Canada MPs Unlikely To Alter Current Gay Marriage Law

Apparently the warm flush of victory in last month's Parliamentary elections in Canada is beginning to fade. After downplaying the urgency in addressing the issue of same-sex marriage in Canada (which has been legal since July 21 2005) during the election campaign, now the Tories are backing away from reconsidering the issue at all. Outgoing Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler told the Globe and Mail newspaper that he believes that most MPs do not want to re-address the divisive issue again, and thus same-sex marriage is likely to remain legal in Canada for the foreseeable future. Oh, Canada!