I know I'm guilty of jumping to conclusions as I'm sure we've all been guilty of it from time to time. This time it's some of the Canadian people in general as a result of the media, jumping to conclusions about the Conservative governments stand on gay marriage. They tried to accuse the government of using backdoor ways to invalidate the legal marriage of over 5,000 non-resident same-sex couples.
Hmmmmm...well it doesn't really seem that way to me. It seems to me like the law didn't take the legality of future actions of marriage, such as divorce, into account when it was drafted. It also seems to me like a very rational government response to fix an obviously glaring flaw in that law and how it doesn't line up with each other and how's there's a lack of consistency.
I understand why people are so skiddish and nervous about their right to be married and stay that way. After all, it wouldn't have been the first time in the last few years that a country, state, or any other place has reversed marriage equality. The problem is however, Canada didn't reverse or change any laws. Nothing actually happened. All that happened was the flaw in the law was brought to the foreground and now the law is being rectified.
We should be commending our Prime Minister for sticking to his word and respecting the democratic process that enacted marriage equality in Canada in the first place. He is not taking away anyone's rights, as a matter of fact he and his Justice Minister are doing the exact opposite and strengthening the law to provide proper protection for same-sex couples who marry here, but do not reside here. Although I haven't agreed with every legislation I do agree with most. This one will be no different. They are doing a great job and I say good for them. Good for them for sticking to their guns and showing Canadians that they aren't the big bad wolf that people sometimes make them out to be.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/justice-minister-declares-all-same-sex-marriages-legal-and-valid/article2301691/
2 comments:
You're absolutely right. Gawd knows I'm no fan of Harper and the Conservatives, but there is no conspiracy here to reverse GLBTQ rights. People should just relax and wait for the court to rule on the Justice Canada lawyer's argument -- that's all it is at this point, an argument. Not legal fact. Personally, I think non-resident same sex marriages are perfectly legal in Canada. But as soon as they go home, their jurisdictions won't recognize the marriage as valid. That's not Canada's fault.
Exactly! I must say, when the story first broke I was a little concerned, but as more info filed in it really seemed like something on the up and up that's being corrected.
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