Canada Poised to Become Third Country to Legalize Gay Marriage

AP ^ | Jun 28, 2005 | Beth Duff-Brown

[Brilliant]

Notice how they conveniently overlook the US, where gay marriage is allowed in MA. It's like we don't even exist anymore. Only the rest of the world is relevant.

[goldstategop]

Canada will be signing its own death warrant. The Liberals want the country to be trendy so its OK to throw the family on the trash heap of history.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Dr.Hilarious]

But it hasn't been made legal in the US, only in one state of the US.

MY problem with this article is that I figured Canada had legalized it long ago. It seems beside the point in any case, Canada is perceived as that kinda place, anyway.

[expatguy]

"Martin, a Roman Catholic, has said that despite anyone's personal beliefs, all Canadians should be granted the same rights to marriage."

Wow! This is news to me. Have homosexuals in Canada been denied the right to marriage? Im missing something here.

As far as I know, everyone has the right to get married and have always had that right.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[what's up]

I know a Canadian in Ontario who has ranted and raved about homosexuality in Canada for years. He can't stand it.

However, when it comes time to vote, he consistently votes liberal because the conservative candidates turn him off or he knows the liberal personally so wants to vote for them.

Canadians have to work themselves out of their mess but I don't know if they have what it takes.

[Brilliant]

"This is a victory for Canadian values."

Agreed. Personally, though, I don't think we should have Canadian values in the US.

[highball]

Notice how they conveniently overlook the US, where gay marriage is allowed in MA. It's like we don't even exist anymore. Only the rest of the world is relevant.

Um, so you're upset that the US wasn't mentioned in this article?

[funkywbr]

I wish we could overlook MA permanently.

[Brilliant]

No, my point is just that the liberal media doesn't acknowledge anything that happens in the US unless it fits in with their ideological bias.

[AntiGuv]

It would help of the Canadian Conservatives didn't have perpetual foot-in-mouth disease, such as Stephen Harper proclaiming that this same-sex marriage vote won't be legitimate because of its support by the Bloc Quebecois.

[youngtory]

But he's right. If you take away the Bloq votes, SSM would have been defeated.

[pabianice]

Why not? It already recognizes civil unions between Canadians and farm animals...

[little jeremiah]

later pingout.

[CFC__VRWC]

The legislation, however, states that the bill only covers civil unions, not religious ones, and no clergy would be forced to perform same-sex ceremonies unless they choose to do so.

That'll last about as long as it takes for a couple of poofters to have their "marriage" demand refused by some Canadian priest, and then file a lawsuit.

[AntiGuv]

I know he's write, but he's antagonizing Quebec voters in suggesting that their votes shouldn't matter! Maybe their votes shouldn't matter, but if you're the leader of a party you don't say things that can be misconstrued that way. It's the same thing Howard Dean does with his insane rhetoric.

[AntiGuv]

write = right

[river rat]

I guess a nation running short of men and women, has to accept what it can get....

Leftist liberalism running amok in Canada.....a failed experiment....

I fully expect secession of several provinces in my lifetime, and I'm an old man.

Semper Fi

[highball]

But when did Massachusetts become a country?

Not that I'm disputing your basic point, but it doesn't really apply in this case. The point of the article isn't that states/provinces allow gay marriage (in the article, it says that all provinces allow it), the point is that Canada *as a nation* is about to recognize it. So MA isn't relevant.

[highball]

Sorry, quick correction - *seven* provinces allow it.