| Directory > Regional > North America > Canada > Society and Culture > Politics > Issues > Same Sex Marriage Mapleleafweb.com: Features - Legal Recognition of Same Sex Unions: Introduction
Background information on the debate over legal recognition of same sex unions in Canada.
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/general/same_sex/
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Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada
Media release on the reference testing the constitutionality of proposed Federal same-sex marriage
legislation.
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2003/doc_30946.html
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Court cases about homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada
Examination of the Hendricks and Léboeuf case.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb4.htm
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Defend Marriage, Canada!
Includes a petition against same sex marriage.
http://www.defendmarriagecanada.org/
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Sanctity of Marriage.ca - Protecting Traditional Marriage in Canada
Opposes same sex marriage.
http://sanctityofmarriage.ca/
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EFC :: Social Issues :: Defending Marriage
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's views against same sex marriage.
http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/social/marriage.asp
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Free Vote on Gay Marriage
Keeps track of MP voting intentions for the free vote on gay marriage expected in Canada's House
of Commons in early 2004.
http://www.daffodileleven.com/marriagevote
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Minute of Record on Same-Sex Marriage
Official statement of the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
supporting the right of same-sex couples to a legal marriage. Individual Meetings may perform
same-sex marriages, or not, as they see fit. (PDF file, 7K.)
http://www.quaker.ca/concerns/SameSexMarriageMinuteCYM.pdf
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Marriage Canada
Evangelical minister defends a definition of marriage as a religious covenant between one man and
one woman. Includes roster of MPs and their expected votes on the issue.
http://www.marriagecanada.ca/
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Barbeau v. British Columbia
Court of Appeal judgment allowing same-sex marriages in the province, effective immediately. The
remedy had been suspended until July 12, 2004, but in light of the availability of same-sex
marriage in Ontario, was altered.
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/CA/03/04/2003BCCA0406.htm
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The National Online - Love and the Law
Feature report examining the debate over recognising same-sex relationships in law.
http://www.tv.cbc.ca/national/pgminfo/gay/
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Ontario men wed following court ruling
CBC news report includes audio and video links.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/10/ont_samesex030610
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Ontario will register same-sex marriages: attorney general
Article from CBC News includes links to audio and video reports including an As It Happens
interview.
http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2003/06/11/samesex_030611
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CBC News - Indepth Backgrounder: Gay rights
Background information about gay rights in Canada.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/gayrights.html
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Redefinition of Marriage Q&A
Focus on the Family discusses the reasons why they oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage in
Canada.
http://www.fotf.ca/familyfacts/analysis/110401.html
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Halpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al. (June 10, 2003)
Full text of the opinion of the Court of Appeal. To remedy Charter violations of equality rights,
the official definition of marriage is changed, effective immediately, to be the union of two
persons.
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2003/june/halpernC39172.htm
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Synopsis of Halpern et al v. Attorney General of Canada et al (June 10, 2003)
Official summary of the ruling which legalized gay marriage in the province of Ontario. The
definition of marriage is changed to "the voluntary union for life of two persons to the
exclusion of all others".
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2003/june/halpernsynopsis.htm
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Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples
Information about advocacy and campaign methods, upcoming events and celebrations, past activities,
historical perspectives and related links.
http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/
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CBC - Forever and Always
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's extensive coverage of the country's first same-sex
marriages. Includes interviews with stakeholders from both sides of the debate. A discussion
board includes over 10,000 postings.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/national/news/gay/
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EGALE Canada
A Canadian organization fighting for "Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere". Battles
in courts over same sex couples, rights, government insight.
http://www.egale.ca/
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Sexual Orientation and Legal Rights
This paper reviews some of the issues and developments affecting the legal rights of lesbians and
gay men at the federal level as well as in areas of provincial jurisdiction and in the private
sector.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/921-e.htm
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The Globe and Mail: Church offers first 'legal' gay marriages
Article on a Toronto church offering same-sex marriage by means of a legal loophole in Ontario law.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GAMArticleHTMLTemplate/20001205/UGAYYN?tf=RT/HTMLRelatedArt....
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Foundation for Equal Families
This Canadian non-profit group works for the equality of same-sex couples under the law .
http://www.ffef.ca/
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Homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada
An overview of the situation in Canada including case law.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb.htm
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Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
Toronto church conducting what is claimed to be the first legal same-sex marriage in Canada.
http://www.mcctoronto.com/
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