Ken Dryden suprised me today with an incredibly articulate piece in Friday's Toronto Star. I was thoroughly impressed with it and I hope it goes a long way to convince the many moderates out there who aren't yet convinved of the logical/moral/ethical reasons behind legalizing same-sex marriage.
I, of course, am in full support of the same-sex legislation. I don't mind the latest amendments to C-38 if it means it will now pass, but would have liked for churchs to start to worry about losing their non-profit status, which works out to be indirect funding. They would lose such status, as I understand it, if they advocate against the law or act illegally regarding the issue. (I hope I got that right, please correct me otherwise).
The Federal Conservatives are totally out in right field on this one. They obviously fail to understand that a) negative doesn't sell b) the majority of canadians are socially progressive. The sad part is that because of Harper and his staff's ineptitudes the canadian people no longer have an alternative to the Liberals. Don't get me wrong, I am as Liberal as one gets, but I also love Canada and think it benefits from a vibrant democracy, which would require decent alternatives.
Edit after posting: Cherniak beat me to it. Check out his blog, I read it regularly.
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