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Alberta MP Says Tell MPs You Won’t Vote For Them if They Support Same-Sex Marriage
LLOYDMINSTER, Alberta, January 13, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Leon Benoit, Conservative MP for Vegreville—Wainwright in Alberta, emphasized the strategy that is most likely to motivate MPs to change their minds about supporting the federal government’s marriage redefinition bill.
The Lloydminster Meridian Booster reports that at his Jan 3rd Fight For Marriage Rally the pro-family MP stated, “The most effective way to change a Member of Parliament’s mind, or get them to listen, is to have people who live in the constituency to write directly to their MP stating their position, and saying ‘if you don’t support me on this issue, I won’t vote for you in the next election.’”
The local paper reported that Benoit also said that to block the legislation, Canadians need to change the minds of 20 MPs who would currently vote for the same-sex legislation. The MP asked local citizens to encourage people across Canada to write, call and email their MPs.
The Alberta MP acknowledged that this was going to require a lot of work. He also encouraged everyone to write to the Prime Minister and insist that he allow a completely free vote on the bill. The Prime Minister has announced that he has ordered the large number of MPs in his cabinet to vote for the bill, regardless of their personal beliefs or that of the constituents who elected them as their representative.
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