Bravo my fellow contrymen (and women)!

The Globe and Mail: Same-sex marriage bill must stand, majority say

While I have to say I thought this was true, even during the most contentious moments of the debate, it was not confirmed until the release of this most recent poll.

Very good to see that most Canadians would rather not see a repeal of the legislation by a future government. I think I said it before, I just couldn't see any future government legislating to take away a right from a minority.

People in Canada are beginning to see this as a rights issue and I believe that is the correct way to view the issue.

Interesting tidbits from the article:

"The Liberals have been successful in defining same-sex as an issue of rights, not as a moral issue" said Tim Woolstencroft, managing partner of polling firm the Strategic Counsel.

also:

Pollsters said Mr. Harper's promise to repeal the legislation may be helping to consolidate Liberal support. For example, Canadians who are undecided on whether to support the Liberals or the NDP may find themselves opting for the Liberals if they fear Mr. Harper would follow through. Pollsters said they also found that while Conservative supporters are the most likely to favour an attempt to repeal the legislation, "potential" Conservative voters are more likely to prefer that the current legislation stand.

Mr. Harper's position may only consolidate his Conservative base, they said, and not expand his support to other groups.

and then this gem:

The same-sex marriage legislation has been one of the most divisive issues ever put before the Canadian Parliament. When the House of Commons passed the bill late last month to redefine civil marriage to include gay and lesbian couples, opponents vowed that the fight was far from over.

Many of them have turned their efforts to the long-term goal of having marriage enshrined in the Constitution as the union of one man and one woman. But in the interim, they intend to prevent the issue from falling off the political agenda.

Phil Hogan, the president of the Catholic Civil Rights League, a lay organization formed to protect and promote Catholic issues, said recently that the majority of Canadians understand marriage to be the joining of the sexes for the purpose of having and raising children.

His group and others plan to make same-sex marriage an election issue.

"We have indicated throughout this debate that MPs who support this change will be exposed to publicity of that support and they will be held accountable," Mr. Hogan said.

To which I feel compelled to add, "bring it on!" You wanna make your intolerance an election issue, by all means do so. It may be possible to make it work in your favor in some parts of the country, but not in enough places. If I were a sitting MP right now, I would welcome the spotlight on this issue. Especially, if I were representing an urban riding.

I hope it blows up right in their faces. I am tempted to say, "don't like it here? Move to Mississippi!" but I am trying not to be intolerant of their intolerance.

A.L.