Harper's Alliance out already? (News in Brief).Ottawa--On June 5, NDP NDP New Democratic Party (Canada) NDP National Development Plan (Republic of Ireland) NDP National Development Plan NDP National Democratic Party (Barbados) Member of Parliament Svend Robinson Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician, Canada's first openly homosexual elected official and a prominent activist for gay rights. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004, when he resigned after confessing to must have been amazed to see his private bill "on sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. " pass second reading. One single NO from an MP would have sent it to the trash-bin. Fifteen MPs were present when the Bill was called. By giving it unanimous consent In parliamentary procedure, unanimous consent, also known as general consent, is a situation in which no one present objects. The chair may state, for instance: "If there is no objection, the motion will be adopted. [pause] Since there is no objection, the motion is adopted. the Bill is almost assured passage in the fall. It expands the Criminal Code's definition of identifiable groups relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc genocide (Section 318), and hate propaganda (Section 319), by including sexual orientation, covering homosexuals, transvestites, and others. Alliance members Vic Toews and Larry Spencer told lawyer Gwen Landolt that the caucus under Harper had decided not to oppose the bill, thus ending whatever there is left of the party's pro-life sentiments. Within two weeks of entering parliament, Alliance leader Stephen Harper has managed to alienate the Maritimes by saying they lacked drive and initiative, and Canadians in general by telling them they should cuddle up to the Americans. Prime Minister Jean Chretien reminded the country that three years earlier Mr. Harper had written that Canada did not need bilingulism. And on June 5, the Alliance abandoned family morality and pro-life. The sooner the Alliance has a leadership convention the better. |
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