Backgrounder posted July 20, 2005 by Bradley C. S. Watson
Same-Sex "Marriage" in Canada: A Guide for American Legislators
Recent legal and
political developments in Canada on same-sex "marriage" are
enlightening for the American constitutional debate. Canada
shares a number of important characteristics with the United
States. It has a complex federal system, activist courts, and
evolving public opinion on questions related to homosexuality. And
on the issue of homosexual rights,…