Martin’s minority government drafted Bill C-38 to enshrine same-sex marriage in law after courts in several provinces ruled that gay couples had a right to marry. The Liberal government passed the bill redefining marriage this year.

   Develop strategies to educate the Canadian public as to the issue of basic human rights with regard to same sex marriage

   Stephen Harper believes in the traditional definition of marriage

   Harper vows that he would hold a free vote on the definition of same-sex marriage in the next session of Parliament

   If the resolution is passed, the government will introduce legislation to restore the traditional definition of marriage while respecting existing same-sex marriages

   The NDP backed legislation for same-sex marriage, while respecting the rights of each religion to determine its own definition of marriage

   Abandon the Liberal Party’s Paul Martin's appeal of the court decision extending retroactive CPP survivor benefits to same-sex couples

   Majority of Bloc Québécois representatives voted in support of same-sex marriage legislation in 2005

   Primary issue for the Bloc is minority and equality rights

   Leader Gilles Duceppe stated that the government should not force religious groups to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies if such practices contravene the beliefs of a particular faith

   The Green party supports same-sex marriage