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On
Friday last, Brian Rushfeldt of the Canadian Family Action
Coalition (C-FAC) accidentally discovered that a Senate
committee has commenced 'public' hearings on Bill C-250,
the bill that is likely to make it a 'hate crime' to challenge
the morality of homosexual conduct or lifestyles.
He
asked why he had not been notified of the hearings, since
he had asked to make a presentation. No reason was given.
Instead, he was told to appear before the committee in
Ottawa today, Wednesday, 17 March, only three business
days later. At the cost of the maximum possible air fare,
booking less than seven days in advance, Rushfeldt will
be allowed only five minutes to make his case against
the bill.
Rushfeldt
also learned that Svend Robinson, Amnesty International,
a Vancouver 'Hate Crimes' policeman and members of EGALE
(Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) had already
appeared and had had more than five minutes each to speak
in favour of the bill.
REAL
Women of Canada has placed a full-page advertisement in
today's National Post to bring this bill to the public's
attention. They have also provided individuals with the
tools to be heard on this issue. If the senators won't
hear opposition to the bill in committee we need to reach
them another way. Please go to http:\\www.killbillc250.com
and let the government and senators know that they will
not be able to push this bill through unnoticed.
For
information about Bill C250, see:
• Get Ready for the Knock on the Door (http://ccrl.ca/article_SM_021004.html)
• Summary of Objections to Bill C-250 (http://ccrl.ca/resources_CCRL_C250.html)
and
• Bill C-250 pamphlet (pdf) (http://ccrl.ca/C250
pamphlet.pdf).
Thank
you for taking the time to oppose this bill.
Sincerely,
Michael
Connell
Communications Director
CCRL
Catholic
Civil Rights League
301 - 46 St. Clair Ave. E, Toronto, ON M4T 1M9
Phone: 416-466-8244, Fax: 416-466-0091, ccrl@idirect.com,
http://ccrl.ca
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