According to the Edmonton Sun, Alberta may use our Charter of Right’s notwithstanding clause to protect religious freedoms and to protect people who have conscientious objections, from persecution—since these are some of the many things which have been put at risk by the liberal fundamentalists in this country. (Children are another thing, families….. and so much more.)
I can only wonder in amazement why Alberta is the only province considering this, and why, suddenly, it’s not an emergency to protect this minority group’s rights. Up until a week or two ago, it seemed an absolute emergency situation to find/invent/create/deem rights for gay people to, well, play house.
Alberta could invoke the notwithstanding clause of the charter of rights to prevent marriage commissioners from having to perform same-sex marriages, says Justice Minister Ron Stevens.
“We will do what we feel is necessary in that regard to protect the marriage commissioners and their religious belief. And if in fact that does require the notwithstanding clause, it is our intention to use it, but we haven’t made the decision on whether that’s necessary yet,” Stevens said yesterday.
Yesterday, the province announced that it will pass a law to shield religious officials and marriage commissioners from potential human rights complaints if they refuse to conduct same-sex marriages because of religious beliefs.
Stevens said the law, which his Tory government will introduce and pass during the next sitting of the Alberta legislature, will be retroactive to July 20 when the federal Civil Marriage Act came into effect.
The justice minister said the government will also protect religions from being forced to make their places of worship available for same-sex marriages when it is against their religious beliefs.
And then one can only wonder in amazement why radical leftists like the NDP—and most liberals—can get away with making statements like this:
The announcement was slammed by NDP critic Raj Pannu, who said the government is attempting to legalize discrimination against gay Albertans.
“It is a bad decision,” he said. “It is a decision made by this government after thorough debate and yet they know they will be in violation of provincial law relating to human rights.”
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