Just ruled by Saskatchewan‘s highest court, marriage officials are officially not allowed to deny marrying same-sex couples. You’d think this was a given considering same-sex marriage is completely legal in Canada, but apparently there has been problems.
Two proposals were presented, giving the option that marriage officials COULD deny marrying same-sex couples if it contrasted with their personal religious beliefs. But this isn’t holding any water with the court. The court has stated officially that they are appointed to marry in non-religious ceremonies, and that it would be a human rights violation to deny conducting the ceremony in the same way a couple wouldn’t be denied due to THEIR religion, beliefs, or race.
