US CAMPAIGN PUTTING PRESSURE ON CANADIAN MP's: From CBC News

Some members of Parliament say they're getting pressure from their constituents, and from Americans, over the same-sex marriage legislation, currently before Parliament.

"They're phoning, they're sending e-mails and they're faxing," said Liberal MP Beth Phinney.

"It doesn't concern me, because I'm just going to listen, certainly just listen, to people in Canada and hopefully just listen to people in my riding," she said. "I tell them it won't make a difference in my vote." ...

A spokesman for Canadians for Equal Marriage, an organization that supports passing the legislation, said his group can't compete with a campaign funded by American dollars.

"There's an attempt from the American religious right to hijack our debate, to dominate our debate," said Alex Munter. "We have a Charter of Rights here and discrimination is unCanadian."

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