Gay Rights are Not Civil Rights

[Louis VI the Fat]

Coming from one of those monarchies with a charter of rights and freedoms, I take offence to your insinuations.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
Also gay marriages were legalized in 8 provinces by the provincial supreme courts via the equality rights (section 15) of said charter. After which the federal government forced it on 2 provinces.

By Jove! Canada too!

It is becoming increasingly more clear that of all the civilised countries in the world. the only one lacking a Bill of Rights is Australia. Can we even consider Oz part of the civilised world anymore?

Interestingly, Canada followed the legal path that I suggested. Article 15 mentions nothing of discrimination based on sexual preference. This of course is not at all necessary to render a prohibtion of same-sex marriage unconstitutional. As under the US constitution, the crucial element is that the constitution prohibits the discrimination based on sex.


Canadian Charter of Rights:
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

[CountArach]

By Jove! Canada too!

It is becoming increasingly more clear that of all the civilised countries in the world. the only one lacking a Bill of Rights is Australia. Can we even consider Oz part of the civilised world anymore?

Well we don't, so there wouldn't be much lost.