Civil Marriage Act
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civil-marriage-act-272-17506885
title:
Civil Marriage Act
text:
The Civil Marriage Act is a federal statute legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time it became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian jurisdictions except Alberta, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. It was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1, 2005. It passed the House of Commons on June 28, 2005, and the Senate on July 19, 2005. The Act became law when it
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description:
2005 Canadian law legalizing same-sex marriage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Marriage_Act
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2024-01-20T08:51:19Z
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