14th July 2004, 11:21 PM
It's only about 50% approve in Canada, but the Prime Minister said that it's not a matter of personal choice anymore it's a charter issue(The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the most important part of the Canadian Constitution) and it's his duty as the Prime Minister to ensure that the Charter is followed. He said the only thing that matters to him is that church's aren't forced to conduct them against there will, but the probably won't be because they are protected under the freedom of religion area on the charter, and they can already pretty much choose to refuse to marry anyone they want. The United Church which is the third largerst church in the country allows individual ministers to conduct same-sex weddings, and the Anglican Church who is the second largest church in Canada leaves it up to individual parishes, Bishops and Priests until they make a decision on the issue next year.