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... In many religions same sex orientation is not accepted. ... Before this case, Ontario’s same sex partners were unable to claim or follow under these terms. Now that the supreme court of Canada has amended 67 pieces of legislation to include “same sex partners and the Ontario government has complied with these changes. ...
We do believe that gay rights will move forward from this decision, and things like marriage will soon follow, and eventually same sex partners will enjoy all the same rights as hetero couples. ... Same sex marriages are a huge accomplishment for the gay rights activists. ... They now have the same rights as male and female relationships in Canada. ... She stated that there has been a lot of change in public opinion in the last ten years and that although everyone may not be completely comfortable with the same sex relationships yet they are accepting it more and more. ... They are both landmark cases that help in the revision of laws that discriminate against same-sex issues, and will always be referred to in the future when more cases arise. ... The most important of these would be the direct result of providing same-sex couples with the same rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex couples. ... The term “same-sex partner” was introduced to coexist with the term spouse. ... Insurance companies would have to change their policies to include same-sex partners as beneficiaries. ... hearing, the province of Alberta has made several adjustments to the wording of documents as well as introducing new acts and bills to complement the ruling to include same-sex partners. ... This would allow a person’s partner to be able to claim benefits after they have passed away. ... The bill, which was introduced to Alberta in November of 2002 uses both the terms “spouse” and “adult interdependent partner” and defines a “relationship of interdependence” as one outside of marriage, either same-sex, or opposite sex, in which the persons involved share their lives, are emotionally committed to one another and who function as an economic and domestic unit.
Approximate Word count = 1649
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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