OTTAWA — Canadian Alliance MP Larry Spencer was fired Thursday as the party’s family issues critic and temporarily resigned from caucus after making controversial remarks about homosexuals.

OTTAWA — Canadian Alliance MP Larry Spencer was fired Thursday as the party’s family issues critic and temporarily resigned from caucus after making controversial remarks about homosexuals. Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said Spencer’s comments on homosexuality were unacceptable and do not reflect the party’s stance on gays. Spencer had told the Vancouver Sun that homosexuality should be outlawed and cited a “well-orchestrated” conspiracy that began in the 1960s and led to recent successes in the gay-rights movement.