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NEWS
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Turn on to Street Cents
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Props from Maclean’s
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Behind the chalk
Li McLeod
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Fit as a Fiddle
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Schweitzer shines for Cougars
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ARTS
Jones returns as fantastic as ever
by Ashley Martin
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Trew genius at the Owl
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The Beauty Train stops here
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Emily loves britcoms
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The O.C. DVD makes its debut
Rich suburbanites riot (emotionally)
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Who is that Canadian guy?
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COMMENTARY
Editorial
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ABM’s are unavoidable
Commentary
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Confessions of a Freshman
My best friend
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A guide to stress-free exams
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Freezing tuition is a bad idea
by Matt Barton
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The Good Fight
Accumulation nation
by Justin Ludwig
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Rights extended to homosexuals
by Caitlin Davenport
the Carillon
Same-sex marriage recognized in Saskatchewan
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- photo by Sean Flotre
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Saskatchewan recently became the seventh jurisdiction in Canada to recognize same-sex marriage.
Court decisions have led to same-sex marriage being recognized in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and the Yukon. Courts in these provinces and territories have ruled the traditional definition of marriage violates the Charter of Rights and have remanded the definition of marriage to include same-sex marriages.
The Liberal Party supports same-sex marriage, though many within its own ranks oppose it. The Conservative Party officially opposes it, but the Parti Quebecois and the NDP approve of the concept. In early October, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected a bid by religious and family groups to stop same-sex marriage.
If the Supreme Court passes the bill on same-sex marriage, Canada will become the third country to allow same-sex marriage, living up to a standard of diversity and tolerance.
Blair Pyle of GBLUR said the legalization of same-sex marriage is “definitely progress in the right direction,” and that in terms of legality, homosexuals have equal rights in every way.
“Some attitudes need to change,” Pyle said, recognizing most people are in favour of same-sex marriage and old stereotypes will be overcome by education.
Most students in university right now are in favour of same-sex marriage unless it violates their religion.
Some people, however, are not as happy about the legalization of same-sex marriages.
Saskatchewan Party Justice Critic Don Morgan said same-sex couples should enjoy the same rights and benefits as other common-law couples, but the definition of “marriage” should remain a union between a man and a woman, as it is in most other jurisdictions.
He also said the provincial marriage commissioners should not be forced to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies if it violates their religious beliefs. Morgan feels that the question of same-sex marriage should be left up to the Supreme Court, though he also said if the Supreme Court passes the bill, same-sex marriage should be supported and legalized in Canada.
Pope John Paul II is against the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage in Canada. He said, “The institution of marriage necessarily entails the complementarities of husbands and wives who participate in God’s creative activity through the raising of children,” according to the text of the speech released by the Vatican.
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