HALIFAX, May 26 (LSN) – The Nova Scotia government has capitulated to pressure from gay activists to award spousal survivor benefits to homosexuals. Wayne MacKay, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, called the decision a “step forward for all Nova Scotians.”“The commission is pleased to have played a pivotal role in reaching this broad-based settlement, which is of benefit to everyone,” he said. The agreement stipulates that, as of July 1 of this year, both the civil service and the teacher's pension plan of the province will give the same survivor benefits to homosexual couples as to a married man and woman.
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