Conservative MP Brad Trost caught some shade from a colleague on live television Friday when he referred to marriage equality as "socialist language."

At their party convention in Vancouver this weekend, Conservatives are debating whether to remove a ban on gay marriage from their platform.

Tories voted in favour of changing their policy on Friday morning, but the proposal still needs to pass a final vote on Saturday.

After Friday's vote, Tory MP Michelle Rempel told reporters that supporting same-sex marriage is about human rights, not politics.