title: Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: marriage commissioners cannot discriminate.
abstract: The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled that proposed legislation allowing marriage commissioners to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages based on religious objections would violate the equality rights of gays and lesbians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). The Court expressed its opinion in a Reference involving proposed amendments to the Marriage Act.
authors.affiliation: Egale Canada Inc. cpetersen@sgmlaw.com
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D012525:Saskatchewan