I agree if someone is playing storefront bureaucrat then whatever, but aren't we as Canadians supposed to be tolerant and understanding of other people's beliefs? We tolerate different religions and cultures, but when its christianity, we should tell them to taking a flying leap? I dunno...
As for it changing the Canadian landscape... it won't in a way Joe Canada will be able to see for quite some time. We will be changing a moralistic tradition into something completely different... we will also be giving a legal precedent to any bas**rdization of marriage down the line (ie: polygamy, bestiality, legal marriage of minors without parental consent)... we will also be demonstrating that as a society, we do not stand behind much, which will allow fringe groups to take on our system and change the laws to reflect themselves. Hey, while we are being so liberal, why not lower the age of consent... cause that might be stopping teenagers in love from being able to demonstrate their love between one another, and the way society is going, who can really say the parents know best?... besides, we don't want to be ageist, now do we?? (granted the last one is a bit of a stretch since our AofC is 14... which is quite low... but once you get the ball rolling like this...)
We may also see an increase of intolerance because of this actually... people that are so offended by our government "abandoning their roots" (I dunno, claptrap... I know I'm not grabbing a pitchfork if the gays get married) and decide to take their anger out on innocent people. We may also see a government attack on respected religious instiutions and an indirect attack on people who are faithful... which, in an society that vows to protect those rights is disturbing. Seriously, I'm not really devout, but it almost seems a heinous thing nowadays... Bush is evil cause he's a devout Christian, so-and-so is too religious, and so-on... disturbing trend.
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