Government lawyer says same-sex weddings of foreigners in Canada not valid
OTTAWA, January 12, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A Federal Department of Justice lawyer has told a court that same-sex foreign couples that came to Canada to “marry” because their home countries do not recognize homosexual “marriage” are not in fact legally “married.” Federal lawyer Sean Gaudet made the statement at a court hearing into a divorce application by a lesbian couple, one from Florida and the other from the UK , who were “married” in Toronto in 2005, but never lived in Canada, and are now seeking a divorce, according to a Globe and Mail report . Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae Gaudet informed the court that foreign homosexuals who have been married in Canada since 2004, when same-sex “marriage” was effectively legalized, are only considered wed under Canadian law if same-sex “marriage” is also recognized in their home country or state, and that the Canadian Divorce Act states that couples who come to Canada to marry must live in the country for at least one year before th