Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition suggested that the Supreme Court did not rule on the question of same sex marriage. The Supreme Court in 2004 unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of extending civil marriage to gays and lesbians.
The Leader of the Opposition said that civil union was a compromise. The courts have said that civil union is a lesser form of equality.
The Leader of the Opposition said it is a matter of political discretion and not rights. The Supreme Court said it was clearly a matter of rights.
The Leader of the Opposition lives in a legal Disneyland where there is no charter, no rights--