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Truly Scrumptious · 01-13-2012, 10:45 AM

Same-sex marriage law to be changed to recognize gay tourists

"The Harper government is working quickly to change the law so that the marriages of the thousands of gay couples who travel to Canada to wed are legally recognized in this country.

“We want to make it very clear that in our government’s view, these marriages should be valid,” a senior government official told Postmedia News on Friday.

“That’s why we will change the Civil Marriage Act so that any marriages performed in Canada that aren’t recognized in the couple’s home jurisdiction will be recognized in Canada.”

The legislative change will apply to all marriages performed in Canada regardless of the laws of the jurisdiction in which the couple live, the official said."

The residency requirement for divorce remains unchanged at this point, though one has to wonder how it even makes any sense. How can two people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents spend a year here anyway?

Full article:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01...zed-in-canada/

01-13-2012, 10:45 AM	#18
Truly Scrumptious Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: She's my mirror twin, my next of kin Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse Posts: 667 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,047 Thanked 1,756 Times in 548 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	You'd think this would already have been a given, but as of a few minutes ago: Same-sex marriage law to be changed to recognize gay tourists "The Harper government is working quickly to change the law so that the marriages of the thousands of gay couples who travel to Canada to wed are legally recognized in this country. “We want to make it very clear that in our government’s view, these marriages should be valid,” a senior government official told Postmedia News on Friday. “That’s why we will change the Civil Marriage Act so that any marriages performed in Canada that aren’t recognized in the couple’s home jurisdiction will be recognized in Canada.” The legislative change will apply to all marriages performed in Canada regardless of the laws of the jurisdiction in which the couple live, the official said." The residency requirement for divorce remains unchanged at this point, though one has to wonder how it even makes any sense. How can two people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents spend a year here anyway? Full article: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01...zed-in-canada/