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Originally Posted by Zarley
I see the NDP is keeping up with this transparent strategy digging up comments from ages ago and pointing to the UCP as some socially conservative boogeyman. They can't run on their atrocious record and their platform lacks substance - mudslinging is the only route. It's insulting to the intelligence of Albertans.
The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of UCP membership and candidates hold socially progressive views and the policy platform is not socially regressive in the least. This guy is a preacher from rural Alberta - should he be expelled from the party for his religious views? What if these views are shared by a majority of voters in his riding?
For the record, I'm an atheist and I think the guy's comments are idiotic. Generally, I think the government should stay out of people's personal business and let them do as they please. That's essentially the UCP approach.
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The policy convention spoke loudly to me that the majority of active UCP membership do hold socially conservative views. The membership also voted in a leader of Canada's social conservative movement, and who gets 100% report card from social conservative groups.
Is this the majority of UCP members, maybe not, but to me, their recent history tells me that they are in fact a socially conservative party, I don't need to go back too far in history to inform me of this.
If you believe the UCP would be better for Alberta, that's fine, but I find it a stretch that anyone can believe they want to stay out of your personal life. They are a socially conservative party, this means they want to interfere with your personal life.
Kenny's position on GSAs alone is quite the invasion into my families life. Teachers or anyone in the government should not be interfering with my children want to talk to me about their sexuality.
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