The Invisible Hand

Ms. Hitch's reference materials included a private member's bill on religious freedom, since defeated in the Alberta legislature, from Conservative MPP Ted Morton, with links to socially conservative websites such as campaignlifecoalition.com; lifesite.net; evangelicalfellowship.com and a website that does not currently work called "http://www.thescaryliberals.com/blog."

1. Bill 208 was not defeated in the Alberta legislature; it passed second reading. What actually happened was that the Liberals and NDP filibustered the Legislature in May and August of 2006 to prevent the bill from getting to third reading; it then died on the order paper at the end of the 2006 session.
2. Ted Morton's party is called the Progressive Conservatives, not the Conservatives.
3. Morton is an MLA, not an MPP. (How shocking that Toronto's National Newspaper would make this mistake!)

Labels: Conservative Party, media, Ted Morton

# posted by The Invisible Hand @ 4/03/2007 05:08:00 AM