Same Sex Marriage
The vatican 's edict stated that homosexuality unions are not in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God 's plan or marriage for a family. The act of homosexualliy is “unnatrual”. Long ago homosexuallity was a crime in many places including Canada. In 1985 The Supreme court of Canada upheld a ruling that Evertt Klippert- a gay man was a “dangerous sex offender” and was sent to prison. Over the years Canada has evolved, shaped and formed into the country it is today. There are many factors, one being acceptance. We’ve accepted and embraced the culture, the religion and lifestyle others live. Allowing same sex marriage is one of them. On October 3 2001 judge Ian H. Pitfield of the Supreme Court of British Columbia …show more content…
All the cases has brought an issue concerning, the right of individuals that have been robbed of their freedom, and also clarification of the law; what is allowed and is not allowed. Halpern v Canada is a case about two same sex couples that were married in a religious ceremony at the Christian church. The government of Ontario however refused to register the marriages and argued that the legal definition of marriage did not include same sex marriages. The couple too this situation to the court. Finally as same sex couples were excluded from a fundamental societal institution, this exclusion was regarded to be a severe violation to the section 15 equal rights, saying that every individual is before or under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit from the law. The judicial decision had two important impacts on the politics of same sex marriage in Canada. One being section 15 and SCC’s ruling was important that it eliminated the provinces from the picture, many provinces quickly adapted the new definition of marriage but some did not. But since the SCC’s ruling was generally accepted, the federal government has authority to make laws relating to
The vatican 's edict stated that homosexuality unions are not in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God 's plan or marriage for a family. The act of homosexualliy is “unnatrual”. Long ago homosexuallity was a crime in many places including Canada. In 1985 The Supreme court of Canada upheld a ruling that Evertt Klippert- a gay man was a “dangerous sex offender” and was sent to prison. Over the years Canada has evolved, shaped and formed into the country it is today. There are many factors, one being acceptance. We’ve accepted and embraced the culture, the religion and lifestyle others live. Allowing same sex marriage is one of them. On October 3 2001 judge Ian H. Pitfield of the Supreme Court of British Columbia …show more content…
All the cases has brought an issue concerning, the right of individuals that have been robbed of their freedom, and also clarification of the law; what is allowed and is not allowed. Halpern v Canada is a case about two same sex couples that were married in a religious ceremony at the Christian church. The government of Ontario however refused to register the marriages and argued that the legal definition of marriage did not include same sex marriages. The couple too this situation to the court. Finally as same sex couples were excluded from a fundamental societal institution, this exclusion was regarded to be a severe violation to the section 15 equal rights, saying that every individual is before or under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit from the law. The judicial decision had two important impacts on the politics of same sex marriage in Canada. One being section 15 and SCC’s ruling was important that it eliminated the provinces from the picture, many provinces quickly adapted the new definition of marriage but some did not. But since the SCC’s ruling was generally accepted, the federal government has authority to make laws relating to