Hours following the ruling, Michael Leshner and Michael Stark are hitched in a ceremony in Toronto
Both men played a vital part in the court instance.
June 11, 2003
Ontario Attorney General Norm Sterling announces that the province will obey regulations and register marriages that are same-sex. Nearly two dozen homosexual couples used for marriage licences in Ontario on June 10.
June 17, 2003
Prime Minister Jean Chretien announces legislation to produce same-sex marriages appropriate, while in addition allowing churches as well as other spiritual teams to “sanctify wedding while they view it.” this means Ottawa will maybe not allure two court that is provincial enabling same-sex unions. “there is certainly an development in culture,” Chretien stated.
July 8, 2003
British Columbia becomes the 2nd province to legalize same-sex marriages. The British Columbia Court of Appeal lifts its ban on same-sex marriages, offering partners within the province the right to marry instantly. Your decision alters a ruling that could are making same-sex marriages appropriate, not until July 2004. The court had currently agreed that the meaning of wedding ought to be the union of “two individuals” as opposed to of “one man and another girl.” Ontario had been the province that is first recognize same-sex marriages as appropriate.
July 17, 2003
Ottawa reveals the actual wording of legislation that could enable couples that are gay marry. The Act Respecting Certain facets of Legal Capacity for Marriage had been provided for the Supreme Court of Canada for review. In line with the draft bill, “marriage for civil purposes could be the union that is lawful of individuals to your exclusion of most other people. The Supreme Court will be expected whether or perhaps not Parliament has got the exclusive authority that is legal determine wedding; in the event that proposed work works with utilizing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and set up Constitution protects spiritual leaders whom will not sanctify same-sex marriages.