As summer bares down it's all but certain that same sex marriage will be the law of the land. But Stephen Harper claims that law will lack legitimacy in the eyes of many Canadians because it's supported by the Bloc Quebecois.
"Because it is being passed with the support of the Bloc, I think it will lack legitimacy for a lot of Canadians," Harper told CBC-TV as he walked into the House of Commons."The truth is most federalist MPs will oppose this legislation."
Mr. Harper has essentially said that Quebec and the Quebecois should be disenfranchised. However, last month Mr. Harper seemed to accept the Bloc's legitimacy when the Conservatives tried to bring down the government. So I have to wonder, why should the Bloc now be such an issue regarding legitimacy?
The Conservatives claim that the Bloc only have Quebecs interests and not Canada's at heart. Peter MacKay stated..
"Most Canadians have a very skeptical view of anything the Bloc do"And with that, the Conservative Party has decided to make the Bloc Quebecois and Same-Sex Marriage an election issue. I'm beginning to understand why Belinda Stonarch was ready to pull her hair out prior to crossing the isle.
Unfortunatley this is different than just another case of Stephen Harper looking for ways to pit one group of Canadians against another. Less than a decade after the marginal federalist victory in the Quebec Referendum, the Conservative Party is riling up separatist feelings. Harper has now raised the stakes by stating that the traditional definition of marriage in Canada has become a victim of Quebec separatism.
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