NDP criticizes UCP candidate for alleged link to conversion therapy
The Alberta NDP is criticizing the UCP’s new candidate in Calgary-Mountain View for past comments praising an alleged conversion therapy program — an accusation the candidate denies.
”These views are harmful and hurtful, and could have really lasting negative impacts on Albertans,” Hoffman said in an interview. The NDP also drew criticism from Alberta Liberal Leader and Calgary-Mountain View candidate David Khan, who said the government has not acted to ban conversion therapy, whereas his party has been calling for an immediate ban.
”I myself participated in the Living Waters program and have benefited deeply in my soul,” the quote reads. “Since then, I have encouraged many church members to attend and I also continue to draw upon the teaching and experience I received in Living Waters into my own ministry context.””I believe that all must be respected and treated with dignity, and that coercion has no place in our society,” Wong said in the statement provided by the UCP.
Journey Canada’s website states the group “follows an orthodox Christian understanding of sexuality, including God’s plan for sexual relations between a man and a woman within marriage.” But Khan also criticized the NDP and said his party has been calling for a ban on conversion therapy since 2016. He said instead of banning conversion therapy, the NDP government “decided to kick it down the road five months for so-called study until after the election.”
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