Canpol: Stick a fork in them, and congrats on the nuptials

[Japher]

If only they'd less kill our old.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi

Right, Boris. Paranoid I am, when there is this case that is already being fought! The bill, as worded, provides no protection to religious institutions who do not want to affirm gay marriage.

Excellent citation Ben. I knew such a case would be out there but couldn't be bothered looking for it. I found this bit interesting:

The women claim it's discriminatory to offer a facility to the public and then say a particular group can't use it.

Now where did I hear that recently...?


Leo - Excellent question that I too would be curious to hear the answer. Anyone?

[Fake Boris]

On a related note, Harper claimed that the separatists forced gay marriage into the federation.

[Wezil]

Martin was certainly in bed with the separatists (no pun intended).

[Ninot]

Quebec is where everything starts in this country.

I'm very happy the Bloc Quebecois got Martin to do something useful for once. All that scandal and bickering was getting tiresome.

[Asher]

Originally posted by St Leo
What is the extent of status?

Do churches pay:
a) property taxes
b) gst
c) corporate (?) taxes

Do church employees pay:
a) gst
b) provincial sales taxes
c) payroll taxes
d) income taxes
e) ei
f) the Ontario health premium

They should pay all of the above, there is no logical reason for them not to.

In fact, some people consider them a scourge.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by Wezil
Martin was certainly in bed with the separatists (no pun intended).

So was Harper a month ago, and disbanding their alliance now is dumb.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by Asher
They should pay all of the above, there is no logical reason for them not to.

In fact, some people consider them a scourge.

You are telling this to an atheist extremist like me?



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[Ninot]

Both the Liberals and the Conservatives would sell their own children to get what they want.

The only parties who stand for anything are the NDP and Bloc, because they've got nothing to lose.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by St Leo

Originally posted by Wezil
Martin was certainly in bed with the separatists (no pun intended).

So was Harper a month ago, and disbanding their alliance now is dumb.

I agree, hence I chuckle at the Liberals having both ways and the public (including posters here) letting them. We're not dumb though.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Wezil


I agree, hence I chuckle at the Liberals having both ways and the public (including posters here) letting them. We're not dumb though.

We aren't?

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Ninot


We aren't?

No sir. We are a politically savvy people. We can overlook gross corruption in Our Ruling Party in order to keep the hidden agenda folk out of power. We are indeed quite clever.

[Richelieu]

Canada!

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi

Right, Boris. Paranoid I am, when there is this case that is already being fought!

I asked for an instance where such an event had been forced to occur. That's just one couple in the process of a complaint. Get back to me when the commission decides the church has to comply.

Anyone can bring a suit like this. That doesn't mean it will be deemed to have merit.

The bill, as worded, provides no protection to religious institutions who do not want to affirm gay marriage.

The very article you posted notes that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that churches can't be compelled to officiate same-sex unions if they don't want to. So whatever the wording of the bill is quite irrelevant, since their right to refuse has been confirmed by the court.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Wezil
...and he has discontinued the appeal (financial reasons AFAIK).

Who has? Hall? So he was in the process of an appeal? Wouldn't that indicate he had lost a ruling?