Canada Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:43 am

The House of Commons voted 158-133 (Government, BQ, NDP vs. Conservatives and some members of the Government) to legalize same-sex marriage in Canada today.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:14 am

Do you favor or oppose?

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:29 am

favor

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:33 am

favour

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:35 am

Favor.

So Cran, do you favor, favour, or oppose?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:49 am

jsluder wrote:Favor.

So Cran, do you favor, favour, or oppose?

I lean toward "favour," but I don't really know all the ins-and-outs of the Canadian legal system.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:51 am

Favour, they now have the same right to be miserable when the marriage breaks up as the straights, divorce lawyers are already packing the pubs in celebration!

MarkB

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:54 am

Cranberry wrote:
jsluder wrote:Favor.

So Cran, do you favor, favour, or oppose?
I lean toward "favour," but I don't really know all the ins-and-outs of the Canadian legal system.

please cran, the in and out comes after marriage.

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:58 am

favor and favour (I'm a dual US-Canadian citizen): now there will be more wedding gig opportunities for musicians!

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:03 am

Being a heterosexual American guy, I have no dog in this fight, really.

However, if I may borrow the words of the great Thomas Jefferson, allowing gays to marry neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg...I'm all for it if that's what they wanna do.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:19 am

Favor.

bradhurley wrote:favor and favour (I'm a dual US-Canadian citizen): now there will be more wedding gig opportunities for musicians!

But you get sick of "I Did it My Way" and old Freddy Mercury numbers pretty quickly.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:22 pm

Favor.

Even though from a religious stand point I veiw it is wrong but I think people should have the right to be wrong that is my philosophy.

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:30 pm

Wanderer wrote:Being a heterosexual American guy, I have no dog in this fight, really.

However, if I may borrow the words of the great Thomas Jefferson, allowing gays to marry neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg...I'm all for it if that's what they wanna do.

My thoughts exactly.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:46 pm

OnTheMoor wrote:
Wanderer wrote:Being a heterosexual American guy, I have no dog in this fight, really.

However, if I may borrow the words of the great Thomas Jefferson, allowing gays to marry neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg...I'm all for it if that's what they wanna do.
My thoughts exactly.

I personally have no dog in this one either, but many of my friends do.
favor.

(btw, is the point of this exercise to start an enormous flamer the minute some hapless person picks oppose?)

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:47 pm

Favor.

Although, much as Avery pointed out, I believe marriage is essentially a religious institution. Here in the states, therefore, the govvy ought to re-read the establishment clause and let marriage be defined by churches howsoever they like.