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;)
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.
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. :)
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... =/
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.
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.
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Date: 2005-06-29 08:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-29 05:44 pm (UTC)It's a lovely place here. :)
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Date: 2005-06-29 06:35 pm (UTC)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?!? ;)
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Date: 2005-06-29 07:16 pm (UTC)Yeah...I thought of that also;) *sigh* It's never going to happen here, no matter how much I wish.
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Date: 2005-06-29 02:20 pm (UTC)(Sorry, that was my outside voice.)
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Date: 2005-06-29 05:50 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2005-06-30 05:46 pm (UTC)stealhave?Thanks!
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Date: 2005-07-01 12:27 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2005-07-01 10:10 pm (UTC)And it's my pleasure to bring Muppet joy to others. I just ask for keyword credit like (by brinshannara). :)