By Stephen Gray
“In preparation for its annual meetings and national consultation, the Court Challenges Program requested submissions for a number of discussion papers, including one on coalition-building, participatory litigation and strategic litigation. …the Program had funded the intervention of EGALE before the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Egan v. Canada, the first Charter challenge involving lesbians and gays to reach the Supreme Court….A number of groups spoke highly about the willingness of the Court Challenges Program to recognize the increased costs of working in coalition and approve expenditures beyond the usual maximums”
(http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&menu=40&item=309 ).
Why would the Court Challenges Program, a Liberal government, taxpayer funded organization, solicit “submissions” from Equality for Gay and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE)? Did EGALE have special status with the “Court Challenges Program?”
It would appear by the above quote from EGALE that this program has a penchant for selecting certain approved groups for funding. Could this be why all these nonsensical judicial decisions on “same-sex marriage” were never appealed? Was the fix already in? Was the funding arranged? Were the decisions already decided in advance?
The way this aberration called “same-sex marriage is being imposed on the country raises many questions. In fact, dare one call it a conspiracy? Let us look at the evidence available.
Fact 1: This perversion of words “same-sex marriage” was never in the Charter of Rights
“Sexual orientation /gay rights is not in the Charter. Attempts to place it in the Charter were rejected by those who framed the Charter”
(Ted Morton, Winnipeg Free Press, July 10, 2003).
Fact 2: This phrase called “sexual orientation” was “read in” by a non-elected judge.
Note: “EGALE received funding from the Court Challenges Program to challenge the non-inclusion of sexual orientation in the Canadian Human Rights Act”
(http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&menu=21&item=883).
Fact 3: The words “sexual orientation” have never been defined.
Fact 4: Non-elected judges declared “same-sex marriage” as a “right.”
Some of these judges later partied with homosexual activists.
“JUDGES PARTY WITH HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS
If there is anyone left in Canada who still believes that our judges are fair and impartial on the homosexual issue, they should know about an event that took place during Gay Pride Week in Toronto.
On June 26, 2003, The Ontario Law Society sponsored a panel consisting of the lawyers who had successfully argued for same-sex marriages in the Ontario courts. Attending this panel and the reception afterwards were invited guests including the judges who decided in favour of same-sex marriage and representatives of homosexual advocacy groups, plus organizations offering services for homosexuals/lesbians as well as representatives from all three levels of government. …”
(see the full article at: http://www.realwomenca.com/newsletter/2003_july_aug/article_4.html )
Fact 5: The government could have appealed this judicial nonsense on “same-sex marriage,” but did not do so.
Fact 6: Equality for Gay and Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) the pushers for “same-sex marriage” have received funding from tax payers dollars.
“The Mossop Case: EGALE, in association with other equality-seeking groups, including National Action Committee On the Status of Women (NAC), National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), Canadian Rights and Liberties Federation (CRLF), and Canadian Disability Rights Council (CDRC), has intervened in the MOSSOP case.
…The case is now before the Supreme Court of Canada and is expected to be argued within the next few months. EGALE and its co-intervenors are presently finalizing a written factum. Funding for the appeal is being provided by the Court Challenges Program.”
( http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&menu=21&item=883 )
Fact 7: EGALE also claims support from trade unions and other organizations. Trade unions are funded by compulsion.
“Egale’s Sponsors Egale acknowledges the generous support and grants from the following organizations.
Platinum Sponsors: The Court Challenges Program of Canada, Canadian Heritage—Multiculturalism
“Gold Sponsors: Canada’s Digital Collections, Trillium Foundation, International Business Machines, The United Church of Canada
“Union Sponsors: Canadian Auto Workers Union, BC Teachers' Federation, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Media Guild, Health Sciences Association of BC, SE-UQAM, Public Service Alliance of Canada—Local 00042
“Conference and Gala Sponsors: PFLAG Ottawa, Captial Xtra, Être, ToBe, Bad Boy Club of Montreal, CruiseLine, Status of Women Canada, Canadian Heritage Community Action, Asper Foundation, Chambre de Commerce Gaie du Québec, Bradda Printing Services, Investors Group, National Film Board, John King Realty Private Donors Egale wishes to thank the generous individuals like yourself, across Canada, and around the world, who support equality by donating to Egale Canada and the Egale Canada Human Rights Trust” ( http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=E&item=113 ).
