Thursday, December 09, 2004

 

O Canada!

The Canadian Supreme Court, in an advisory opinion this morning, approved same-sex marriage as federal policy for the Great White North.

My (limited) understanding of Canadian constitutional law is that the Parliament must still pass enabling legislation, and the issue may still need to be litigated against the lone provincial holdout, Alberta (think of Texans transported to a frozen tundra), but that (as the Texans would say), "It's all over but the shoutin'."

(And a note to all purveyors of rightwing hate radio in this country: Some of us consider this a fundamental human-rights issue -- so please, no lame and predictable "Mountie" jokes, OK?)

posted by Michael 8:35 AM