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The '''Civil Marriage Act''' is a federal law in [[Canada]] that mandated [[same-sex marriage]] nationwide, effective July 20, 2005, such that marriage was no longer defined as the union of a husband and a wife, but as the "union of two persons." | The '''Civil Marriage Act''' is a federal law in [[Canada]] that mandated [[same-sex marriage]] nationwide, effective July 20, 2005, such that marriage was no longer defined as the union of a husband and a wife, but as the "union of two persons." | ||
| − | Canada thereby became the first nation in the [[Western Hemisphere]] and the fourth nation in the world to impose same-sex marriage.<ref>The [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[Spain]] had previously imposed [[same-sex marriage]].<ref | + | Canada thereby became the first nation in the [[Western Hemisphere]] and the fourth nation in the world to impose same-sex marriage.<ref>The [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[Spain]] had previously imposed [[same-sex marriage]].</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:18, July 13, 2016
The Civil Marriage Act is a federal law in Canada that mandated same-sex marriage nationwide, effective July 20, 2005, such that marriage was no longer defined as the union of a husband and a wife, but as the "union of two persons."
Canada thereby became the first nation in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth nation in the world to impose same-sex marriage.[1]
References
- ↑ The Netherlands, Belgium and Spain had previously imposed same-sex marriage.