It seems Garth Turner has ignited yet another controversy. It started with this post on his now-famous blog, entitled "Agenda of Hate," in which he accuses Charles McVety of the Canada Family Action Coalition and Defend Marriage Canada, of being a "sanctimonious blowhard" after appearing with him on a Hamilton, Ont. TV show.
Since then the standoff has escalated, with the Institute for Canadian Values now calling Turner "bigoted" and asking PM Harper to rein him in:
The Institute for Canadian Values is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discipline Conservative MP Garth Turner for what it calls "bigoted comments" he made on television and on his online blog. "Last week Garth Turner attacked so-called 'ethnics' on television, complaining about their impact on nomination meetings for political parties," said Joseph Ben-Ami, Executive Director of the Institute for Canadian Values. "Now he is targeting people of faith on his blog, especially those who support the traditional definition of marriage, calling them Taliban and accusing them of an agenda of hate."
"Grossly ignorant and bigoted comments such as these are unacceptable in any civilized society, especially a multicultural one like Canada, and Turner should be held accountable for them."
Turner is not backing down, but has called for a truce after being called personally by McVety and having a civilized discussion. (Turner also learned that McVety worked for another candidate against him in the Halton Conservative nomination race last year.)
Turner's tribulations are really inconsequential, but aren't they fun?
