{"id":27297,"date":"2018-03-20T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=27297"},"modified":"2021-10-07T10:59:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T14:59:36","slug":"canada-summer-jobs-motion-is-defeated-but-the-issue-remains-very-much-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/03\/20\/canada-summer-jobs-motion-is-defeated-but-the-issue-remains-very-much-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Summer Jobs Motion is Defeated But The Issue Remains Very Much Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 16 of 30 in the series Canada Summer Jobs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Centre Block, on March 19, 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

Far from being a \u201ckerfuffle,\u201d<\/a> the opposition from faith-based and other groups to the Canada Summer Jobs has become a real headache for the Government of Canada. On March 19, 2018, the government was required to vote on the Opposition\u2019s motion to allow all applicants to apply without having to attest to believing in the government\u2019s ideology. Voting got underway at about 6:45 in the evening. Attendance in the public gallery was conspicuously sparse. As for the press, only three reporters were present. Clearly, in the minds of many, this was a non-issue. But for the hundreds of applicants who could not sign the government attestation this was (and is) a big deal. However, it was a foregone conclusion that the government would use its majority to easily defeat the Opposition\u2019s motion, and it did. The final tally was 93 in favour of the motion and 207 against.<\/a><\/p>\n

Yet, despite the appearances of near unanimity on the Government side of the House, the vote did cause some soul searching for several Members of Parliament.<\/p>\n

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Scott Simms, MP interviewed by media<\/p><\/div>\n

Newfoundland MP, Scott Simms<\/a>, no doubt caused some of his fellow Liberals a twinge of doubt as he made his lone vote against the party’s position. In conversation with reporters after the vote he said that he informed his whip of his decision and was treated with respect. When asked if he will suffer consequences, he stated to the effect that \u201cthat is to be seen.\u201d Whatever the repercussions, based on principle, he could not vote in favour of compelled speech \u2013 even though he supports the Prime Minister\u2019s pro-abortion policy.<\/p>\n

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Barry W. Bussey with Scott Simms, MP<\/p><\/div>\n

The government could not have been surprised by Mr. Simms\u2019 stance as he made his opposition known early on. In January he insisted<\/a> that it was unfair to force people to accept something they do not believe in. “To me that’s a lack of respect. If I was to say to someone, ‘Look, don’t worry about it, just tick the box or whatever’ \u2014 some people have a core fundamental belief that they don’t believe in this.” From his perspective the government\u2019s approach was \u201cnot right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simms was not the only Liberal who was conflicted. After roll call was taken Ontario Liberal MP John McKay slipped out of the House and did not vote. Mr. McKay is pro-life<\/a> and in the past supported Canada Summer Jobs funding for Campaign Life Coalition in his riding.<\/a> Given his many years of experience as a sitting MP since 1997, Mr. McKay is noticeably absent from playing a major role in the government. One cannot but speculate that is due to McKay\u2019s pro-life position, from which the current Prime Minister has taken pains to distance himself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It has got to be a struggle for Members of Parliament when faced with their party\u2019s demand that they vote against their conscience on such basic concepts as freedom of expression. How Simms and McKay will fare in the coming days or weeks because of their refusal to vote with the party will be worth watching.<\/p>\n

Green Party Leader, Ms. Elizabeth May, voted in favour of the motion. She stated early on that the attestation was an overreach of the government. She committed \u201cto voting for the opposition motion because I believe the attestation box was a mistake, but not because for one second I will surrender on a woman\u2019s right to equal choice and equal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois\u2019s married couple, Xavier Barsalou-Duval and Maril\u00e8ne Gill, who made history as the first married couple of MPs to have a child<\/a> while in office, also voted in favour of the opposition motion. Joining them was fellow Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois Mario Beaulieu.<\/p>\n

The sole New Democratic Party voice in support of the motion was Hamilton MP David Christopherson.  National Post reported<\/a> that Christopherson also wrestled with his conscience.  \u201cI wrestled with it, of course. You don\u2019t vote against against your own caucus lightly,\u201d Christopherson said. \u201cTo me, at the end of the day, that box took away Canadians\u2019 right to disagree with the laws that they have to obey. I had a very strong, fundamental problem with that. And just abstaining wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d  One cannot but admire such a principled position.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, there were no Conservatives who voted against their own motion. The motion was aimed at ensuring that all Canadians are free to live by their conscience; and that charities who may not share the government\u2019s ideology can still carry out their work of looking after the homeless, welcoming refugees, providing camps for children, or caring for the elderly.<\/p>\n

Andrew Scheer’s office held a reception for the stakeholders as representatives of the local religious community were on hand to see the vote.<\/p>\n

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Stakeholders were on hand to meet several MPs just before the vote: Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park\u2014Fort Saskatchewan); Arnold Viersen, (Peace River\u2014Westlock); Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga); Hon. Candice Bergen (Portage\u2014Lisgar); Martin Schields, (Bow River)<\/p><\/div>\n

As I sat in the gallery watching the vote take place, I was troubled by the seemingly nonchalant expressions of those who voted against the motion. Perhaps my reaction is to be expected from someone who has been wrapped up in this debate since it began just before Christmas 2017.<\/p>\n

Every day my office receives a number of calls and emails from our 3400 members who are concerned about the government’s apparently callous attitude towards their deep spiritual commitments. They were told to simply \u201ccheck the box\u201d as if words didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

The fact is, words do matter. Words have meaning. Words have power.<\/p>\n

What I witnessed last night in the House of Commons is precisely that words, and particularly the words in the current attestation, do matter. They matter so much that over 1400 charities<\/a> would rather forego government funding than be compelled to express words that violate their conscience.<\/p>\n

Crucially, the words in the attestation require applicants to sign on to the government\u2019s ideological position, without mentioning exemptions in Human Rights legislation that allow groups to operate lawfully according to their beliefs. Nor do they acknowledge that the Supreme Court of Canada has issued judgments that recognize the right of Canadians to hold alternative views and freely express them. In short, the wording of the attestation remains unacceptable.<\/p>\n

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The Peace Tower Clock, March 19, 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

Yet, I did not leave the House of Commons dejected. I left emboldened. Emboldened to continue to press the cause of liberal democracy.<\/p>\n

We, the religious community, have been thrown into an ideological maelstrom not of our making. We simply wanted to carry out our charitable work, but the powers that be wished to push the abortion button that created an \u201cus\u201d and \u201cthem\u201d divide for partisan purposes. That is wrong. We will not accept the situation, and we will push back until the government recognizes that on matters of ideology its role is to persuade, not compel.<\/p>\n

In a liberal democracy, access to government funding and licensing should never be subject to having the “correct” opinion. That is a sure road to despotism and we have seen enough of that in world history! The government is free to set its funding priorities based on activities, but not on beliefs.<\/p>\n

I recognize that not all of the religious community has been upset by the CSJ attestation. Some, based on their conscience, agree with the government\u2019s ideology. However, this battle is not about whether we concur with the government on abortion. It’s about being forced to endorse opinions that are not our own. We cannot let this go. To give up now would be to lose our right to think and express our views.<\/p>\n

This issue is not over. It remains very much alive.<\/p>\n

Below is the exchange on the Canada Summer Jobs issue during Question Period – March 19, 2018:<\/p>\n

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This entry is part 16 of 30 in the series Canada Summer Jobs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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