Same-sex marriage bill must stand, majority say

And the Conservatives claimed that the majority of Canadians were on their side regarding same-sex marriage. Guess what? Not anymore.

In a new poll conducted for The Globe and Mail/CTV, 55 per cent of Canadians surveyed say the next government should let same-sex legislation stand, while 39 per cent would like to see an attempt made to repeal it. A further 6 per cent said they did not know.

And later in the same article, Tim Woolstencroft, managing partner of polling firm the Strategic Counsel said:

... Canadians' opinion on gay marriage probably moved toward the favourable column over lengthy debate.

I have to hand it to Martin. It was brilliant to cast same-sex marriage as a rights issue and not a moral one. Although I have to admit I find it odd that the concept of equality of rights isn't itself a moral issue.