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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 05, 2004 |
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MARRIAGE REFERENCE - THE INTERVENORS
Below is the list of parties in the Supreme Court Marriage Reference. It will be heard from Wed, Oct 6 to Fri, Oct 8. The parties include the Attorney General of Canada and 27 intervenors. They are listed below in order of appearance. We have also noted whether they are for or against equal marriage.
1 Attorney General of Canada - FOR
2 Egale Canada and Egale couples - FOR
3 B.C. couples - FOR
4 Ontario & Quebec couples - FOR
5 Canadian Human Rights Commission - FOR
6 Ontario Human Rights Commission - FOR
7 Manitoba Human Rights Commission - FOR
8 Canadian Coalition of Liberal Rabbis for same sex marriage - FOR
9 The United Church of Canada - FOR
10 Canadian Unitarian Council - FOR
11 Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto - FOR
12 Canadian Bar Association - FOR
13 Canadian Civil Liberties Association - FOR
14 B.C. Civil Liberties Association - FOR
15 Foundation for Equal Families - FOR
16 Coalition pour le mariage civil des couples de même sexe - FOR
17 Working Group on Civil Unions - AGAINST
18 Mouvement laique quebecois - neither
19 Procureur general du Quebec - neither
20 Attorney General of Alberta - AGAINST
21 Focus on the Family / REAL Women -AGAINST
22 Interfaith Coalition on Marriage and Family - AGAINST
23 Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - AGAINST
24 Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops - AGAINST
25 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - AGAINST
26 Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Canada - AGAINST
27 Martin Dion - AGAINST
28 Senator Anne Cools and Roger Gallaway M.P. - AGAINST
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