12/07/2006
Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Here to Stay
The Canadian House of Commons today voted down a motion to reopen the debate on gay marriage by a vote of 175 to 123 with twelve Tories breaking rank. Opponents still insisted they would continue the battle but it was widely agreed that this vote was the "final word" on the issue.
Posted 4:55 PM EST by Andy Towle in Canada, Gay Marriage, News | Permalink
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Well at least I can go to my sister's wedding next summer then!
Posted by: Drew | Dec 7, 2006 5:02:10 PM
Gay marriage is there to st-eh? y-eh!
...sorry.
Posted by: Nathan | Dec 7, 2006 5:07:00 PM
what an advanced country...
Posted by: Dan | Dec 7, 2006 6:24:57 PM
Woohoo! I can get married... now if I just need to find someone. ha...
Posted by: Vance | Dec 7, 2006 6:31:51 PM
(maybe if I learn to speak/type properly, I will)... that was: now I just need to find someone... ha
Posted by: Vance | Dec 7, 2006 6:32:54 PM
Everyone's invited to come to Vancouver, Canada's #1 gay tourist destination to help us celebrate!
Posted by: Chris Wren | Dec 7, 2006 10:22:45 PM
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: peterparker | Dec 7, 2006 10:38:29 PM
Our MP's have only voted on this issue about 19 times and each time the Conservatives keep losing. It's getting so pathetic.
I think they've thrown in the towel this time.
Posted by: Darren McEwen | Dec 8, 2006 12:41:26 AM
Canada goes forward with Equality....While America goes backward. I say to america>>>>Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
Posted by: Vincent | Dec 8, 2006 1:42:46 AM
I wonder now if my cousin will marry his longtime partner. Hmm.
Posted by: Lady Heather | Dec 8, 2006 2:38:40 AM
thank goodness my parents still live in vancouver, and have a place for when (if) the right day comes. maybe i'll even move back up there..
Posted by: b | Dec 8, 2006 3:50:18 AM
Canada is looking better and better to this American. Now if we can just do something about those darn winters....
Posted by: mark m | Dec 8, 2006 10:29:28 AM
well, in Vancouver at least it rarely gets much colder than 30-35 F, even in the winter.
Posted by: jacob | Dec 8, 2006 2:37:12 PM
I am an American originally from New York City who has been living in Canada with my same-sex partner since 1985. We live in the wonderful city of Montreal in Quebec, which has permitted gay marriage for several years. I am proud to be in a country that has such forward thinking leaders and citizens. Although there are still many things I love about my home country, I must say, that I have never been happier than since I have been living in Canada. Much more relaxed, open-minded, progressive and liberal than the U.S. Perhaps when that bastard Bush leaves office and takes his religious fundamentalist crowd with him, things will begin to go in the right or should I say left direction again in my country.
Posted by: Michael D. Fein | Dec 8, 2006 5:55:41 PM
BTW Jacob, Vancouver is a great city too. :-)
Posted by: Michael D. Fein | Dec 8, 2006 5:57:03 PM
...America is, and always will be, a great country. It's unfortunate that it's currently being held hostage by a buncha religious facists/fanatics. I live in Canada, I LOVE it, but I love America too! Hang in there, it won't be long now...
Posted by: malvolio | Dec 8, 2006 11:04:36 PM
HELPPP!!!! I am a lesbian, American citizen. My partner of 5 years is a canadian citizen. We want to get married. I am a nurse, so it would not be any problem for me to get a job once in Canada and legally able to work. My question is...If I marry my Canadian partner now, would I be able to stay in Canada legally while awaiting my permanent residency papers to go through?
Posted by: Sher | Mar 6, 2007 1:35:10 PM