Reference re Same-Sex Marriage

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gptkbp:instanceOf Supreme Court of Canada decision
gptkbp:citation [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date December 9, 2004
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:decision reference question
gptkbp:docketNumber 29866
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Reference_re_Same-Sex_Marriage,_[2004]_3_S.C.R._698,_2004_SCC_79
gptkbp:heldBy Proposed federal legislation on same-sex marriage is constitutional
Religious officials cannot be compelled to perform same-sex marriages
Parliament has authority to legislate same-sex marriage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reference re Same-Sex Marriage
gptkbp:impact paved way for legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Beverley_McLachlin
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:constitutional_law
civil rights
federalism
same-sex marriage
gptkbp:province gptkb:Canada_(federal)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Marriage_Act
gptkb:LGBT_rights_in_Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
gptkbp:type constitutionality of same-sex marriage legislation
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5