{"id":644,"date":"2016-07-13T07:47:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T07:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ojen.turnbull.co\/?post_type=resource&p=644"},"modified":"2017-01-05T12:32:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T17:32:55","slug":"landmark-case-the-same-sex-marriage-case-halpern-et-al-v-attorney-general-of-canada-et-al","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/ojen2024.turnbull.co\/en\/resource\/landmark-case-the-same-sex-marriage-case-halpern-et-al-v-attorney-general-of-canada-et-al","title":{"rendered":"Landmark Case: The Same Sex Marriage Case – Halpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada et al."},"content":{"rendered":"
Each OJEN Landmark Case includes a case summary, classroom discussion questions and worksheets that encourage students to explore both the legal and societal importance of the case.<\/p>\n
The common law definition of marriage requires that marriage be between “one man and one woman.” This opposite-sex requirement was challenged by eight same-sex couples as offending their right to equality as guaranteed by s. 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em> on the basis of sexual orientation.<\/p>\n
The opposite-sex requirement was also challenged by the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto as violating its right to freedom of religion under s. 2(a) of the Charter <\/em>and its equality rights under s. 15(1) of the Charter <\/em>on the basis of religion.<\/p>\n