{"id":20253,"date":"2018-03-28T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20253"},"modified":"2018-03-28T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T03:45:00","slug":"peterson-voted-against-canadians-fundamental-freedoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/peterson-voted-against-canadians-fundamental-freedoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Peterson voted \u201cagainst Canadians\u2019 fundamental freedoms\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Conservatives understand that freedom from discrimination based on one\u2019s deeply held beliefs is a fundamental Canadian right.<br \/>\nThis is why we strongly oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s values test, which forces applicants seeking to receive funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to prove that they agree with Justin Trudeau\u2019s ideological positions. Now, many organizations have decided to not apply to the program.<br \/>\nThat means hundreds of incredible local programs serving new Canadians, people with disabilities, seniors and more will go without funding this year.<br \/>\nWhen Canada\u2019s Conservatives tried to fight this values test, your Liberal Member of Parliament, Kyle Peterson, stood with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and voted against Canadians\u2019 basic freedoms.<br \/>\nWe know that this values test has no place in a tolerant, multicultural society like Canada.<br \/>\nYou can always count on us to defend the right of all Canadians to hold and express their deeply-held beliefs and values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa Raitt, MP<br \/>\nDeputy Leader<br \/>\nof the Official Opposition<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20253&#038;t=Peterson%20voted%20%E2%80%9Cagainst%20Canadians%E2%80%99%20fundamental%20freedoms%E2%80%9D&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20253&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Peterson%20voted%20%E2%80%9Cagainst%20Canadians%E2%80%99%20fundamental%20freedoms%E2%80%9D\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20253&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Peterson%20voted%20%E2%80%9Cagainst%20Canadians%E2%80%99%20fundamental%20freedoms%E2%80%9D&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20253\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Conservatives understand that freedom from discrimination based on one\u2019s deeply held beliefs is a fundamental Canadian right. This is why we strongly oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s values test, which forces applicants seeking to receive funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to prove that they agree with Justin Trudeau\u2019s ideological positions. 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