“ Whereas only equal access to marriage for civil purposes would respect the right of couples of the same sex to equality without discrimination, and civil union, as an institution other than marriage, would not offer them that equal access and would violate their human dignity, in breach of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ”

“ For the purposes of this section,
(a) a personal body corporate is a body corporate that is not actively engaged in any financial, commercial or industrial business and that is controlled by an individual, or by a group of individuals who are connected by marriage, common-law partnership or any legal parent-child relationship or are connected indirectly by a combination of those relationships, whether or not the individuals through whom they are connected are members of the group ”

“ Section 36 of the Civilian War-related Benefits Act is repealed.
Divorce Act
8. (1) The definition “spouse” in subsection 2 (1) of the Divorce Act is replaced by the following:
"spouse"
« époux » “spouse” means either of two persons who are married to each other ”