Egale Calls for Apology from Minister Goodale over “Pansies and Pantywaists” Remark
December 19, 2002
Egale Canada called upon Ralph Goodale, the Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, to apologize today for comments made by the Minister in defending the Canadian Wheat Board against U.S. challenge.  Full Text | In French

Supreme Court of Canada to Release Decision in Surrey Book-Banning Case
December 19, 2002
The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision tomorrow in the landmark case of James Chamberlain, et al. v. The Board of Trustees of School District # 36 (Surrey) (B.C.). This case involves a challenge to the Surrey School Board’s...  Full Text

Egale condemns Calgary bathhouse raids—calls for charges to be dropped and full apology
December 18, 2002
Egale Canada expressed its outrage and disbelief to last week’s raid on Goliath’s Sauna and Texas Lounge in Calgary. The Calgary Police Service’s Vice Unit raided both establishments on the afternoon of December 12th. They arrested...  Full Text

“Tolerance is always age-appropriate,” Supreme Court rules
December 18, 2002
Egale Canada reacted with delight at the release today of the Supreme Court decision in the Surrey Book Banning case. By a 7-2 majority, Canada’s highest court unequivocally rejected the Surrey School Board’s attempt to ban from the...  Full Text

Egale Appoints New Executive Director
December 13, 2002
Egale Canada is delighted to announce that it has hired Gilles Marchildon as its new Executive Director, starting January 6, 2003.   Full Text

Égale nomme un nouveau directeur général
December 13, 2002
Égale Canada a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de son nouveau Directeur général, Gilles Marchildon, qui entrera en fonction le 6 janvier 2003. Égale Canada fait la promotion de...  Full Text

Groups Respond to Same-Sex CPP Benefit Class Action Lawsuit Agreement by Federal Government
December 6, 2002
Two leading gay and lesbian rights champions, the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) and Egale are reacting to the certification of an internationally precedent setting class action lawsuit aimed to end Canada Pension Plan (CPP) discrimination based on...  Full Text

Civil Union is No Solution
November 8, 2002
Egale Canada responded today to Justice Minister Martin Cauchon’s release of a discussion paper outlining four options for responding to court rulings in favour of same-sex marriage. Egale expressed alarm at the suggestion that introducing...  Full Text

Egale To Comment On Same Sex Marriage Discussion Paper Released By Justice Minister Cauchon
November 8, 2002
Egale To Comment On Same Sex Marriage Discussion Paper Released By Justice Minister Cauchon  Full Text

Northwest Territories Makes History
October 31, 2002
The Northwest Territories organisation OutNorth and Egale Canada celebrated today the landmark passage of Bill 1, the NWT Human Rights Act. Both OutNorth and Egale Canada are organisations which advance equality and justice for...  Full Text

Census Results a Big Step Forward in Same-Sex Recognition
October 22, 2002
Statistics Canada released today the results of the 2001 Census, which, for the first time ever, asked a question about same-sex relationships. The results show a total of 34,200 same-sex common-law couples reporting their relationships, representing...  Full Text

EGALE to Comment on Same-Sex Census Data
October 21, 2002
Tomorrow, the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organization Egale will respond to the release of data from the 2001 Census on same-sex couples. Last year was the first time ever that the Census asked a question about...  Full Text

Egale Demands Clear Answer from Justice Minister
October 1, 2002
Egale Canada released today a letter from Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, describing upcoming Parliamentary hearings on same-sex marriage. The letter was received by Lloyd Thornhill and Bob Peacock, a same-sex couple in a relationship of 35 years who...  Full Text

Federal Government Arguments on Marriage an “Insult to Canadians”: Egale
September 16, 2002
In pursuing appeals against recent court decisions in favour of same-sex marriage, the federal government has just revealed in court documents that its core argument is that heterosexual procreation is the “fundamental objective”...  Full Text

Quebec Court Rules: Opposite-Sex Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional
September 6, 2002
In a landmark decision released late today, the Quebec Court ruled that the opposite-sex definition of marriage is discriminatory and cannot be justified under s.1 of the Charter. This decision confirms a recent Ontario judgment in favour of same-sex...  Full Text

The Quebec Marriage Judgment
September 6, 2002
The Court concluded that the opposite-sex definition of marriage is discriminatory and cannot be justified under s.1 of the Charter. The Court declared the opposite-sex definition of marriage unconstitutional, and suspended its declaration for 2 years...  Full Text | In French

Egale Responds to Cabinet Decision On Same-Sex Marriage
August 7, 2002
Egale Canada responded to the Cabinet decision today to refer the question of same-sex marriage to the Justice Committee.  Full Text

Egale Responds to Justice Minister’s Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
July 29, 2002
Today, Egale will respond to the announcement that the Federal Justice Minister will appeal the Ontario Courts ruling on same-sex marriages.  Full Text

EGALE Condemns Government Decision to Appeal Same-Sex Marriage Judgment
July 29, 2002
“The government decision to appeal the unanimous court ruling in favour of same-sex marriage is an abdication of leadership and a failure of principle,” said John Fisher, Executive Director of Egale Canada, a national organisation which...  Full Text

