As the debate rages on in the United States, yesterday Canada became the third country to approve gay marriage, granting gay couples equal rights to those of traditional marriages. While it was already legal in seven provinces, the Canadian House of Commons made it official yesterday in a decision that upset religious leaders and conservatives tremendously.<\/p>\n
The bill which was drafted by Paul Martin<\/a>, the minority Liberal party government of the Canadian prime minister is considered a progressive step forward in the battle for human rights, and an end to discrimination<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/a> quotes Martin’s statement on the subject:<\/p>\n \n“We are a nation of minorities,” Mr Martin said. “And in a nation of minorities, it is important that you don’t cherry-pick rights. A right is a right, and that is what this vote tonight is all about.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is more of a kudos than anything else, so without further ado, ‘Great job, Canada!’<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the debate rages on in the United States, yesterday Canada became the third country to approve gay marriage, granting gay couples equal rights to those of traditional marriages. Continue reading