OTTAWA, Mar 16 (LSN) - A published report reveals that despite Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s assurances in January that pro-homosexual laws are “not on the agenda of the government at this time,”- such changes are imminent. Jean Lapierre, spokesman for Treasury Board President Marcel Mass, told the Globe and Mail yesterday that “Our orientation is to abolish all forms of exclusion of same-sex spouses in the pension plans”. The Globe reported that by next month the Treasury Board plans to introduce “a sweeping overhaul of the legislation related to the pension plans of public servants, employees of Crown corporations and members of the RCMP and the Canadian Forces”. In order to implement the changes to the pension plans, which involve more than the opening to practicing homosexuals, the government will use a $28 billion surplus and force civil servants to pay higher premiums. See the Globe story at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/gam/National/19990316/USAMEN.html In related news, Reform party MP Rob Anders is criticizing a government decision made behind closed doors to allow practicing homosexuals who have children to qualify for up to 12 weeks of parental leave with 93% of their salaries. For more see the National Post story at: http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/03/16/samesex990315 For a related LifeSite story see: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/1999/jan/990121.html#2