by Charles McVety ,
January 25, 2005
Dr. Charles McVety, President of Canada Family action Coalition, says "People of faith and good will across Canada are deeply disappointed and saddened that Prime Minister Paul Martin has breached their trust by once again breaking his word". Mr. Martin has broken his election promise to allow a free vote re-defining marriage and is now threatening Canadians with an expensive frivolous election and accosting Members of Parliament with loss of their position and the rigors of a campaign to regain their job. In addition Mr. Martin is threatening to fire Cabinet Ministers. He also seems to have plans to withdraw protection for Clergy in his proposed legislation. It appears that Mr. Martin’s promises are not worth the paper they are written on.
On numerous occasions the Prime Minister gave his word to allow Members of Parliament to vote their consciences as he presents legislation to redefine marriage. Mr. Martin realizes that the majority of Canadians oppose his agenda and that he may lose the upcoming vote. Now he has panicked and threatens to force an election upon the Nation. He knows the sitting members are tired and their resources depleted from the election a few months ago. They would then need to launch another election campaign to regain their post. Mr. Martin has broken his word again.
For Cabinet Members the threat is compounded by Mr. Martin’s existing admonition that any defectors from his plan to redefine marriage will lose their cabinet post. McVety states, "Several prominent Cabinet Ministers are forced, against their will to abandon their consciences, break their word and desecrate marriage." This new threat adds insult to injury.
For over one year Mr. Martin has been proclaiming that he would invoke the "notwithstanding" clause to protect clergy from being forced to marry same sex couples. Consequently he stood idly by as British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba forced marriage commissioners to agree to perform same-sex marriages under duress or lose their livelihood. McVety says, "It now appears that Mr. Martin is preparing to fully abandon his word and withdraw the proposed clergy protection from the draft legislation to redefine marriage."
as Mr. Martin breaks his word, abandons his commitments and compromises his friends, he wrongfully states that he is protecting the Charter of Rights. Mr. Martin knows that the Supreme Court denied his request to rule on the constitutionality of marriage and promptly demanded that Parliament decide whether or not to redefine marriage. Dr. McVety states, "It is a shame that the Prime Minister of Canada has to resort to such tactics of subterfuge and that his word one day is opposite the next."
For additional Information ContactDr. Charles Mcvety is president of Canada Christian College.
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