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... At one point in time you would be prosecuted for being with someone of the same sex as opposed to now where its legal for gays and lesbian to enter into wed lock. You could say that judicial activism had a hand in the legalisation of same-sex marriages. ... Judicial activism is evident in the same sex marriage battle. ... The court found him guilty and labelled him a “ Dangerous Sex Offender”. ... In 1969 Pierre Trudeau passed a law that homosexuality was no longer a criminal offence, making it legal for same-sex relationships to occur. ... Many provinces soon followed Quebec’s lead and did the same with the exception of Alberta, Prince Edward Island and The North West Territories. ... Ontario was the first province to allow same sex couple to adopt. ... As you can see there where many small steps before the process of same-sex marriages even began.
The process of how same-sex marriage became legalised in Ontario was a fairly long process. ... Due to this the couples where legally able to be married in the churches eyes but the Ontario government did not recognise these marriages. ... The Ontario court of appeal decided to uphold the lower courts original ruling and legally allow same-sex marriages, except there in no two-year waiting period this is in forced right away. Then on July 17,2003 the Supreme Court of Canada us asked to help make a decision on same-sex marriages.
Approximate Word count = 1123
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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