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Conservatives Set To Vote On Dropping Same Sex Marriage Ban From Policy

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2016 11:30 AM
    VANCOUVER — Conservatives will vote today on a motion to delete existing parts of the party's policy that oppose same sex marriage.
    It's one of 30 updates or changes to party policy that made it out of emotional debates at workshops on Friday.
     
    Those meetings saw divisions emerge among some Conservatives over issues such as assisted dying and marijuana as well as gay marriage.  
     
    The party's policy handbook isn't binding on the elected leadership but is often used as the foundation of political platforms.
     
    Delegates to the Conservative convention in Vancouver will also be voting on some changes to their party's constitution.
     
    Five proposals came out of those workshops, including one that would add that a "belief in the value and dignity of all human life" into the party's statement of principles.

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