Canadian Court Invites Gay Marriages

Liberal Party will move to nationalize progress; New Zealand opts for civil unions

In an interesting instance of simultaneous progress, two member nations of the British Commonwealth took significant steps toward legal equality for same-sex couples on December 8 and 9, as the New Zealand Parliament approved a Civil Union Bill and the Supreme Court of Canada issued an important advisory opinion that clears the way for a vote on same-sex marriage in the Canadian Parliament.

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