The Politicians
REAL Women has carefully documented, over the past few years, as reported in REALity, the relentless effort by the federal Liberal Party of Canada to push the homosexual agenda. Prominent Liberal Cabinet Ministers, especially a long line of Liberal Justice Ministers, starting with Allan Rock in 1996, working in tandem with the party hacks appointed to the Bench by a series of Liberal Prime Ministers, have brought about a homosexual revolution in Canada. Anything homosexual activists demanded was handed to them on a silver platter by the Liberals – sexual orientation protection in the Human Rights Act, same-sex benefits, same-sex marriage, immigration privileges, the subverting of religious rights, etc. During these monumental changes, the public’s views were disregarded by the arrogant Liberals. After all, the Liberals were the party of power, in perpetuity they thought, and they knew what was good for us. The democratic process of consulting the public was irrelevant to the Liberal elites.
Have the Liberals learned their lesson by their defeat in 2006? Apparently not – judging by the new generation of Liberal elites, post Prime Minister Jean Chretien – who are also keen on pushing the homosexual agenda on the road to society’s destruction. This was made apparent by their unabashedly marching in the so-called “Gay Pride” parade in Toronto on June 29, 2008. They marched alongside drag queens, gyrating exhibitionists, nudes with their genitals totally exposed (but wearing sandals to avoid indecent exposure charges), sado-masochism specialists, “leather-men” etc. No doubt believing they were liberated forward-thinkers, these supporters of the Parade in fact, revealed themselves to be mindless followers of politically correct thought. The politicians in the parade included the following:
Former Leadership Candidate MP Bob Rae (Toronto Centre);
Former Leadership Candidate and Liberal Deputy Leader Michael Ignatieff (Etobicoke – Lakeshore);
Toronto Liberal MP Mario Silva (Davenport), a self-acknowledged homosexual;
Toronto Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul – Trinity) happily escorted by transsexuals during the parade;
Former Liberal Leadership Candidate Gerard Kennedy;
Liberal MP Belinda Stronach (Aurora-Newmarket);
Toronto Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyi (Etobicoke Centre). The latter attended a morning church service conducted by the homosexual Metropolitan Community Church minister, the Rev. Brent Hawkes, who broke the law by officiating at an unlawful same-sex marriage ceremony in 2002; and
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and his homosexual cabinet minister George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
It should be mentioned that NDP leader Jack Layton and his wife MP Olivia Chow were also in attendance, together with Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party. It seems the left-wing in Canada marches together, in solidarity with homosexuals.
The only Conservative of note at the Parade was the not very enlightened Ontario Conservative leader, John Tory. He went down to ignominious defeat in the Ontario 2007 election where he garnered just 26 seats to the Liberals 71 seats (see REALity Nov/Dec 2007, p. 5). His defeat was self-engineered mainly because he is a left of the centre kind of guy. He supports same-sex marriage, has acquired the habit of marching in gay parades, and has hired a homosexual activist as his chief of staff. At the leadership review, held in February 2008, Tory obtained only 66.9% support for his retaining the leadership, and this was achieved only after some dishonest tactics on the part of his organizers. Mr. Tory lost his seat in the 2007 election and none of his caucus is willing to relinquish a seat so he can run in a by-election. As a result, he sits a lonely man outside the legislature, rarely commenting on the passing scene. It is only a matter of time before he resigns from the Ontario Conservative Party leadership. This would free him up to continue his left-wing pursuits, unhindered by the social conservatives who sat at home rather than vote for Mr. Tory on election day. There was a meager 53% voter turnout in that election – the lowest in history, thanks to Mr. Tory.
The Judges
We are all familiar with the scandal created by former Ontario Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, who involved himself in the court cases on same-sex marriage, even though he had a lesbian daughter living in a same-sex partnership at that time (see REALity Sept/Oct. 2006, p.1). He should have recused himself, due to conflict of interest.
The issue before the court was whether same-sex unions should be recognized with legal rights and privileges. In short, the case dealt directly with the legality of McMurtry’s daughter’s relationship. After the decision, McMurtry, contrary to acceptable judicial conduct, partied with the homosexual litigants who had brought the legal challenge before his court. Also attending the party was Madame Justice Claire L’Heureux- Dubé formerly of the Supreme Court of Canada. She publicly declared her support for homosexuality in public speeches in 1999 (see REALity March/April 2000, “Speeches by Judge Create Controversy”, p. 16). Further, more recently, two former Supreme Court of Canada judges exposed their homosexual bias in July 2008, when they attended the “marriage celebration” of homosexual activist, Toronto lawyer Doug Elliott, who had brought the same-sex marriage legal challenge to the courts. The two judges are former Supreme Court Judge Frank Iacobucci, who reached the Bench in the first place only because of his close friendship with former Justice Minister and later Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn. Mr. Justice Peter Cory, formerly of the Supreme Court also happily joined the Elliott celebration. Both these judges, in their legal decisions on the Supreme Court wrote major judgments which laid the groundwork for the ultimate same-sex marriage decision.
For example, in the case of Attorney General v. Law (1999), they concluded that a person was discriminated against if they felt they were discriminated against and left a loophole well open for homosexuals to step in. In the case of M. v H. (1999), they agreed that homosexual partners should receive family benefits. This set the next stage which was the same-sex marriage case.
Judge Cory is quoted in the Toronto Star (July 12, 2008) at the homosexual “marriage” celebration:
They were difficult decisions and I hope that they recognize the innate dignity of every human being and the importance of equality and tolerance and understanding.
They could not have been more biased against traditional marriage. Also in attendance at the celebration was Heather Smith who, in her capacity as Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Ontario, had handed down the initial court decision in support of same-sex marriage in 2002. She now sits on the Ontario Court of Appeal, thanks to her husband Senator David Smith, appointed to the Senate in 2002, he being a close friend and advisor to former Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Senator Smith also served as Prime Minister Chretien’s campaign manager in three successive elections. All these judges are one happy family, owing their positions to whom they know, not what they know.
However, the “high point” of this “marriage” celebration of Doug Elliott was the kiss on the cheek given to the “bride” ?, or the “groom” ? Doug Elliott, by Ontario Superior Court Judge David Corbett, the first openly homosexual man appointed to the Bench in 2003 by Prime Minister Chretien. Prior to his appointment to the Bench, David Corbett was an activist homosexual lawyer who, among other activities, was a member of the “Foundation for Equal Families” which pushed for homosexual privileges through the courts. He was the pro-bono (free) lawyer in the infamous Marc Hall case: Hall was an Oshawa high school student who filed a charge of discrimination against the Catholic School Board because it refused to allow him to bring his boyfriend to his prom. The court ordered an injunction against the Catholic School Board, preventing it from refusing the homosexual’s prom date.
It seems that David Corbett’s homosexual activism has not ceased with his appointment to the Bench. In July 22, 2008 he participated in the Gay Parade celebration in Halifax, where he was also interviewed by the media extolling the advances made by homosexuals in recent years. A complaint could be brought before the Canadian Judicial Council against Judge Corbett for bringing the judiciary into disrepute by expressing his political views, which is not in accordance with acceptable judicial standards of conduct. However, since the Chairperson of the Canadian Judicial Council is Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, what is the point of laying a complaint, since he will be protected by her and the complaint dismissed?
As mentioned above, these judges are all one happy family. They thumb their noses at the public by promoting their own personal ideology, while enmeshed in political correctness, with their comfortable salaries being paid by the long suffering taxpayer. Justice and integrity are not part of their judicial game plan. Rather, the judiciary appears to be all about doing its own thing, while being thoroughly contemptuous of the public. |
