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Canada Family Action Coalition,
Fredericton Chapter sent a questionnaire pertaining to
family issues to the political candidates for the NB Election
on June 7.
The questionnaire "NB
Voter's Guide" was to be returned by June 2.
On June 3rd, CFAC-Fredericton
tabulated the results from those who sent back the questionnaire.
Of special interest was
the fact that not one Liberal candidate returned the
questionnaire. The other political parties had a small
to significant return.
The information will be
posted on the Internet and is available at www.familyaction.org.
The replies indicated that
generally, the political candidates were in favour of
the ten questions. For example, there was agreement
in leaving the definition of family and spouse unchanged.
Therefore, laws relating to marriage and family should
not be altered to include homosexual couples as spouses.
CFAC-Fredericton chapter,
spokesman, Rev. Karl Csaszar is concerned that not one
single questionnaire from the Provincial governing party
- the Liberals was returned.
"One can draw many
possible conclusions from the silence by the Liberal
Party on issues that affect the family, education and
healthcare," said Rev. Csaszar.
"Perhaps," said
Csaszar, "the Liberals don't want voters to know
where they stand on vital societal and family issues.
Or they don't themselves know where they stand."
"If that is true," commented Csaszar, "then
we have to ask, Where are we heading?"
"In a democratic country
we have a right to know what our political candidates
believe and what they stand for. That is part of the
democratic process. If a political party chooses not
to tell the voting public where it stands then the voters
will call and ask other political candidates their stands
on these issues and will cast their vote in favour of
the person who helps with the informed voting and democratic
process," noted Rev. Csaszar.
Csaszar said, "these
are tough moral issues but the voter has a right to
know what their vote will accomplish". Reverend
Karl Csaszar said that, "issues of integrity and
morality are as important in areas of politics as in
all other areas". "Trust is a moral quality"
he said. "If we don't hold people accountable and
ask them what they believe, then what is the value of
a vote in a democratic country?" The coalition
will continue to solicit answers from the newly elected
politicians in the coming months.
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