TheStar.com - Court endorses gay marriage bill
OTTAWA — The Liberals will move swiftly to legalize gay weddings across the country now that the top court has endorsed a draft bill that would revolutionize marriage.
Canada would join the vanguard of nations supporting same-sex unions if legislation to be introduced early in 2005 is passed.
Canada once again proves to be light years ahead of the United States on social issues, as it plans to legislate equality in the country's most important institution while preserving religious freedom for those with opposing viewpoints. (A significant qualification in the Supreme Court's ruling is that no religious leader can be forced to perform a marriage that he or she opposes on religious or moral grounds.)