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Canuck Conservatives Battle Liberal Moral Gag Law
EFLWhile Canadaâs newly merged Conservative Partyâs upward thrust in the general election polls is tied to Liberal scandal after scandal being exposed, as well as the Conservatives own moderate platform of middle class tax cuts, according to the mail bags of senators and members of Parliament, (thousands and thousands of letters) a moral backlash could also be building. Topics that average Canadians are beginning to notice in spite of there being little to no mainstream media coverage include the definition of marriage as being one man and one woman and Bill C-250 that now protects "sexual orientation" in the criminal code. Bill C-250, the "moral gag law," represses moral opinion by adding the undefined term "sexual orientation," to existing hate crime legislation, passed through the Senateâs third reading, April 28, 2004, a few weeks prior to Paul Martinâs calling the general election. Bill C-250, an important part of the social-liberal agenda in order to stifle debate on the marriage issue, means that pastors, who are already being prosecuted for speaking out against homosexuality by Human Rights Tribunals in Canada, could also now be criminally charged. Canada has in fact now made "sin" a hate crime... Bill C-250 was originally a private members bill (how do they get away with talking about their private members in a bill?) brought forward by Member of Parliament Svend Robinson, a member of the socialist New Democrat Party. The bill died before Christmas but was reborn again this spring. Robinson has been involved in various radical stunts such as posing nude on the Internet for an environmental group and has been in favor of such things as lowering the age of consent in Canada (the age of consent is now only 14 years of age). Robinson graced the front pages of Canadaâs newspapers after he was caught on videotape stealing a diamond ring for his lover, but has yet to be charged... Martin also tried to reclaim the partyâs left wing component by promising to reintroduce a bill to decriminalize marijuana. The auditor general reports that less then $500 million is invested in fighting illicit drugs in Canada, and Canadaâs burgeoning basement trade of high potency pot is spawning a wave of organized crime never before seen in Canada. But an unconcerned Martin lightened the mood while visiting a daycare center by joking he had not smoked marijuana but, "there is a rumor going around that I have eaten [marijuana] brownies." Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-22 |
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