Stephen Harper has re-iterated his promise to hold a free vote on Same Sex marriage should he get elected as Prime Minister.

I can sort of see what Harper is trying to do here. Announce it on day 1 and you get the troops fired up – the people door knocking in minus thirty need a reason to go door knocking. Media pundits often forget about the ground war and, with the cold weather, mobilizing volunteers is going to be harder than ever.

But, geez. This is an issue that’s better off staying dead. And I’m not just saying that because I’m in support of SSM. The fact is, the law has been passed and it’s time to move on. A lot of people who were against SSM have seen that the sky hasn’t fallen and it just looks petty when Harper won’t accept the will of Parliament on this one. Even if 2 or 3 Liberal Cabinet Ministers were forced to vote against their conscience, the vote still passed and Harper should just move on.

More troubling for Harper is the fact that this election will be fought in Ontario and British Columbia. I can’t for the life of me see how this will get Harper any votes in either of those two provinces. Any time the talk turns to social issues, the Conservatives get hurt. Harper looked good this morning talking about change, crime, and cleaning up government – talking about social issues is just stupid.