"The religious right here commands, oh, I'd say about 1 or 2 per cent of the vote here at the most...and they have no discernable effect on our political election process. They are virtually invisible."

I don't know about that LH, the present federal government, if you recall, is comprised of an amalgamation of the "Progressive" Conservatives and the "Reform" party of Preston Manning which was mostly represented by right wing, western Canadian, born again Christians. The difference between the Canadian and American versions is that the Canadians tend to keep their beliefs to themselves, especially in view of the fact that they are in a minority government situation. I feel that they will become more assertive when/or if they ever win a majority.