WINNIPEG, September 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Manitoba judge declared the province’s opposition to same-sex “marriage” unconstitutional Thursday. The decision was unopposed by Ottawa. The decision makes Manitoba the fifth Canadian jurisdiction where the measure has been adopted. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Douglas Yard said, “. . . the traditional definition of marriage is no longer constitutionally valid in view of the provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The traditional definition of marriage in Manitoba is reformulated to mean a voluntary union for life of two persons at the exclusion of all others.” The federal government said it would not oppose the measure, a first, since the federal justice ministry opposed the same measure in court battles in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec. The feds asked for a deferral in the Yukon decision, until the Supreme Court decided on the issue federally. See Wednesday’s LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Same-Sex “Marriage” in Another Canadian Province likely to be Legalized Tomorrow http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/sep/04091506.html tv