Finis! Canadian Same-sex marriage bill passes Senate!

[jawnbc]

[pinched from here]

Canada has become the fourth country to officially sanction same-sex marriage. The Senate has voted 47-21 in favour of the Liberal government's controversial Bill C-38. Three senators abstained.

The historic vote comes after gay and lesbian couples launched lawsuits in different provinces demanding the right to marry. Courts in seven provinces agreed that the traditional definition of marriage violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Liberal government responded to the first of those rulings - in Ontario in 2003 - by introducing legislation which was adopted last month in the House of Commons.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has said he will bring back the same-sex debate if he's elected prime minister. The bill will become law when it receives royal assent on Wednesday.

Comments

WOOHOO!!

[nursetomsf.livejournal.com]

Now if only these cretins to the south would come into the modern age...Congrats!!!

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you -- what a country to embrace as your own. Congratulations to you, yours, and everyone in Canada.

(I admit it -- I'm also jealous since we're nowhere close to that step in this country ... -_-)

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

Steven Harper elected PM, that's a good one!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has said he will bring back the same-sex debate if he's elected prime minister

Here is a poll saying majority of Canadians don't want the marriage law repealed by a future Parliament:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050718/SAMESEX18/TPNational/CanadaIF

[superbbluewren.livejournal.com]

Yay! Go Canada!