Gay Marriage in Canada

[Guest zipperzone]

>This report is both premature and possibly wrong in terms of

>"who goes third."

>The measure still needs to pass the Canadian Senate and

>receive "royal assent" through the Governor-General.

 

The "royal assent" could be an unanticipated stumbling block as she (that's right - our GG is a woman) is a real bitch. If that cunt tries to sabotage this, there will be blood on the streets - namely hers!

[Mikeyz7]

THE END OF THE SAGA

Legislation giving same-sex couples the legal right to marry received royal assent on Wednesday and is now the law of the land.

In a late-night vote on Tuesday, the Senate approved the Liberal government's controversial Bill C-38 by a 46-22 vote. Three senators abstained. The historic vote comes after gay and lesbian couples launched lawsuits in different provinces demanding the right to marry. Courts in seven provinces agreed that the traditional definition of marriage violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Liberal government responded to the first of those rulings – in Ontario in 2003 – by introducing legislation which was adopted last month in the House of Commons.Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has said he will bring back the same-sex debate if he's elected prime minister. Canada now joins the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain as the only countries legalizing gay marriage.