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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I think things have change but a lot more than 10% were supportive of gay marriage back then. I would say most of the site was
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Well, one of us has a mistaken recollection of those days. I very distinctly remember being among only a small minority who was supportive of legalizing gay marriage (at least among those members who were actively posting in threads related to that topic; there very well might have been a pro-marriage "silent majority" who just didn't participate in threads about gay marriage). Unfortunately, I think the old database was wiped during a forum upgrade years ago, so there's no way to verify what the prevailing attitude was at the time.
I think CP's historical opposition to gay marriage can at least be partially attributed to partisan tribalism. Harper and the CPC are the "home team" when it comes to federal politics here, so many people toed the party line and repeated Conservative talking points against marriage equality.