:D

[brinshannara]

I. Love. My. Country.

Same-sex marriage is legal all over Canada.

(Or will be, as soon as the Senate passes it and the Governor-General signs it into law.)

Fucking right on.

Comments

[seanpaune.livejournal.com]

I'm sticking with "Canada Sucks"....but mainly because I need to see a doc for my burn, I have no insurance and can't afford to. So here you are...national helth-care...gay marriage...if you all aren't careful up there, you are going to make us American's think we aren't quite as perfect as we think we are;)

[brinshannara]

See, if you were in Canada, you'd have seen a doctor already for your burn, at no cost to you. The only possible cost would have been any prescriptions for the burn, but whichever province you were in would have a prescription plan and you would have a co-pay on it. So, say you had to get a $20 prescription cream or something. The province would probably pay at least half (although I can't speak to exact percentages -- I know Quebec pays for 75%-85% of my asthma inhaler), and you'd pay like, $10.

It's a lovely place here. :)

[seanpaune.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely place here. :)

Oh yeah? Well we have...um...we have...GUNS! Lots and lots of guns! Who needs a sensible and fair health care system when you have GUNS?!? ;)

[brinshannara]

Yeeeeeeah, that's when I'd think one would actually WANT a fair and sensible health care system. ;)

[seanpaune.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeeeah, that's when I'd think one would actually WANT a fair and sensible health care system. ;)

Yeah...I thought of that also;) *sigh* It's never going to happen here, no matter how much I wish.

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

Ah, for a country whose strings aren't being pulled by religious wackos.

(Sorry, that was my outside voice.)

[brinshannara]

We have plenty of room up here, you know. ;) Second largest country in the world and we only have 32 million people here... :)

[mittens83.livejournal.com]

Make sure they also pass same-sex divorce!!

[brinshannara]

I thought I'd already addressed this, but they're changing the definition of marriage, and I do believe our definition of divorce is based on the definition of marriage. In other words, I don't think it's going to be a problem. :)

[mittens83.livejournal.com]

Ok good, I know friends of mine had problems because the divorce laws were still "man and woman", so they fought their asses off to get married but then couldn't get divorced... =/

[brinshannara]

SUMMARY
This enactment extends the legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes to same-sex couples in order to reflect values of tolerance, respect and equality, consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It also makes consequential amendments to other Acts to ensure equal access for same-sex couples to the civil effects of marriage and divorce.

From the Parliament website.

So I wasn't exactly right in what I said, but I was right in that it's taking care of the divorce issue, too.

[erbie.livejournal.com]

Yay Canada! We just may end up moving there yet!

[hambam.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, rub it in to those of us who live where I do. ;)

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Hello. slammerkinbabe suggested I come to you for your Muppet icon-making skills. Do you have a Miss Piggy one, perchance that I could steal have?

Thanks!

[brinshannara]

I'll work on one tomorrow. Any particular text you'd like? :)

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Oh, text. I don't know. One that says "Moi" is do-able. I do want a "STFU" type icon for when I'm writing about something annoying, if you have a Miss Piggy picture in which she looks sort of pissed off.

I love Miss Piggy. I even have the cook book.

Thanks for doing this for someone you don't know at all! You are a very nice person.

[brinshannara]

There is a severe lack of good Miss Piggy pictures out there. I couldn't find one of her looking annoyed (oddly enough!), so this will have to do:



And it's my pleasure to bring Muppet joy to others. I just ask for keyword credit like (by brinshannara). :)