Mortons Homophobia Rebuked

In a move that exemplifies how parliamentary democracy can allow a very tiny minority to overturn a dangerous bill, the NDP and Liberals in the Alberta legislature defeated right wing ,would be fuerher of the PC's, Ted Mortons private members bill to allow hate speech against gays and lesbians.

Time runs out for passage of Alta private bill denounced as anti-gay

Opposition members used stalling tactics Monday to prevent final passage of Bill 208, effectively killing the legislation as the spring sitting winds down. "It's a sad day for democracy when the Liberals and ND's won't allow a debate on an issue this important," said Ted Morton, the rookie government member and Tory leadership contender who sponsored the bill.

And as I said he is pandering to the social conservative rump in the PC party.

Morton concedes his legislation is dead for now, but he's promising to make it an issue during the leadership contest to replace Klein as Alberta's Conservative leader.

Klein supports private anti-gay marriage bill Of course he did he his after all a demogaouge populist. Here is the irony though Brokeback Mountain is putting Alberta on the tourist map. For gay tourists. Yep welcome to the land of gay bashing cowboys. Opps.

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