Tip Line: Canadian Values and Gender Equality

tip line: It generated a lot of reaction, including some from her own caucus, especially since Leitch had previously expressed regret for her role in promoting a controversial Conservative election campaign promise last year to establish a tip line for so-called "barbaric cultural practices," including forced marriage, according to The Waterloo Record. It also drew parallels to politics below the border, where U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called for would-be immigrants to undergo what he calls "extreme vetting" to determine their stance on things like religious freedom, gender equality and LGBTQ rights. "Look, I understand the compulsion to try and paint this discussion on Canadian values in that light. The Ontario Conservative MP is standing by her controversial suggestion that immigration and refugee applicants be screened for what she referred to as anti-Canadian values, an idea her campaign floated in a questionnaire emailed to potential supporters last week. I do get that, but I don't think it fair and I don't think it right," Leitch said. She said she looks forward to hearing what Conservatives and other Canadians think of these issues throughout the campaign. She said she believes in a "unified Canadian identity" that includes equality of opportunity, hard work, giving back to the community, equality of men and women, as well tolerance for all religions, cultures and sexual orientations and the rejection of violence as a way to solve problems. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.