OTTAWA - Parliamentarians on the front lines of Canada's culture wars are girding themselves to watch Young People ... Fuddle-duddling.

A special screening of the provocatively titled movie, "Young People F**king," is set for Thursday night in downtown Ottawa and more than 40 MPs, Senators and their staff and guests have signed up for a viewing.

Among an early list of RSVPs obtained by The Canadian Press are four Conservative MPs. The list included three Liberal MPs and two New Democrat MPs, including Bill Blaikie, an ordained minister. Several Liberal Senators are on the list as are staff from every party on Parliament Hill.

The sexual comedy-relationship movie has become a lightning rod in the debate over proposed Conservative legislation that would give the federal government the power to deny tax credits to Canadian movie and TV productions it deems "contrary to public policy."

While Canada's multibillion-dollar TV and movie production industry has been screaming censorship, proponents responded that taxpayers simply shouldn't be funding such subject matter.

At least one prominent Conservative blogger recently posted an internal Parliament Hill memo from the office of Liberal MP Mark Holland seeking any extra tickets to the event.

The posting drew a number of outraged responses from conservative readers, who suggested only depraved Liberals would want to view the film.

"Given all the attention and controversy, I think we'd be well advised to go see it," Holland said in an interview Monday. "Oftentimes in our society, things are condemned that nobody ever sees."

Holland said it's "fabulous" that several Tories will be in the audience.

"It has a shocking title but I think people should look beyond that - what is the actual value of the movie?" said Holland.

"I hope a lot more Conservative members take up the offer and see it."

None of the four Tory MPs on the list - Patrick Brown, Gary Goodyear, James Lunney or Carol Skelton - were immediately available for comment. But Brown's office later said he would be in his Barrie, Ont., riding on Thursday and was not planning to see the movie.