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Indeed, it does beg the question: Who does make up the government? What follows is a column by Conservative Ted Morton, the province’s Energy minister, writing a decade ago in the Herald. Morton, of course, went on to a stellar career with the Tories and repeatedly championed the failed Bill 208 that sought to amend the provincial Human Rights Act to protect people from being tried or sanctioned for “the expression or exercise” of beliefs opposed to same-sex marriage. It also permitted marriage commissioners and clergymen to refuse to perform same-sex marriages.

Sound familiar? Redford, who beat Morton for the party leadership just a few months ago, apparently has never heard of him. Or maybe if you’re a Tory candidate in this election, your beliefs are beyond reproach. It’s a bit rich to be critical of a pastor while overlooking the efforts Morton has made over the years to denigrate the gay community as a member of the Tory caucus.

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2012/...ic-of-society/