Yesterday, the Canadian Parliament passed a bill allowing same-sex marriages, bringing Canada's marriage laws into compliance with its Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Today, the Spanish Parliament followed suit. The Canadian bill must still be passed by the upper house, but the Spanish bill will become law in a month.
This makes our civil union legislation seem just a little backward, neh?
It's funny the way people consider children to be a life style choice. Being a parent might be a choice but children have no choice at all Maybe it would be helpful for those who resent their tax going to child-related social benefits to think of it, not as going to parents, but as going to the next generation of workers and consumers who in the future are going to keep the economy going so aging, childless people don't have to go without hip replacements and hearing aids.
ReplyDeleteAnd good for Canada. Its not like the right to marriage stops anyone have a promiscuous party life style, if they so choose. Heterosexual behaviour has always spanned the spectrum.