OTTAWA, March 21, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As LifeSiteNews reported yesterday, Canada’s Parliament voted 149-137 to add “gender identity” as a ground for non-discrimination to Canada’s Human Rights Act. It now heads to the Senate, where many expect, unfortunately, that it will pass easily. It’s important to note where your MP stood, so to help we’ve got the breakdown here. As noted yesterday, the Conservative Party, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and most of cabinet, voted against the bill except for 18 Conservative MPs. And it was supported by all NDP, Liberal, Bloc, and Green MPs who voted, but some in […]
“If the state tried to tell the church what to believe, or how to worship, or what is right and wrong, then of course that would be too high a price to pay for Establishment,” he said.
"Government must always remember we are endowed by our creator with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," the former senator said. "That is true for you and me, and it is true for the unborn."
The vote was largely on party lines but was only able to pass because of support from Conservative members, including cabinet ministers such as Jim Flaherty, John Baird, and Lisa Raitt.