This thread was not posted by a Canadian Freeper but by someone from Virginia. As I see it the Canadian Freepers don't want to see their new conservative government distracted by the issue of gay marriages and defeated on the floor of parliament before it has had a chance to show what it can do and thereby convert a minority to a majority at the next election. This makes great sense.
However, I agree with your stance on civil unions.
"This thread was not posted by a Canadian Freeper but by someone from Virginia."
I am not sure what to say. If it is true, my primary criticism is answered and, therefore, I may have been error to press some of the points that I made. On the other hand, most of the general observations I made still stand.