Canadian Government Says It Will Not Recognise Foreign Gay Marriages
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Thousands of foreign gay couples who wed in Canada are not legally married, a government lawyer argued in a case involving two lesbians seeking a divorce, according to court documents.

The argument threatens to disrupt the lives of thousands of gay people who moved to Canada because they were unable to get married in their home countries.

The case that prompted the government's position involves two women, one from Florida and the other from Britain, both in their early thirties, who wed in Toronto in 2005 but are now seeking a divorce.

Department of Justice lawyer Sean Gaudet said in a documented response to their application that they cannot be granted a divorce because they were not married in the first place. » | Friday, January 13, 2012