REFORMER CALLS FOR APPEAL OF PRO-GAY ROSENBERG DECISION

OTTAWA, June 4 (LSN) – MP Eric Lowther, Reform Party family caucus chair, urged pro-family Canadians to pressure the Liberal government to appeal the April 23rd Rosenberg decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal “read in” a same-sex definition of the word “spouse” into the federal Income Tax Act.  Lowther notes that since “the Income Tax Act is federal legislation, it is the federal government which would have to appeal this decision [however] the Liberal government has not acted, even though the deadline for them to do so is June 23rd.  Lowther said the Reform Party will raise the issue for debate in the House of Commons beginning on Monday June 8. The Reform Party include in its pro-family platform a commitment to traditional definitions of marriage and family. Pro-family leaders are urging Canadians to contact their MPs and Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, to ask the government to appeal the Rosenberg decision.  The Honourable Anne McLellan,  MP Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Room 4015, Justice Headquarters 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Ph: (613) 992-4524; fx: (613) 990-7255 or 943-0044 Email: [email protected]