Is it time to cut equalization and other aspects of the massive Federal funding to the anti-constitutionalist PEI government?
It may be the law, but same-sex couples can't get married on P.E.I. None of the provincial bills that cover marriage have been changed, and P.E.I.'s attorney general, Mildred Dover, said it will take an undetermined amount of time for the Island to follow Canadian law.This was hardly unexpected in light of the general Charter fighting track record of the current suits...but isn't it time to penalize those who would obstruct the enjoyment by Canadians of the full rights of being Canadian?
Comments
Rusty - July 22, 2005 11:30 am
Don't cut equalization. Just give the money directly to the citizens and eliminate the provincial government's ability to use the funds.
Alan - July 22, 2005 11:34 am
But what if that money goes to support the party or parties which would undermine the constitution? No, it is better to shoot the air out of the tire if you want to stop the runaway car.
Nils - July 22, 2005 2:37 pm
Yeah, it's just possible people need to chill ... this wasn't intent so much as sluggish bureaucracy, not having the correct forms, etc. ready. I didn't get a sense that there were intentional roadblocks being thrown up. More a "Oh! Jesus! I guess we need to change this form and that one ..."
Dopes. Not malevolent, homophobic dopes. Just dopes.
Alan - July 22, 2005 2:56 pm
Sure - they had little warning after all. FF'sS.
The Tiger in Exile - July 22, 2005 4:11 pm
Me, I say cut equalization to all provinces.
But that'd be a way to get the province to follow the law. That, or you could order the Lieutenant Governor to start sending all their pieces of legislation to Ottawa for review. :-)