What is and is not a marriage?
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Robert Leckey, president of Egale, points with concern to both this latest court case and the case of a Canadian citizen in Britain.
In both cases, we shouldn’t let the technicalities distract us from matters of principle. A government proud that Canada’s Parliament has granted equal marriage rights to gay men and lesbians would stand behind such marriages, however other countries saw them. And a government supportive of equality would affirm other countries’ efforts to recognize gay relationships.
The CBC has the legal documents. Olivia Chow calls on the Prime Minister to redirect the Justice Department lawyer.