At A Moment That Comes

In Canada, Women's Rights Are A Vital Part Of Our Effort To Build A Society Of Real Equality - Not Just For Some, But For All Canadians. A Society In Which Women No Longer Encounter Discrimination Nor Are Shut Out From Opportunities Open To Others

Don't Tell Me What's In The Red Book. I Wrote The Goddamned Thing. And I Know That It's A Lot Of Crap.

The Facts Are Plain: Religious Leaders Who Preside Over Marriage Ceremonies Must And Will Be Guided By What They Believe. If They Do Not Wish To Celebrate Marriages For Same-sex Couples, That Is Their Right. The Supreme Court Says So. And The Charter Says So.

Have You Ever, On A Cloudless Night, Looked Down From A Passing Aircraft Flying Over Canada? Endless, Glowing Strings Of Cities, Towns, And Homesteads. Stretching On And On, One Province To The Next. With Only The Stars In The Distance.

If We Do Not Step Forward, Then We Step Back. If We Do Not Protect A Right, Then We Deny It.