Gay Marriage? Yes. Fair Divorces? No.
Irwin Cotler
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Posted 04.28.2012
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Canada Politics
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Last week the federal government introduced C-32, the Civil Marriage of Non-Residents Act, prompted by the same-sex divorce case of a lesbian couple. While the proposal makes it even clearer that such couples are validly married and always were, it establishes different divorce procedures for same-sex couples in a way that is highly problematic.