Quote:
Originally posted by Mike F+Dec 9 2004, 08:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mike F @ Dec 9 2004, 08:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Bleeding Red@Dec 9 2004, 11:39 AM
First - this is not a ruling - it's advice and opinion given to the government at the Librals request.
|
So you're proposing that the Supreme Court of Canada would give an "opinion" on an issue in a reference, and then rule in the opposite direction just because someone brought it in a different form?
Sorry, but you're out to lunch.
In the early '80's the Trudeau government was prevented from unilaterally ammending the Constitution without provincial consent by a reference to the Supreme Court. You can bet that if the court's ruling was "just advice" to the government, Trudeau wouldn't have gone back and made the deals with the provinces [/b][/quote]
I agree, it is unlikely the SC would change it's opinion.
but, this may seem snide (sorry, I really do not mean to be rude) maybe Trudeau didn't think he could win and didn't want to put in the effort.
The activist gay couple, though they would like to win, are more concerned with "taking the issue all the way" and making a point. And of course the other side is also willing to "go all the way" and wants bigger headlines. These people do not have constituents to justify themselves to (they are the constituents), they do not answer to a political party, will put in the effort and both have what they feel is and absolute belief.