Ontario Court Releases Landmark Judgment
July 12, 2002
Halpern v. Canada (A.G.) is a judicial review application seeking full and equal marriage for same-sex couples.  Full Text

Ontario Court to Release Judgement in Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Challenges
July 11, 2002
Tomorrow, July 12, 2002, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice will release its decision in two landmark challenges to Canada’s marriage laws:  Full Text

Ontario Court Rules: Anti-Gay Printer Not Entitled to Use Religion as an Excuse to Discriminate against Lesbian and Gay Organisation
June 18, 2002
In a unanimous decision, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice ruled yesterday that an anti-gay printer was not entitled to use his religious beliefs as an excuse to deny services to lesbian and gay organizations.  Full Text

Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Surrey Book Banning Case
June 11, 2002
Tomorrow, on Wednesday June 12th, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the landmark case of James Chamberlain, et al. v. The Board of Trustees of School District # 36 (Surrey) (B.C.). This case involves a challenge to the Surrey School...  Full Text

BC Government Shows Contempt for Human Rights
June 6, 2002
Egale Canada’s Board of Directors reacted angrily to the British Columbia government’s move last week to eliminate the provincial Human Rights Commission.  Full Text

Canadians Urged to Celebrate School’s OUT Day! on June 27th
May 16, 2002
As a landmark case on education rights and same-sex families heads to the Supreme Court of Canada, the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organisation Egale Canada is proud to support “SCHOOL’S OUT...  Full Text

Legal Arguments Begin for Same Sex Pension Benefits Class Action Lawsuit
May 13, 2002
Gay and lesbian advocacy groups will be monitoring closely the outcome of a class action lawsuit scheduled to begin May 13 in the British Columbia Supreme Court concerning the denial of federal pension survivor benefits for gay and lesbian spouses.  Full Text | In French

Court Opens Way for Gay Teen to Attend Prom
May 10, 2002
Justice McKinnon in siding with Marc Hall on the issue of whether he can bring his boyfriend to his high school prom, has signaled that when institutions accept public funds they accept to follow public regulation. One of the most important of these...  Full Text

Alberta Government Makes “Small Step” towards Equality for Same-Sex Couples
May 8, 2002
The Government of Alberta yesterday introduced two bills that will give same-sex couples some of the same rights and obligations as heterosexual couples. The Tory government proposes to do this by creating a new category of ‘adult...  Full Text

Minister Allan Rock to Attend Tonight an Egale Award Presentation to Marc Hall
April 11, 2002
The Hon. Allan Rock, PC, MP will speak tonight at an award presentation to Marc Hall, the gay student denied the right by the Durham Catholic School Board to bring his same-sex partner to his high school prom.  Full Text

EGALE Holds Annual Gala on Parliament Hill
April 11, 2002
Marc Hall, the gay Oshawa student who has been told he cannot bring his boyfriend to his high school prom, will be presented with a special community award at Egale’s Annual Gala on Thursday, April 11. The Egale Gala is an annual event to raise...  Full Text | In French

EGALE Condemns School Board Denial
April 10, 2002
The national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights organisation, Egale Canada, condemned today the recent unanimous decision by the Durham Catholic School Board to deny gay student Marc Hall the right to attend his high school prom with his...  Full Text

House of Commons Immigration Committee Calls for New Definition of “Common-Law Partner”
March 22, 2002
The House of Commons Immigration Committee released its much-anticipated report on the proposed immigration regulations yesterday, agreeing with submissions made by LEGIT (Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force) and Egale, that the proposed regulation...  Full Text

EGALE Launches National Adopt-an-MP Program
March 6, 2002
Egale (the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organization) announced today the launch of its Canada-wide Adopt-an-MP program.  Full Text | In French

EGALE Launches National “Adopt-an-MP” Program (on Eve of Canadian Alliance Leadership Vote)!
March 5, 2002
Tomorrow, Egale (the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organization) will announce the launch of its Canada-wide Adopt-an-MP program. With a number of anti-gay contenders vying for leadership of the Canadian Alliance,...  Full Text

Valentine’s Follow-Up
February 19, 2002
Tomorrow, the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights organization Egale will present NDP MP Svend Robinson, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett and Bloc Québécois MP Réal Ménard or Caroline...  Full Text | In French

Egale Appears Before Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
February 4, 2002
Egale will testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, addressing the inclusion of same-sex families in the “family class”, calling for...  Full Text

Lesbian/Gay Groups Appear at Immigration Hearings; Denounce Proposals That Would Exclude Most Same-Sex Partners From the Family Class
February 4, 2002
The national organizations LEGIT (the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force) and Egale Canada are jointly appearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration concerning the proposed regulations under the...  Full Text

Egale to Consult with Minority Queers on the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation
January 29, 2002
Following its participation in last year’s World Conference Against Racism in Durban, Egale intends to consult with minority members of the LGBT community on how racism and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity intersect...  Full Text | In French