Anti-Gay US Groups Try To Seize Control Of Canadian Political Party

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/05/053105canPC.htm

Conservative Christian groups have grabbed control of nearly a dozen Conservative Party ridings across Canada and vow they will ensure the party adheres to a strict right wing agenda including an end to same-sex marriage.

Candidates with close ties the Canadian branches of groups including Focus on the Family and other American evangelical groups have won party nominations in three provinces: Four in British Columbia, three in Nova Scotia, and one in Ontario. The groups also have succeeded in having their members win votes to become riding association presidents elsewhere in the country.

this is going to backfire so bad on them--Canada is NOT the US

[BattyDem]

1. Oh good .... let's piss off Canada, too!

There aren't enough countries that hate us, so let's insert ourselves into the politics and government of yet another one! :eyes: :grr:

[applegrove]

2. Yes they are already talking about electoral reform on this issue alone.

That would be good. If nomination meetings cannot be taken over by one group so consistently.

Happens all the time.