Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in Canadian Parliament

(Ottawa) On the eve of Valentines Day legislation was introduced in the House of Commons to give gays and lesbians the right to marry.

New Democratic Party MP Svend Robinson unveiled the private member's bill Thursday. Robinson, his party's Health Critic, is also a member of the parliamentary committee considering how best to recognize gay families.

The federal government already extends many of the same benefits married heterosexuals enjoy, but is under pressure to repeal the legal definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and to allow gays the right to marry.

Earlier this year courts in Ontario and Quebec ruled the definition and the subsequent ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional. The decisions are under appeal. In British Columbia another challenge to the federal ban is underway.

Robinson who was the first member of Parliament to come out said he is not certain he would marry his domestic partner, but he said he deserves to have the chance to make that decision.

This is the second time Robinson has introduced legislation to legalize gay marriage. Private member's bills seldom pass without the support of the government.

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