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Party Platform: Equal Marriage
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LIBERAL
PARTY OF CANADA
on
Equal Marriage
Leader: The Right Hon. Paul Martin
Will allow a free vote when gay marriage legislation reaches the
House of Commons for a vote next year, but asked the Supreme Court
to postpone until this fall a hearing on whether draft legislation
allowing gays and lesbians to wed is constitutional.
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NEW
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CANADA
on
Equal Marriage
Leader: Mr. Jack
Layton
Would amend the Human Rights Act to add sexual orientation and
recognize gay and lesbian marriages as equal to heterosexual
marriages.
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BLOC
QUÉBÉCOIS
on
Equal Marriage
Leader: Mr. Gilles Duceppe
Although
the majority of Bloc MPs are in favour of allowing same-sex
couples to wed, leader Gilles Duceppe has announced that the
question should be put to a free vote in the House of Commons.
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CONSERVATIVE
PARTY OF CANADA
on Equal Marriage
Leader: Mr.
Stephen Harper
Will withdraw the federal reference to the Supreme Court on
same-sex marriage and allow a free vote in Parliament on the
issue.
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Source:
National Post, May 25/04 - PAGE:
A9 (NEWS)
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