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Should Same Sex Marriage Ban Policy be Dropped by Conservative Party?

David Yurdiga is backing a move to drop the same sex marriage ban that the Conservative party has had in place, and he believes that the ban has no place in the party policy. The Fort McMurray-Cold Lake and the Edmonton West Conservative riding associations have joined in the calls to drop the ban, making the party policy more inclusive to all. According to the existing policy for the Conservative policy marriage should be defined not by the courts and judges but by parliament, and the party still supports “defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman” through legislation. David Yurdiga told the media that “I’ve been clear for a long time that the Conservative party welcomes all conservatives. If you believe in smaller government, lower taxes, balanced budgets and individual freedom, we want you in our party.”

David Yurdiga is not the only Conservative who is calling on the same sex marriage ban policy to be dropped, and 2 electoral district associations have made arguments stating that the party policy is actually redundant because of a 2006 free vote held in parliament that voted on whether the marriage definition should be one man and one woman, and the measure failed to pass. A year before this vote took place the Civil Marriage Act was passed, and this act legalized same sex marriage in the country. Social policies for the Conservative party dictate that members are allowed to vote according to their conscious on issues that are moral in nature. These issues include euthanasia, same sex marriage, and abortion.

David Yurdiga Warns of Carbon Tax Plan in Fundraising Email

David Yurdiga, the Fort McMurray-Athabasca MP, sent out a fundraising email to supporters of the Conservative Party which warns of a carbon tax plan effort by the Liberal led government faction. The email warns that this tax would be harmful to the economy of Alberta, and all of Canada. The email was sent to supporters on Monday night and it was intended as a response to the speech by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau gave in Calgary on Friday. The email read in part “Trudeau has been hinting at putting a ‘price on carbon’ since he started running for Liberal leadership. His own Liberal candidates and MPs have openly supported a carbon tax. Canadians have already rejected this kind of risky ‘carbon tax’ scheme in the past — but the Liberals just don’t get it. Justin Trudeau’s risky schemes — like a carbon tax — will hurt families and damage our economy.”

In addition to the fundraising email from David Yurdiga the PM has also spoken out against a carbon tax plan which he says Trudeau supports. During a recent address to members of the Calgary Petroleum Club Justin Trudeau said “In spite of Mr. Harper’s hostility to the idea, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec — and soon, Ontario — have all committed, in various forms, to a price on carbon. Combined, those jurisdictions represent over 85% of the Canadian economy.They are doing this because they know that climate change is real; that our children’s future requires us to reduce carbon emissions; and that carbon pricing is an effective way to get us there.The problem is that the provincial approaches are uncoordinated, and limited by a lack of federal leadership. There’s no way to ensure that all regions of the country are doing their part.”