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Originally posted by Taualumna
I've been thinking about this. You know how Harper wants to debate the gay marriage issue in Parliament rather than let the Supreme Court decide? I'm wondering if Martin wants the courts to deal with it (rather than introducing a bill in Parliament) because he's personally against it, being Catholic and all.]
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Did Martin ever say he's against it? (not an attack... curious) A lot of Catholics are for same-sex marriage - you don't have to agree with everything the Pope says.. that may make them less of a perfect Catholic... but that to each to decide.
I don't think I like the idea of holding a open vote on it. If the law is wrong... it's wrong. It's like holding an open vote on whether or not abortion/birth control should be allowed in the early 1980s. A lot of Canadians were against it... but when push comes to shove it isn't their business... But, let's not get into that topic here (feel free to make a new topic)... just a comparison.
If anything, it would need to be a referendum of all of Canada.... what a headache that would be!
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Originally posted by Taualumna
ETA: As for the new Tories being socially conservative, yet fiscally non-conservative, I guess if you look at it that way, then yes, they would appeal to newer Canadians. Harper already said that he wants to make it easier for immigrants with good credentials to get jobs that they were trained for in their old country. That is good news for people like my uncle, who went to medical school in Hong Kong. Sure, it's too late for him, but if it all works out, then other new comers won't have to go through some form of training all over again (my uncle didn't have to go through med school again, but training is still training)
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Actually, on that one topic, I do agree - we give preference to skilled workers who wish to migrate to Canada but then take away their ability to work with that trade? Seems ridiculous to me too - it's one of the Conservative views I'm all for. But their economic-unconservativeness doesn't really stem from there as much as their increasing spending; decreasing taxes and not really saying where they'll cut from to make that work!