Vatican

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons

Marriage Resources

DEFENDING MARRIAGE: WHERE ARE WE NOW? HISTORY OF THE ISSUE ACTION GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES DEFENDING MARRIAGE: WHERE ARE WE NOW?  July 19, 2005 – Senate votes 47 – 21 with three abstentions to pass Bill C-38, making Canada the fourth country in the world,...

Canadian Charter of Rights

Resource available through the website of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2003: Canadian Charter of Rights

CCRL predicts numerous rights’ challenges under Bill C-38

OTTAWA, June 28, 2005 – Tonight, the House of Commons adopted Bill C-38 on Third and Final Reading by a margin of 158 to 133, extending civil marriage to couples of the same sex at the federal level. The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) predicts that this...