http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=f8325f2f-68ea-4bd9-8c07-3d4b74eb6058&k=77868The ground war to reverse same-sex marriage legislation starts in earnest today when an estimated 200 Christians and two backbench Conservative MPs rally on Parliament Hill in an effort to win over the several dozen politicians who have yet to state their position on the controversial issue.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said earlier this month that the House of Commons will vote on a motion this fall seeking to reopen the law, and today's rally will be the first outing in what is expected to be a months-long campaign by religious and ethnic groups that could see members of Parliament threatened at their nomination meetings and publicly attacked in advertisements.
The afternoon demonstration will include several busloads of Christians from Toronto, including representatives from the Chinese, Filipino, Jamaican and Spanish communities, said Warren Booth, an organizer with the group called Man and Woman Union.
"We're just the start of something," he said in an interview from Toronto. "I know (MPs) make their break soon for a couple of months, but we want to leave them with a thought before they take off for their vacation."