Questions for candidates

Use questions from the EGALE questionnaire, or the questions listed
here to quiz candidates. Try to make your questions as specific as
possible, and insist on specific answers.



Did you respond to the EGALE questionnaire? If not, why not?

Have you ever spoken in public on sexual orientation issues? If
not, why not?

What have you done/will you do to represent the interests of
lesbian and gay constituents?

Do you believe that same-sex couples should have the same legal
status as heterosexual couples?
 
Do you think it's important to have openly lesbian and gay MPs in
the House of Commons?



Conservatives:

Why has your government constantly opposed lesbian and gay rights
cases in court?

Why did it take seven years for your government to introduce a
sexual orientation amendment to the Canadian Human Rights Act?

Why did your government wait so long to develop a federal AIDS
funding program?

Why does your government allow Canada Customs to harass lesbian and
gay bookstores?




Liberals:

Why has your party refused to take a stand on the marital status
definition in Kim Campbell's human rights bill?

Why doesn't your leader speak out on sexual orientation issues?

Will you end harassment of lesbian and gay bookstores by Canada
Customs?

Why did your party support a child pornography bill that was widely
condemned by civil libertarians and lawyers as a threat to freedom
of expression?


New Democrats:

Why did your party support a pornography bill that was widely
condemned by civil libertarians and lawyers as a threat to freedom
of expression?



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