Canada has always been known as a place of dignity, knowledge and human rights.
Taking the lead in same-sex marriage, tolerance and the environment, even while handicapped by the current Conservative government.
My province, Alberta, has traditionally been hampered by a conservative government, with Oil on their mind, lack of concern about the environment, and no desire to embrace equality of marriage for all.
Forced over time to allow same-sex people the right to marry (gee, when I type that it sounds like I’m talking about women being allowed to vote, or black people being allowed on a bus), they have been dragged into “more or less” this decade.
Human rights are under attack in Alberta at the moment, and are in danger of being (at least for 1 term) fatally pushed aside.
The Conservative party (already only concerned with big oil, not the environment, and certainly not human rights equality) are under attack by an even more right wing party called the Wild Rose Party.
Yes, they had the gaul to use the name of our provincial flower!
They are even more focused on having “no platform” except what people give them. One of their members recently was exposed in the news for his homophobic views that my people willl “burn in a lake of fire”.
Another one talked about how, as a caucasian, he’s better able to speak to all people than an ethnic minority person, who typically only speak their own race!
Even though that’s come to light, conservative people are STILL leaning toward voting for that party this coming monday.
Of their embarrasing member’s controversial statements, their leader keeps saying “that’s their personal beliefs”, and not actually firing them.
She has revealed a bit of herself when saying things like “we / I won’t legislate on moral issues…”
- What I believe she has unintentionally revealed is that she views equality of marriage for all as a “moral issue” and not one of human rights.
When I emailed them a year ago and asked their “official” views on same sex marriage, I got the expected political double speak reply which included basically that “we do whatever the general electorate want us to do..” (paraphrased).
So, if a bunch of people would like black people as slaves, or to nullify same-sex marriage or gay people in concentration camps, they’d support that?
Make no mistake – personal rights and freedom are at risk, and if ever there was a time for gay and lesbian people in Alberta to vote, it’s now.
- I support the Liberals, but unfortunately it’s a 2-camp race, and it’s between the Conservatives and the Wild Rose.
For me, it’s a Strategic vote for the Conservatives – leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but it’s better than the poison I’d be tasting if the Wild Rose actually got in.
