Same-Sex Marriage
Politicians should be held accountable to the public. They also need to respect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which supersedes public opinion. On the subject of same-sex marriage, the Liberals are skirting a fine line in trying to do the right thing and not lose popularity. Same-sex marriage isn't a big deal. The marginalized views and conflict encouraged by the media is making this out to be more important than it really ought to be. Gay couples should be allowed to be married if they want to. It's nobody's business. Just it's nobody's business if a black person marries a white person -- although, not so long ago, many people thought it was public business in preventing mixed marriages. You'll still find some of those people around today, and they're most likely on the side of those that oppose same-sex marriage.
If you'd like to know what your politicians have been up to on the subject of same-sex marriage, check out the Canadians for Equal Marriage site. Plug-in your postal code and see what your MP thinks and how s/he has voted historically on the subject. If you have a moment, drop your MP an email of encouragement to vote for tolerance.
Intolerance makes for some strange bedfellows.
If you'd like to know what your politicians have been up to on the subject of same-sex marriage, check out the Canadians for Equal Marriage site. Plug-in your postal code and see what your MP thinks and how s/he has voted historically on the subject. If you have a moment, drop your MP an email of encouragement to vote for tolerance.
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