Judge Rivard imposes his opinion.Toronto -- Judicial activism Noun 1. judicial activism - an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) broad interpretation manifested itself again on June 6, 2006, when Ontario Superior Court of Justice The Superior Court of Justice for Ontario, Canada is the successor to the former Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), and was created on April 19 1999. Its predecessor, the Ontario Court (General Division) was the result of the 1990 merger and discontinuance of the previous Paul Rivard ruled birth registry provisions of the Vital Statistics Act "discriminate" against lesbian "co-mothers" on the basis of sex, and infringe their "right to equality" under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Judge Rivard gave the Ontario government 12 months to change the law that today prevents both partners in a lesbian relationship from being registered as parents. He also said the requirement to list only natural parents causes lesbian couples unjustified "pain and hardship" and would leave the impression that "there is something wrong or unnatural about their families." Lawyers representing the women, feminists Martha McCarthy Martha McCarthy is a Canadian lawyer who has represented same-sex couples who have changed the definition of marriage in Ontario and the Yukon. McCarthy passed the Bar in Ontario in 1991, winning the Silver Medal and the Family Law and Advocacy Prizes, and has practiced and Joanna Radbord, said the ruling represents a last frontier for the homosexual agenda The homosexual agenda (or the gay agenda) is a term used by some social conservatives in the United States to describe the goal of increasing LGBT acceptance and equality through public policies, media exposure, and cultural change. . The case involves an application by four lesbian couples who conceived children through anonymous sperm donors. Rivard's ruling conflicts with a decision by a London, ON judge who refused to make a similar finding in a case involving two lesbian mothers and a father. The Ontario Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as Ontario Court of Appeal) is headquartered in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall. The Court is composed of 22 judges who hear over 1 500 appeals each year, on issues of private law, constitutional is scheduled to hear an appeal of that decision in September (LifeSiteNews.com, June 7, 2006; Tor. Star, June 7, 2006). |
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