Why Should The Conservative Partys Retain Traditional Values?

The conservatives are a political party who make up the right side of the political spectrum who have a strong stance on law and order, religion, social order, traditional values (i.e. marriage) and strict law enforcement. As it can be seen, these values are highly interrelated and so if one of the values changes then that would lead to a chain effect and as a result, the party would develop a huge amount of distrust, therefore, they largely do not support change.

Conservatives still hold traditional values because they are bound to religious beliefs, this is evident in "The political system" which defines conservatism as the party that "…opposes radical change" and "sometimes supports initiatives that are seen as ‘traditional' or ‘family values.'" The conservative party focuses on their selves and takes actions that they believe are right by maintaining the values that were traditionally held and so do not pay particular regard to others people's beliefs.

Although same-sex marriage became legalized in July 19, 2015, it is still a recurrent issue now in 2017, this is very frustrating because this topic should not be up for discussion, there many other major issues that require immediate attention and more awareness that directly affect the well-being of individuals which the conservatives should shift their focus on such as homeless needing shelters, economic crisis, and the military budget.

The conservatives consistently bring up the topic of same-sex marriage because in conservatism ideology their foundation mainly is built upon traditional beliefs and so the now the acceptance of same-sex marriages as a result of the change in society hugely goes against what they stand for. This change creates a lot of mistrust that they cannot tolerate and so they would take every step to terminate this change in

perspective.
In addition, it must be noted that Canada is a democracy and not a dictatorship, so everyone has the right to do anything they please (as long it does not go against any of the laws) while not having the fear of being discriminated against especially by a political party who does not agree with their actions. Love does not have a boundary and so the expression should not either, whether it is expressed by an individual of the opposite or same sex should not be of concern because in both cases both parties love each other unconditionally and if they make each other happy then that should be encouraged. Also, society has changed dramatically since the establishment of the conservative party and therefore the views that society and the conservative party holds are not consistent with each other since society holds more modern views and the conservative party holds more traditional views. These conflicting views that the society and the political party have about marriage often result to major arguments that often develop into protests.
Therefore, the conservatives should focus on essential topics that have direct effects on an individual's well-being such as homeless shelters rather than focusing on issues that have been long been accepted by society such as same-sex marriage, because society has changed and so should the conservatives’ views about certain ideas.