Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act

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title: Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act
text: The Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act,, commonly known as Bill 167, was a proposed law in the Canadian province of Ontario, introduced by the government of Bob Rae in 1994, which would have provided cohabiting same-sex couples with rights and obligations mostly equal to those of opposite-sex couples in a common-law marriage by amending the definition of "spouse" in 79 provincial statutes. Despite the changes, the bill did not formally confer same-sex marriage rights in the province, as the d
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description: Ontario, Canada statute
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date created: 2012-05-15T00:59:38Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T04:05:57Z
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