Directory of Canada

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• CBC - Forever and Always - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's coverage of first same-sex marriages in Canada. Includes interviews from both sides of debate. Discussion board includes over 10,000 postings. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/gay/

• CBC News - Readers voice their opinions about same-sex marriages. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourspace/gaymarriage.html

• Court cases about homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada - Examination of the Hendricks and Léboeuf case. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb4.htm

• EFC :: Social Issues :: Defending Marriage - Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's views against same sex marriage. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=455&srcid=187

• EGALE Canada - A Canadian organization fighting for 'Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere'. Battles in courts over same sex couples, rights, government insight. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.egale.ca/

• Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples - Information about advocacy and campaign methods, upcoming events and celebrations, past activities, historical perspectives and related links. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/

• 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. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2003/june/halpernC39172.htm

• Homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada - An overview of the situation in Canada including case law. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb.htm

• Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Canada - Background information on the debate over legal recognition of same sex unions in Canada. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/general/same_sex/

• Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions: Department of Justice - A discussion paper on same-sex marriage legislation. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/mar/index.html#toc

• Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto - Toronto church conducting what is claimed to be the first legal same-sex marriage in Canada. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.mcctoronto.com/

• 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.) [PDF]
• 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. (July 08, 2003) (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.quaker.ca/concerns/SameSexMarriageMinuteCYM.pdf

• Ontario will register same-sex marriages: attorney general - Article includes links to audio and video reports. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2003/06/11/samesex_030611.html

• 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'. (Added: 24-Feb-2011 Hits: )
  http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2003/june/halpernsynopsis.htm