Poilievre disagrees with Conservative MP who opposes same-sex marriage, vows to uphold
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Facing scrutiny over comments one of his MPs made, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he become prime minister, he will uphold same sex marriage rights, 'full stop.'
Facing scrutiny over comments one of his MPs made, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he become prime minister, he will uphold same sex marriage rights, "full stop."
"Canadians are free to love and marry who they choose. Same sex marriage is legal and it will remain legal when I am prime minister," Poilievre said in a statement sent to CTV News on Monday.
His comment comes amid renewed attention on the Official Opposition's position on LGBTQ2S+ rights after Conservative MP Arnold Viersen recently said on a podcast that he'd "vote gay marriage down," if he could.
Viersen appeared on an episode of Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith's "Uncommons" podcast, where the conversation turned to his views on social conservativism.
Viersen, who has represented the Alberta riding of Peace River-Westlock since 2015, said it was "not a lonely fight" within the Conservative caucus on social conservative issues, noting there was "a spectrum on pretty much every issue."
Over the weekend, after his comments surfaced and federal Liberals accused him of saying "the quiet part out loud," Viersen issued a brief statement saying his remarks "don't represent the positions of the Leader, nor the policies passed by Conservative Party members themselves."
Viersen went on to note that the "reality" is the "status quo" will remain under a Poilievre government.
