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)

Article on a Toronto church offering same-sex marriage by means of a legal loophole in Ontario law. (December 5, 2000)

Background information on the debate over legal recognition of same sex unions in Canada.

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)

Article discusses how Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper is dead wrong to imply that gay and lesbian couples are unfit parents.

Freedom, Fairness and a Future

This paper reviews some of the issues and developments affecting the legal rights of lesbians and gay men at the federal level as well as in areas of provincial jurisdiction and in the private sector.

Love and the Law - Feature report examining the debate over recognising same-sex relationships in law.

CBC news report includes audio and video links. (June 10, 2003)

Marriage Canada is a pro-traditional marriage web site set up as an information outlet by David Mainse. Marriage predates government. It is a religious covenant. Marriage is a union of 'one man and one woman.' The traditional definition of the word marriage is not to be confused with or used as a source of debate on the lifestyle choices of any group or individual, but rather it is a description for a time-honoured institution -- 'Holy Matrimony.'