Destroying Canadian Rights, One Minority At A Time...
Canada is known world wide for being a pretty tolerable place with a great track record on ensuring that basic rights, freedoms and privledges are given to anyone irregardless of their race, religion or sexual orientation.
Unfortunately though if Canada becomes ruled by the Conservative party, who right now can be best summed up as a bunch of up-tight prudes that are so out of touch with the average Canadian they should be in the Bible Belt in the USA, the first right that they want to throw out is an equal rights bill that was recently passed for gays and lesbians (which makes Canada one of only 3 countries in the world that recognizes this). Now I am not gay, I do not have any gay friends (to my knowledge, unless they are still in the closet) and I don't really care to see this sort of stuff when I am out in public, but I do think that people have a right to do what they want to do in the privacy of their own home as long as its legal and not hurting anyone.
I have to wonder who Stephen Harper thinks he is representing if he thinks Canadians are all wigged out or bothered by Gay rights. Honestly, this is like saying that we should remove all rights against anyone who doesn't write with their right hand because they are some sort of mutant freaks. No one is going to take you first son or daughter and force them to be Gay or Lesbian just because Canada decided to do what is write and put in a law saying "Gay/Lesbian couples have the same rights as same sex couples".
As such I have to wonder how on Earth a guy like Stephen Harper, who is the leader of the Federal Conservative party, ever got voted into power or as a leader and if he is going to get freaked out by something as minor as giving Gays and Lesbians equal rights, what right he has even being considered to rule this nation? I also have to wonder what will the next set of rights, laws or freedoms that will be given up next by Mr Harper on the campaign trail, but I suspect we will find this out in the coming weeks.
Edit: I forgot to post a couple of links to the corresponding news stories related to this...
Harper misjudging Canadians on gay marriage question: gay spokeswoman (Edmonton Journal)
Harper resurrects controversial gay marriage debate
Unfortunately though if Canada becomes ruled by the Conservative party, who right now can be best summed up as a bunch of up-tight prudes that are so out of touch with the average Canadian they should be in the Bible Belt in the USA, the first right that they want to throw out is an equal rights bill that was recently passed for gays and lesbians (which makes Canada one of only 3 countries in the world that recognizes this). Now I am not gay, I do not have any gay friends (to my knowledge, unless they are still in the closet) and I don't really care to see this sort of stuff when I am out in public, but I do think that people have a right to do what they want to do in the privacy of their own home as long as its legal and not hurting anyone.
I have to wonder who Stephen Harper thinks he is representing if he thinks Canadians are all wigged out or bothered by Gay rights. Honestly, this is like saying that we should remove all rights against anyone who doesn't write with their right hand because they are some sort of mutant freaks. No one is going to take you first son or daughter and force them to be Gay or Lesbian just because Canada decided to do what is write and put in a law saying "Gay/Lesbian couples have the same rights as same sex couples".
As such I have to wonder how on Earth a guy like Stephen Harper, who is the leader of the Federal Conservative party, ever got voted into power or as a leader and if he is going to get freaked out by something as minor as giving Gays and Lesbians equal rights, what right he has even being considered to rule this nation? I also have to wonder what will the next set of rights, laws or freedoms that will be given up next by Mr Harper on the campaign trail, but I suspect we will find this out in the coming weeks.
Edit: I forgot to post a couple of links to the corresponding news stories related to this...
Harper misjudging Canadians on gay marriage question: gay spokeswoman (Edmonton Journal)
Harper resurrects controversial gay marriage debate
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