Legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legalization_of_same-sex_marriage_in_Canada
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 2005-07-20
gptkbp:effect Same-sex marriage became legal nationwide
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:firstProvince gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Quebec
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:Senate_of_Canada
gptkbp:precededBy Provincial court rulings legalizing same-sex marriage
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Paul_Martin
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Civil_Marriage_Act
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:LGBT_rights_in_Canada
gptkbp:significance Canada became the fourth country to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:supports Majority support in public opinion polls by 2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Martin_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7