New immigrants guide glosses over gays

I have a new piece up on the Xtra.ca national page today, which will also show up in the forthcoming print edition of Xtra in Toronto. It was one where I was a fairly quick-and-dirty piece canvassing some opinions about the effacement of sexual minorities in the new Discover Canada new immigrants' guide, done entirely after Question Period yesterday, and it turned out fairly well.

In the editing process, however, a great line from Scott Brison was dropped:

“I’ve met with new Canadians and members of ethno-cultural communities in Canada who believe very strongly in the Charter of Rights,” Brison says. “Sometimes, even though there may be some initial opposition to initiatives like same-sex marriage, when they are reminded that it’s a Charter issue and that Charter of Rights is not a buffet and you can’t pick from it the rights you like and leave the rest, and any attack on anyone’s rights is attack on all, they understand.”

Otherwise, it was a fun piece to write.