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• Regional: North America: Canada: Society and Culture: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (11)
• Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Law: Marriage and Domestic Partnership (7)

• CBC - Forever and Always - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's coverage of first same-sex marriages in Canada. Includes interviews from both sides of debate. Discussion board includes over 10,000 postings.
• CBC News - Readers voice their opinions about same-sex marriages.
• Court cases about homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada - Examination of the Hendricks and Léboeuf case.
• EFC :: Social Issues :: Defending Marriage - Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's views against same sex marriage.
• EGALE Canada - A Canadian organization fighting for "Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere". Battles in courts over same sex couples, rights, government insight.
• Homosexual (Same-Sex) Marriages in Canada - An overview of the situation in Canada including case law.
• Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Canada - Background information on the debate over legal recognition of same sex unions in Canada.
• Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions: Department of Justice - A discussion paper on same-sex marriage legislation.
• Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto - Toronto church conducting what is claimed to be the first legal same-sex marriage in Canada.
• Minute of Record on Same-Sex Marriage - Official statement of the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) supporting the right of same-sex couples to a legal marriage. Individual Meetings may perform same-sex marriages, or not, as they see fit. (PDF file, 7K.) [PDF]
• Barbeau v. British Columbia - Court of Appeal judgment allowing same-sex marriages in the province, effective immediately. The remedy had been suspended until July 12, 2004, but in light of the availability of same-sex marriage in Ontario, was altered. (July 08, 2003)
• Synopsis of Halpern et al v. Attorney General of Canada et al (June 10, 2003) - Official summary of the ruling which legalized gay marriage in the province of Ontario. The definition of marriage is changed to "the voluntary union for life of two persons to the exclusion of all others". (June 10, 2003)
• Halpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al. (June 10, 2003) - Full text of the opinion of the Court of Appeal. To remedy Charter violations of equality rights, the official definition of marriage is changed, effective immediately, to be the union of two persons. (June 10, 2003)
• Ontario will register same-sex marriages: attorney general - Article includes links to audio and video reports. (June 10, 2003)

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