Canadian Alliance Planning to Introduce New Motion to Protect Marriage

OTTAWA, July 29, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Official Opposition, the Canadian Alliance Party, is planning to introduce a motion on the definition of marriage when Parliament resumes mid September.  A report issued last week by Alliance House Leader John Reynolds said the motion would force a vote on the marriage issue, “before the Supreme Court does what the Liberal government wants them to do.”  On June 9, 1999, Parliament voted 216-55 to affirm “that marriage is and should remain the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others”.  Pro-family leaders have encouraged citizens to remind their MPs of their promise to defend marriage.  Earlier this month, the federal government submitted proposed legislation on homosexual ‘marriage’ to the Supreme Court for a reference.  The legislation states that “Marriage for civil purposes is the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others.” It also asks the court if marriage is solely in federal jurisdiction, if the wording of the bill complies with the constitution, and if religious-freedom guarantees in the Constitution protect religious officials who refuse to sanctify same-sex marriages that violate their beliefs.  See related LifeSite coverage:  Canadian Government Unveils Homosexual Marriage Legislation https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jul/03071701.html Canadian MPs who Voted in 1999 To Retain Marriage Definition https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jul/03071807.html