Note: Some of the groups and unions listed above have also received government grants. The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) listed above as an “Egale sponsor” might be a reason why most of the media seem to be gung-ho also on this claptrap called “same-sex marriage.”
Read the following from The Canadian Media Guild:
“The Canadian Media Guild is a democratic trade union, duly recognized and certified under federal and provincial labour legislation. We currently have nearly six thousand members, all of whom work in the Canadian media. The major employers with whom we have collective agreements are the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada (CBC/SRC), Canadian Press/Broadcast News (CP/BN), Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and TVOntario (TVO). We also have several hundred members who work at CBC on a freelance basis. …Much of what you see in your daily newspapers, on television, radio or new media sites comes to you thanks to the hard work of CMG members.
“The CMG is one local of The Newspaper Guild Canada (TNG Canada). TNG Canada is in turn affiliated with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), which has a membership of over six hundred thousand workers across North America….
We believe strongly that Canadians will have access to higher-quality information and entertainment if the people creating it have stable and fair employment conditions.”
Yeah sure! We are getting your “higher-quality information” on “same-sex marriage.” Most of you are promoting it.
Fact 8: EGALE appears to have an in with the government.
An editorial in the National Post of March 1, 2000, headlined “An open conspiracy” had a sub - headline saying: “Justice Minister too close with gay lobby on same-sex marriages.”
The editorial further stated, “This open conspiracy involving the courts, the Justice Department and the gay lobby is no figment of conservative paranoia...”
Equality for Gay And Lesbians Everywhere (EGALE) is mentioned in this editorial. And it is stated that the Justice Minister had “already agreed with EGALE to consult them before deciding whether or not to seek leave [to appeal].” This was a court case involving gay rights. The editorial goes on to say, “EGALE simply told the minister what to do, and she did it.” The Justice Minister at that time was Anne McLellan. The editorial concludes by saying about Ms. McLellan: “Her secretive collusion with EGALE - with whom she pretends to have an adversarial relationship in court - raises more than just political questions; it raises questions of ministerial ethics as well.”
One does not have to be a modern day Sherlock Holmes to see that there is something strange going on in the halls of power. Ann McLellan said the following on June 8, 1999, “Let me state again for the record that the government has no intention of changing the definition of marriage or of legislating same-sex marriages.”(Hansard June 8, 1999) Now fast forward to today. Ms. McLellan, the deputy Prime Minister, has now made a lie of her original statement and now supports “same-sex marriage.” Oh, what a tangled web politicians weave, when they resort to lies to try to deceive. Which raises the question, if the “government” had no intention of “changing the definition of marriage or of legislating same-sex marriages,” why are they going to do it now? Did they have a timetable planned for this aberration? Were they lying to the people, but intending to legislate “same-sex marriage” at a later date? Did they know the courts would do their dirty work for them?
“The courts have spoken clearly," Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said yesterday. "We are undertaking our responsibility as a Parliament to give expression and protection to minority rights, equality rights, protection against discrimination, all of which are in the Charter."
(Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, quoted in the Globe and Mail Tuesday, Feb 1, 2005 on same-sex marriage)
Ah, the ‘Charter’ according to Cotler. A document imposed on the people of Canada without a vote by ALL the people. Now same-sex marriage is being imposed without a free vote by ALL the members of the Liberal Party or a referendum by ALL of the people of Canada. Now we know what these Liberal hypocrites mean when they talk about the “democratic deficit.” Liberal Justice Minister Cotler is a prime example of democratically challenged Liberals. Using the courts and the Charter as an excuse to impose “same-sex marriage.” This corruption of words was never in the Charter. He is attempting to deceive the Canadian people as are the courts. What we are seeing is an, “… open conspiracy involving the courts, the Justice Department and the gay lobby…” as stated in the National Post editorial. These people need to be held accountable for the lie they are perpetrating upon the people of Canada. Certainly, on the evidence available there could be questions raised about this aberration called “same-sex marriage” and how it is being imposed. In fact, could it be called a political, judicial and ‘gay lobby’ conspiracy?
Stephen Gray
Feb. 11, 2005.
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Stephen Gray is a writer and researcher on various topics. He published a newsletter for 11 years exposing the misuse of trade union time and money.