The former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal, who brought down the leading case in support of same-sex marriage decision in June 2003, seems to be a man obsessed with the issue.
He owes his appointment to the bench to his relationship with former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien who “owed” McMurtry for his and former Ontario Premier Bill Davis’s active support of the Trudeau Charter in 1981-1982. This could never be described as an appointment of merit.
As mentioned in REALity (September/October 2006), REAL Women laid a complaint against McMurtry with the Canadian Judicial Council because of his conflict of interest on the issue, since his lesbian daughter, at the time of the decision, was living with her female lover. His decision legalized that relationship. In fact, according to the homosexual newspaper, Xtra (October 11, 2007), McMurtry has not one, but two, lesbian daughters. Jeanie, who was in a lesbian relationship at the time of the court decision, and Erin, an actress.
McMurtry, after his retirement, was appointed Chancellor of York University in Toronto. In that capacity, at the commencement ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. on October 17, 2009, involving the Faculty of Health, Osgoode Law School and the Schulich School of Business, he took the opportunity to further his own agenda on the issue.
At that ceremony, McMurtry and the Rev. Brent Hawkes (dressed like a priest), a pastor at the homosexual Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, were the main speakers. Hawkes, in company of his same-sex "husband", was conferred with an honourary degree. His acceptance speech covered the customary homosexual propaganda and he also spoke about how the Order of Canada was awarded to him specifically because of his work with gay and lesbian people. McMurtry's speech was over the top in praise of Hawkes's "achievements" in advancing the gay agenda. McMurtry also pontificated that those who claim to be Christians, but reject this agenda, are bigoted, homophobic and fundamentalist. At the end, most people in the auditorium, following McMurtry's lead, gave Hawkes a standing ovation. Only about ten percent of the students, remained seated. Many of those who did stand looked uncomfortable, but apparently gave in to the pressure from the university elites to conform.
McMurtry’s behaviour, both as a judge and as a university Chancellor, reflects not only his profound lack of judgement, but also his failure to understand appropriate behaviour in carrying out his responsibilities.
It seems clear that McMurtry is obsessed with the same-sex marriage issue and misused his position at the convocation to force affirmation from a captive audience for his misguided beliefs and actions. Such propaganda had no place in any convocation ceremonies.
McMurtry, by these actions, has exposed himself as a totally inadequate and flawed individual – more to be pitied than scorned. The tragedy, however, is that all of Canada has had to suffer because of his profound inadequacies, both as a judge and as a person.
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