Bill C-38 - Civil Marriage Act
Civil
Marriage & the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions
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Bill C-38
- Bill
C-38 - An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage
for civil purposes
(Civil Marriage Act)
- Text of the Bill
- Major Speeches in Parliament
- Status of the Bill
- Selected Recorded Votes
- Coming into Force Information
Frequently Asked Questions
- Civil
Marriage Act dd Feb. 2005
- What does this legislation do?
- Why is the Government moving forward now?
- Why does the bill include a preamble?
- Will this bill be subject to a free vote?
- Will the bill affect religious freedom?
- Will public marriage officials, religious schools and others, also be protected?
- Why is the Government extending civil marriage instead of using some other term such as civil union?
- But doesn’t the fact that the Supreme Court refused to answer the question about the constitutionality of opposite-sex marriage mean it could still be constitutional?
- Doesn’t
legislating changes to civil marriage to include same-sex unions
mean that the Government is starting down a slippery slope that
will lead to other changes such as polygamy?
Backgrounders
- Civil Marriage Act dd Feb. 2005
- Civil Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-sex Unions - Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Marriage Reference dd Dec. 9, 2004
- Civil Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions dd Oct. 5, 2004
- Civil Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions dd Jan. 28, 2004
- Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada dd July 17, 2003
- Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions dd Nov. 7, 2002
News releases
- Government of Canada to Introduce Legislation to Extend Civil Marriage to Same-Sex Couples dd Feb. 1, 2005
- Government of Canada Reaffirms its Position on Supreme Court Reference dd Jan. 28, 2004
- Minister of Justice Announces Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada, dd July 17, 2003
- Minister of Justice Makes Public a Discussion Paper on Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions dd Nov. 7, 2002
- Minister Refers Question Of Marriage And Same-Sex Unions To Standing Committee dd Nov. 12, 2002
Factsheets
- Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada on Civil Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions dd Jan. 28, 2004
Supreme Court of Canada
Reference
- Summary - Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Marriage Reference dd Dec. 15, 2004
- Decision - Marriage Reference dd Dec. 9, 2004
- Factum of the Attorney General of Canada dd July 16, 2003
- Supplementary Factum of the Attorney General of Canada dd July 16, 2003
- Reply Factum of the Attorney General of Canada dd July 16, 2003
Op-Ed
- So,
where do we go from here? by Peter Hogg
Published in The Globe and Mail on December 15, 2004
When it comes to same-sex marriage, Parliament has several paths it could take, says constitutional expert Peter Hogg. All but one lead to the same place.
Peter W. Hogg, the former dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, is the scholar in residence at the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon. He acted as counsel for the government of Canada in the marriage reference.
Discussion Paper
Responses to Bill C-38
Address by Prime Minister Paul Martin on Bill C-38
Address
by Stephen Harper, PC, MP. Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
on Bill C-38 
Religious Coalition to Present Multi-Faith Statement Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Legislation (April 10, 2005)
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