Court rules on marriage.The Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system.[1] has ruled that Ottawa can redefine marriage to include same-sex marriages Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable but that it cannot compel Compel - COMpute ParallEL religious officials to perform such weddings if they are against their beliefs. The court issued the non-binding ruling after its opinion was sought in 2003 by former prime minister Jean Chretien as Ottawa considered changing the definition of marriage to the "lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of others" rather than the "lawful union of one man and one woman." Same-sex marriages are legal in seven provinces and territories. Mr. Chretien had asked the court its opinion on whether Parliament has the legal right to define marriage, if the proposed legislation supports the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and whether churches could be protected from having to perform same-sex marriages if they ran contrary to their beliefs. In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Anglican Church of Canada has been debating whether to bless same-sex relationships same-sex relationship n → gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehung f but it continues to define marriage as between a man and a woman. |
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