Five Bloc members voted against the redifinition of marriage last summer and Menard said he does not believe they have changed their minds on the issue.
``It is simply believed that the debate has taken place and it is not relevant to start it again,'' he said.
Menard cited the voting record of the previous Canadian Alliance and Reform Party, which merged to become the Conservative party, and said they generally voted against gay and lesbian rights.
``I think it is necessary to make the public understand the government is homophobic,'' Menard said. ``When, since 1993, you vote each time you can against gay rights, I think it should be concluded that they (the Conservatives) are homophobic,'' Menard said.
Um... this is not news.
Harper and the CPC have always opposed gay marriage. You might have missed that if you were, well, living on the moon since the mid-1980, or maybe if you didn't have cable... or only read Seperatist BQ websites
But if you are the only openly gay member of Parliament from Quebec, this should not be a revelation.
Unless you are Rheal Menard.
Maybe this is something Rheal should have thought about before he voted to topple the government and install a right-wing, anti-gay rights Conservative government....
Or did he not think that Jason Kenney was serious all those years?
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