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Same-sex marriage, part deux


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VivreEstEsperer

That's interesting, I had thought that people in all of the provinces except for Alberta could marry already. What is holding them back?

It's great that people can marry in B.C. now though.

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Yeah, right now only BC and Ontario allow same sex marriages. The rest of the provinces are waiting for the Supreme Court to determine if the federal government can make the changes to the marriage act to allow them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This is becoming a huge issue because right now the provinces have authority over marriage (determining who can and cannot get married, issuing licenses, etc.) instead of the federal government. If the court determines that this is a change that can be made by the federal government, a free vote in the House of Commons occurs (that is, voting is anonymous and can be outside of party lines) and it will likely pass with the amount of support it has there. If it is passed, there is nothing the provinces can do to block same-sex marriages, since it will be dictated by the Supreme Court (which means no appeals by the provinces) and the federal government.

That means governments like Alberta's (who are run by homophobic asshats, personal opinion) will likely do one of two things; be mature about it and accept the ruling or create a rift with the federal government the likes of which have never been seen before. Both are very likely possibilities.

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orderinchaos

The Governor of Alberta got on the news today here in Perth...

Something about pies... :)

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Hehe. Yeah, he was hosting a pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede when somebody smacked him in the face with a banana cream pie. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. :)

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