Marriage in la belle Province.Quebec -- The undermining of the institution of marriage in Quebec fits right in with the effects of "gay marriage." Marriage as one choice among many appeals to fewer and fewer Quebeckers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest (2001) Statistics Canada census data, examined by writer Bob Klager of the Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by (then) Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988. ("Parents a la carte," June 24, 2004). The uncoupling of marriage and parenthood seems very conveniently in step with the anti-religious, "free-spirited" zeitgeist which has pervaded the province ever since the heady head·y adj. head·i·er, head·i·est 1. a. Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur. b. days of the Quiet Revolution. Quebec has the most advanced child-care subsidy subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the public welfare. program in Canada at $7.00 a day. That, of course, is for working parents, or single parents, itself a phenomenon that does not encourage the traditional family structure. Another program of family assistance expenses which is child-centred has seen its funding raised by $547 million in 2004 to a total of over $2 billion in 2005. Unfortunately, family structure in Quebec presently offers a contrast not only to its pre-1960s status but also to the situation in the rest of Canada. In 1991, already 16% of Quebeckers were living common-law. Since 1991 they have developed almost a contempt for marriage--running in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with the near-empty churches. In 2001, 44% of Canadian common-taw couples (500,000 couples) lived in Quebec, with 29% of Quebec couples with children living common-law compared to 8.2% in the rest of Canada. The children of these unions also are more liable to see their parents separate, the statistics show. Comment The promotion of same-sex "marriage" will re-inforce the trend towards ignoring the institution of marriage. It is quite a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin situation for the Church in Quebec. After a 40-year public silence the time has come for the Church to speak out openly. Quebec City -- Holland-America's ship Maasdam called at Quebec City with 1250 lesbians on board. Over sixty couples were celebrating their "honeymoon" on the ship, the women having "married" a few days before the start of the cruise. Crooned Le Journal de Quebec." "Quebec charms gay tourists; ... the Old Capital aspires to become a prized destination for homosexual homosexual /ho·mo·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or directed toward the same sex. 2. one who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. tourism" (July 10). And the Holland-America Line to your "No" list. |
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