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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
Apparently the NDP couldn't find any recent evidence to back up their claim Kenny has "been fighting against LGBTQ rights his entire life and continues that fight today" since their newest hit piece uses his involvement in a 1980's campaign to overturn a San Francisco law as "evidence". I'm going to guess that his expressed regret over his statements back then and his actions of support in more recent years will be left out of the ad.
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Actions of support??? Gunna need a source on that one.
When he was Immigration Minister he pulled LGTBQ rights from the citizenship guide (2010).
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Internal documents show an early draft of the guide contained sections noting that homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969; that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation; and that same-sex marriage was legalized nationally in 2005.
Drafts and other internal documents related to the guide were obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
"Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969 and more recently, civil marriage rights to same-sex couples was legalized nationwide in 2005," the earliest draft of the guide says under the section Towards a Modern Canada.
And in the section on citizenship rights, the early draft said: "Equality Rights - Canadians are protected against discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or age."
Neither sentence survived the minister's red marker.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...article571718/