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Last week, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale released a video from 2005 of now Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaking in opposition to same-sex marriage.

Scheer speaks about why everyone should have the right to loving relationships but that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The video is from 14 years ago. What relevance does it have today?

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It was clearly designed as an attack ad against Scheer, aimed at getting the public to stop discussing matters like Lavscam that show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a poor light and instead criticize the Conservative leader.

For some, it worked. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh described it as Scheer’s “disgusting prejudice” against LGBT persons. It’s reckless to be dragging up an old debate because this one is settled. Scheer apparently feels the same way.

“Mr. Scheer supports same-sex marriage as defined in law and as Prime Minister will, of course, uphold it,” said Brock Harrison, Scheer’s spokesperson, on social media. “This is yet another desperation tactic from Trudeau on the eve of an election to distract from his record of failure and incompetence.”