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Barbeau v. British Columbia 
Court of Appeal judgment allowing same-sex marriages in the province, effective immediately. The remedy had been suspended until July 12, 2004, but in light of the availability of same-sex marriage in Ontario, was altered.
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/CA/03/04/2003BCCA0406.htm
CBC - Forever and Always 
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's extensive coverage of first same-sex marriages in Canada. Includes interviews from both sides of debate. Discussion board includes over 10,000 postings.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/national/news/gay/
CBC News 
Readers voice their opinions about same-sex marriages.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourspace/gaymarriage.html
EGALE Canada 
A Canadian organization fighting for "Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere". Battles in courts over same sex couples, rights, government insight.
http://www.egale.ca/
Equal Marriage for Same Sex Couples 
Information about advocacy and campaign methods, upcoming events and celebrations, past activities, historical perspectives and related links.
http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/
Equal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples 
Article discusses how Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper is dead wrong to imply that gay and lesbian couples are unfit parents.
http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/advocacy/bell180205.htm
Free Vote on Gay Marriage 
Keeps track of MP voting intentions for the free vote on gay marriage expected in Canada's House of Commons.
http://www.marriagevote.ca/
Halpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al. (June 10, 2003) 
Full text of the opinion of the Court of Appeal. To remedy Charter violations of equality rights, the official definition of marriage is changed, effective immediately, to be the union of two persons.
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2003/june/halpernC39172.htm
Marriage Canada 
Evangelical minister defends a definition of marriage as a religious covenant between one man and one woman. Includes roster of MPs and their expected votes on the issue.
http://www.marriagecanada.ca/
Minute of Record on Same-Sex Marriage 
Official statement of the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) supporting the right of same-sex couples to a legal marriage. Individual Meetings may perform same-sex marriages, or not, as they see fit. (PDF file, 7K.)
http://www.quaker.ca/concerns/SameSexMarriageMinuteCYM.pdf
Redefinition of Marriage Q&A 
Discusses the reasons why they oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada.
http://www.fotf.ca/tfn/sexuality/articles/Redefinition_of_Marriage.html
Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada 
Media release on the reference testing the constitutionality of proposed Federal same-sex marriage legislation.
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2003/doc_30946.html
Sexual Orientation and Legal Rights 
This paper reviews some of the issues and developments affecting the legal rights of lesbians and gay men at the federal level as well as in areas of provincial jurisdiction and in the private sector.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/921-e.htm
The Globe and Mail: Church offers first 'legal' gay marriages 
Article on a Toronto church offering same-sex marriage by means of a legal loophole in Ontario law.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GAMArticleHTMLTemplate/20001205/UGAYYN?tf=RT/HTMLRelatedArticleTemplate.html&cf=RT/config-neutral&slug=UGAYYN&date=20001205&archive=GAM
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