights lobby group is urging the Tories to drop the plan.

Canadian for Equal Marriage says most Canadians feel the issue should be put to rest."

Couldn't agree more with that last sentence!

Posted: 4/5/06 at 3:24pm

I hope it is left to rest.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 4/5/06 at 5:20pm

It won't happen. No way in hell. It's a Conservative minority government, and although there are a handful of Liberals who also oppose gay marriage, the general feeling in Parliament is that it's case closed; time to move on to other matters.

If Harper reopens this issue, he's shooting himself in the foot. I don't see this minority government lasting longer than 18 months; we'll have another election, and the country will swing back to the Liberals.