Until the Government briefly refused to recognize a same-sex marriage, its position had been that gay marriages are valid. The only thing that needs to be "fixed" is that a court decree should be sought making plain that this couple -- and by extension others similarly situated -- are in fact validly married.

On Friday, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson declared that the government viewed same-sex unions as valid, but blamed the situation on the previous Liberal government. But the minister's contention simply does not stand up to the facts.

TORONTO - A legal loophole that could have undermined thousands of same-sex marriages will be remedied to ensure gay couples from abroad who marry in ...

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says he will look at clarifying the law to ensure gay couples from abroad who marry in Canada can also get divor...