By Stephen Gray
“I suspect Harper is personally reconciled to the inevitability of gay marriage, but feels compelled to hold a vote to appease parts of his political base. So let them have their vote. It'll be their last stand.”[1]
Leonard Stern, editorial pages editor of the Ottawa Citizen
It appears by the above words from an editor of the Asper-owned Ottawa Citizen that those opposed to “gay marriage” are making a “last stand.” How would this editor know this? Is he clairvoyant or is he just parroting the usual media bias against anyone opposed to this nonsense.
The Edmonton Journal, another Asper newspaper, had this to say on the subject of re-opening the same-sex marriage debate: “Last week, Stephen Harper said the vote will occur this fall. What credit he earns for keeping his promise is undermined because fulfilling it will cause little more than a dollop of unnecessary acrimony and potentially open a legal quagmire for the government.”[2]
Notice the words: that this will “potentially open a legal quagmire for the government.” The only “legal quagmire” in this country is the actions of those judges who have subverted the Charter and declared “gay marriage” as a “right.” Thinking, sane, and normal people know that this distortion of words called “same-sex marriage” was never in the Charter. One would think the so called “investigative media” would know this. But hey, do we have any investigative journalists left in this country?
The Calgary Herald, another newspaper of the Asper conglomerate, had this to say on the subject: “Prime Minister Stephen Harper isn't holding a free vote on the issue of same-sex marriage this fall. He's proceeding with a free vote on whether MPs want to revisit the law….Harper is going through the motions because he said he would. He knows the law is highly unlikely to be repealed and the majority sentiment in the House is that it's time to move on. He is also aware of the constitutional can of worms that would be opened by any repeal of the one-year-old law.”[3]
Here we go again with media misinformation. How can “any repeal of the…law” open a “constitutional can of worms” when this nonsense of so-called “same-sex marriage” was never in the Constitution and is in fact a distortion of law? One would think the editorialists at the Calgary Herald would know this. The Calgary Herald goes on to say this about the issue: “Harper needs to be able to say he kept his promise while acknowledging that it's time to live with the current legislation and move on. That's the scenario he'll end up with in the fall and the matter will die there.”[4]
Not to be outdone on this matter of “gay marriage” another Asper newspaper, The Montreal Gazette, had this to say about Stephen Harper: “On same-sex marriage, his position is frankly preposterous, but you can almost see him wink as he advances it: a free vote on the definition of marriage, but no use of the notwithstanding clause, and existing same-sex marriages would never be annulled. It's not easy to imagine such a free vote leading to a new law, even if Harper had a majority. In any case, by far his best way out of this morass would be to drop the issue.”[5]
And the flagship of the Asper newspapers, The National Post, had this to say on so-called same-sex marriage, advising politicians to: “Vote their conscience.” They then go on to say, “…the best course is for Canadians to accept the status quo…: Changing the law at this point would only set the stage for the Conservatives to be (once again) speciously tarred as bigots in the next election."[6]
Surely these “investigative” media should know that this “law” they are talking about is a perversion of truth and the justice system. As to people being called “bigots” the media are the very ones who have been using this type of language against anyone opposed to this lie called “same-sex marriage.” So they should look in the mirror and see themselves for what they are.
But hey, the ever “knowledgeable” media knows best what is "good" for the country!! The editor of the Ottawa Citizen tells us that this vote is the “last stand” of those opposed to this aberration of “gay marriage.” And the editorialists at the Calgary Herald tells us that when this is raised in parliament the “matter will die there.” And the Montreal Gazette says Harper’s position on this issue is “frankly preposterous.” And the National Post tells us we should “accept the status quo.” For their information, the “status quo” is based on a lie. What is “preposterous” in this country is the positions of most of the major media in this country, who are supposed to “search for truth” but are in fact promoting this abomination called “same-sex marriage.” If this is the standard of journalism today, is it any wonder newspaper circulation is declining. After all, if they will distort the truth on “same-sex marriage,” one has to wonder if they are doing the same thing with other issues?
Stephen Gray
June 17, 2006.
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Endnotes:
1 http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=b1e14538-18bb-4f4e-90ac-f14c9d7a42b9
2 http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=cb0a74f0-b898-4292-b2c4-e1d66148f80b
3 http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=9f18ac52-2c32-4892-8df5-53952581ec84
4 http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=9f18ac52-2c32-4892-8df5-53952581ec84
5 http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=af510b21-6e0e-4b6d-887c-f58600847101&p=2
6 http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/editorialsletters/story.html?id=619e403d-eb9a-45a9-adfc-446141072dde