No gay marriage referendum in Canada

Thanks to Wing Chun for posting this link.

Paul Martin has said that Canadians will not be given a chance to vote on whether the definition of marriage should be amended to included same-sex unions. I tend to think that in a referendum, Canadians would agree to the amendment anyway, but I agree that the majority, whether for or against, does not have the right to vote on the rights of a minority.

I am really surprised that Stephen Harper is taking the same position. I fully expected the Conservative party to be officially opposed to the amendment. It looks like most of their members will vote against it, but it is a free vote, and the party is not pushing for a referendum. (Ralph Klein, on the other hand, is. Dick.)